Mm, good list. Also, how about... the Ferret?
Mm, good list. Also, how about... the Ferret?
This. Do it.
During the Cold War the USSR was on constant alert against outside attacks; meaning all government buildings and infrastructure could be shifted around and turned into a military command center of sorts in the blink of an eye. That included commercial/passenger planes. Though most were never used, the bomber "dome"…
I'm trying to figure out the specifics here; are Codas just really awful cars in terms of build quality/reliability? I mean, "boring" is a subjective term; you can say that about any Corolla out there, but that still doesn't make it any less popular with consumers.
Mustang and K-car both good, but I'd focus more on the development of the Lincoln Continental Mark III; it was, after all, Iaccoca's baby. His rabid perseverance to get what he wanted (6-ft long hood, faux spare wheel hump and RR grille, etc) as well as the added pressure by Henry Ford II himself (he really liked the…
Yeah... hard to go all out balls to the wall with uber designs when your entire lineup and inventory has been turned inside out.
Louvers look so freaking cool on the MK II Supra.
Oh gawd I hope this marks the return of louvers. If it was me, I'd add them on every car.
If given the chance, I'd bulldoze this automotive atrocity into oblivion with a smile on my face.
Since mid-engined hatches seem to be an ongoing theme here, I'll throw this in the mix as well:
That is really cool; I didn't know about the '69 Mark III clip... I might just bug Lincoln themselves about it; someone's gotta have it somewhere, likely lost in some random archive. But yeah, the hood's ludicrously massive; that's all thanks to Lee Iaccoca's persistence to keep it in the design, along with the faux…
The ONLY way to rally in supreme luxury. Yes, quite.
I think the reason why this person chose the Mark III in particular to use as inspiration for a Lincoln caricature is because the Mark III was, arguably, the last truly great Lincoln to roll out of FoMoCo.
For me, the overdone, crazy one. Because at that moment I'm not really looking for a performance machine, I'm looking for something with some presence, some sense of occasion, and something fun, comfortable, and memorable.
"Mr. President sir, your car is waiting."
This would be an excellent opportunity for Lincoln to draft out some iconic design for an all-new vehicle. Think about it. Build a badass limo for the president, then use that existing chassis and design to give us the sedan we've been waiting for for the last two decades.
Not sure, but my hunch is, probably not. The car was unveiled to the public in 1981; the Wraith hit the cinemas in 1986. By 1984 Chrysler already figured they weren't gonna put it into production.
Easily one of my favorite scenes in the movie. And how she does it slowly too...
Great mention.
Someone here already mentioned it, but I'll mention it again, since it's so often forgotten: