On this day in 1942, gasoline rationing began in 17 Eastern states as an attempt to help the American war effort during World War II. By the end of the year, President Franklin D. Roosevelt had ensured that mandatory gasoline rationing was in effect in all 50 states.

This is ridiculous!

However, GM and their ad agency deserve to have egg fu yung on their faces! Millions of people will see this ad, so it's a given somebody was going to be offended by the lyrics and complain. And when you consider all the anal-retentive behaviour that goes on when producing a commercial regarding…

Yes, I know that. (My aunt is on her second Allure)

I asked a French Canadian friend about the alternate meaning of "LaCrosse" and he said he'd never heard of it. However, if it is true, I wonder how much snickering goes on at lacrosse games across Quebec?

I like its looks better than the new Quattroporte. Seeing as this car is (supposed to be) based on the Chrysler LX it does a good job hiding its source. You can see the Chrysler hard points in the interior. You can see they spent some money on this.

That's a 1960 Imperial you've shown - slightly more restrained than the '61, but more than acceptable.

I was thinking the same thing.

No.

"Boo"?

I don’t think the front end will help this car.

There’s so much I want to say on how much I don’t like this. If I still had my Grand Wagoneer I’d rip the jeep badges off it. This is bad. So I’ll limit myself: