Is there really any new car that takes car of the year? If so, just refer to the rags: Car & Driver 10 best, Motor Trend Car of the year, or Automobile Magazine Automobile of the year.
UDMan
UDMAN
With all the Worlds Governments mucking about in legislating car design, emissions regulations, safety regulations, and the worst of all, fleet standards, there will be more and more of these abortions so that the small, exclusive, and sporting car makers can at least stay in business.
@UDMan: Here is the Terrazza:
The Aztek is much too easy to poke fun at as far as the worst car of the decade, so I nominate its corporate cousin, the Buick Rendezvous. Not only is it ugly, it was slow, with workmanship fit for a third world country, and a price that was outlandish for what you get.
Since I didn't go over every comment (I know, shame on me), and the ones I did read over didn't mention it, I have to go with the Honda Accord as the best car of the decade.
Murilee, please don't take this the wrong way. You are by far my favorite writer on the J.
@Chuckie_A: American Legislation had a lot to do with demonizing car design, but I would say that 1977 was the year in which cars went from art form (Even campy art forms like tail fins and landau roofs, and even stacked headlamps) to appliances when GM Downsized their Full Sized Cars with square rigger styling. There…
@stephdumas: That was some Malaise-tastic footage there. An Eldorado, a Dodge Magnum, a Malaise Era T-Bird, Ford Van, and other memorable (Ok, maybe infamous) 70's classics.
Love this Truck. However, someone could always take a classic truck, and make it something like the above picture. (That was at SEMA at the Goin' Hard Wheels Booth).
Well, since this is a well worded ad, it's time to see what you can do with a Capri. Here is an Obscure Muscle Car Posting for the Capri Perana. If that doesn't do it for you, take a look at my Hooniverse Posting.
@leavethegun-takethecannoli: He has been on Hooniverse.... Like I am!
Ray, I see you're dusting off the old "Proper Etiquette for Commenting" post once again. I can almost understand why you keep posting this topic time and time again, but I thought the commentariant was on their best behavior lately. There was nothing over the top, nothing really noteworthy, and come to think of it,…
I thought the name Dave LaChapelle sounded familiar. One of his first works was commissioned by Andy Warhol for Interview Magazine.
@Ray Wert: Oh Ray, worrying about being elitist? Let me be the first to say the following: That ship has sailed a long time ago.
I was wondering how Navistar was able to make a profit. All of those "Sand" colored trucks are Internationals. Though I see a few Condo equipped Tractors in the background, as well as other unidentifiable vehicles.
Well well well, I see I've made it onto Jalopnik. Thanks Ms. Martin, but I'm surprised that this is what made it on here, and not the wild Diamond T or the Piss-Off-Pete. (Those are over at the Hooniverse)
@abgwin: OK, lets see if I used this properly. Ostensively is an adverb of the word Ostensive, who's meaning is seeming or professed. Ostensive itself is an adjective. Therefore, the 25% tariff on complete imported commercial trucks is professed to be called the Chicken Tax, or Ostensively.
To me, this is just a Cavalier designed in Korea, and will eventually find its way to the rental counters every where, just like the cars than came before it (Cavalier, Cobalt, Corsica, etc.)
Growing up, myfamily once owned a 1972 Econoline Camper almost like this one, only it was built by Cobra Industries, which was a little more plush than the Aristocrat, name notwithstanding.