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If we're talking about "designed to appeal to the average driver" then why (cherry) pick the Cadillac? I'd choose the Volkswagen Beetle. It was simply known as

• hexasquid 13y ago
  The first Volkswagen Beetle was designed by Ferdinand Porsche, apparently. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche#Relationship_with_Volkswagen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche#Relationship_with_Volks...
• rubinelli 13y ago
  So true. The Beetle is the C of cars: it may not have the amenities that something that is rolling out of the factory today has, but its simple design means you can understand what's going on under the hood, and keep it running with a very reduced toolset.
• woodpanel 13y ago
  the timlessness of the beatle might stem form the coincidence that it had the same designer the porsche had
• serans 13y ago
  In fact, its air-cooled engine was so reliable that it remained in production until 2006, and is still widely used for propulsion in dozens of light aircraft designs such as the Sonex or the Formula-V racing class.
• geon 13y ago
  That is a bit funny, since the beetle was designed by Ferdinand Porsche himself.