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This seems intuitively obvious, new car buyers overwhelmingly put design way down the list of priorities. I think it was the same in the 50s and 60s, just that
by MichaelZuo 1y ago
This seems intuitively obvious, new car buyers overwhelmingly put design way down the list of priorities.
I think it was the same in the 50s and 60s, just that the then car manufacturers hadn’t figured out how to compete in the other more important aspects as effectively.
- WalterBright 1y agoI don't believe that. The pre-CAFE cars had soul. The new ones are all boring jellybeans. Proof: look at a 1970 'Cuda. Tell me you wouldn't buy it in an instant if you had the cash! https://www.classicautomall.com/vehicles/264/1970-plymouth-aar-cuda https://www.classicautomall.com/vehicles/264/1970-plymouth-a... Have fun with your jellybean! (Sorry)
- micampe 1y agoFunny, I don’t know if you’re being sarcastic or sincere because I can’t tell the difference between that car and a Mustang or a Charger from the same decade.
- WalterBright 1y agoI am sad for you. In any case, the '67 and '68 Mustangs are the best looking of the Mustang line, and the '68 Dodge Charger is to die for. If you cannot tell the difference, may I suggest you spend a wonderful evening watching "Bullitt". When I was in high school, a friend of mine bought a '67 Mustang for $200, so of course he offered me a ride. I had never ridden in one before. I barely had the door closed when he stomped on the gas. What can I say, it was a transformative experience! I soon acquired one for myself. Converted it to a 4-speed, hopped up the engine, and had a grand time with it for years until a garbage truck turned it into an accordion. I still miss that car. But I did wind up replacing it with a 72 Dodge Challenger, which is close to being a Cuda. I spent a lot of money on its engine in the machine shop. I enjoy every second driving it, and giving friends rides in it. Like me before I got the ride in the Mustang, you gotta get a ride in one before you dis it.
- HeyLaughingBoy 1y agoMy friend had a 72 Dodge Challenger, in beautiful primer gray, that he paid $500 for. Nice car for a senior in college at the time. I'd still rather have my 20-year-old 350Z.
- WalterBright 1y agoIf you want the Z, go get it!
- antonvs 1y agoThat’s hilariously ugly.
- WalterBright 1y agoThe prices they fetch today suggest otherwise.
- antonvs 1y agoNostalgia accounts for that.
- sfn42 1y agoI do have the cash, but I'm happy with my Opel Corsa-E that I bought used for mostly money I had sitting in my checking account. It has heated seats, heated steering wheel, AC, backing camera/sensors, uses electricity which means it costs practically nothing to drive, doesn't make noise, isn't hard to get going in an uphill, and probably about 100 other advantages.
- WalterBright 1y agoTrue, but it's boring :-)