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roger
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new cars were like acadamey awards

Who remembers when the new cars came out & it was a major event.
i can remember hitch hiking to a Ford dealer just to see the new 64 Mustang unveiling
People talked about the day the new cars were going to be released, whole families drove to dealerships to see the new Galaxies.
Then ford at least, did the 64 1/2 releases, which was a super big deal.
GM came to our town with a big tent & a huge display, with the models standing by cars on display tables.
it was like Barnum & Bailey came to town!
What happened to the days when the new cars coming out was one of the most highly anticipated events.
Is it beause they all look the same now, or do marketing guys just suck

Post Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:47 pm 
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la8ron
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It is probably a bit of both, they all look the same and the marketing people suck. Also add in the fact that most people know roughly what the new model looks like before it is released due to photos being psted on the net.
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i just wish back then they would have continued to make a popular bodystyle for 6-7 years like they do now. they did that with the pickups starting in the 60's, but the cars didn't start doing that till the 80's really. could you imagine having that 64 or 66/67 bodystyle being made for 6 or 7 years?? we'd have parts everywhere, lol!
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we just had the new holden(GM) realesed here in aussie just a couple of months ago.....now im a car nut but i just drove past the billion dollar thingy and yawned

take me back to the sixties please Cool Laughing

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la8ron
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Have you noticed how that billion dollar holden looks like a mitsibushi with bigger wheel arches, like the wheel arches on an european car.
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oh yes...

[quote="compact"]we just had the new holden(GM) realesed here in aussie just a couple of months ago.....now im a car nut but i just drove past the billion dollar thingy and yawned

take me back to the sixties please Cool Laughing[/quote] 60s had the fastest cars, best music and the women didnt spread HIV,,,,,,

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roger
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old days

At least in the 60;s, 70;s you knew a Ford From a Chevy or Chryco.
I guess the poliferation of car companies, the world car chassis ,uinon etc, etc is why there is a sameness at least to me, of almost every new car.
Until your willing to put out 50k & up & then you start getting into some cars with character.
I know, I know cars have never been so well made
a V-6 will blow off a muscle car & get twice the gas mileage doing it.
My wife drove an audi A-6 that was one of the most amazing cars (all wheel drive) that i;ve ever driven.
But, it had no character or quirks, you know?
I;ve never worried about some stealing my 64 Ford pickup
There is a routine to starting it, 3 pumps on the gas, wait 5 seconds, turn key & hit gas 1 time.
there is some kind of personality to older cars tha is missing now
my 2 cents
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la8ron
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Re: old days

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Originally posted by roger:

there is some kind of personality to older cars tha is missing now


Isn't that what used to make a journey some place an adventure. You didn't really know what the reliability of your car was going to be on a long trip.
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Post Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:11 am 
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roger
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Exciting yes, and, if the old girl did break down at least you know you could fix her!
Look under the hood of a Late Z-28.
Is it any wonder they couldn;t sell em?
Now, at least the Mustang you could see & get to the motor
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I remember cruising around to all the dealerships in the area each Fall, looking in the shop windows and trying catch a glimpse of a new model.

The other cool thing was that it took skill to start a car on a sub-zero winter morning. It was really cool to be cruising down the street while the "non-car people" were on the AAA wait list because their cars were either flooded out or had dead batteries from cranking. Now any clown can turn the key and they are off and running.

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thefairlaneman
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new cars

The new cars dont have any soul........Even with detroit trying to reinvent the muscle car they seem to forget that just putting an old school name on a performance car and trying to call it a muscle car just doesnt work. These cars just dont have any soul

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A friend bought a new Charger SRT8. It has huge power, huge brakes and huge payments. I would say it has soul. Blows away anything on 4 wheels I have ever driven. Too bad it has four doors though.
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four door cars aren't that bad, look at the latest falcons out of Australia, they are a nice looking car.
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[quote="steve"]A friend bought a new Charger SRT8. It has huge power, huge brakes and huge payments. I would say it has soul. Blows away anything on 4 wheels I have ever driven. Too bad it has four doors though.[/quote] A 4 door "new MUSCLE CAR" with soul? can you say inpossible?

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I don't mind 4 door cars at all. Now that I have three kids, I need 4 doors. I just liked the concept charger that only had 2 doors. And to Fairlaneman, go and drive one. You will be impressed.Make sure it has the big hemi. I still would take my 64 for cruising around.
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