Horsepower cuts embarass Asians

I lived in the SF bay area for 9 years. For the most part, cars with rust
were from out of state....like the one I brought in from NJ........

 

I have a less-than-fond memory of hanging my arm out the passenger side
window of a mid-60's Falcon and manually working the wipers as we
travelled down I-75 from Cincinnati to Lexington.

 

I have a less-than-fond memory of hanging my arm out the passenger side
window of a mid-60's Falcon and manually working the wipers as we
travelled down I-75 from Cincinnati to Lexington.

 

Hey, that was my car....oops, sorry, mine was a Comet......

 

Hey, that was my car....oops, sorry, mine was a Comet......

 

I had a '67 Comet. I was watching "Overhaulin'" the other night, the one
about the late 60's GTO, and started wishing I still had the Comet.
Wasn't a great car, just liked the body style. Plus I owned it while
going to college.

Al

 

I had a '67 Comet. I was watching "Overhaulin'" the other night, the one
about the late 60's GTO, and started wishing I still had the Comet.
Wasn't a great car, just liked the body style. Plus I owned it while
going to college.

Al

 

The best looking car I ever owned, and wished I had kept, was a 1957
Ford Fairlane 500 convertible with the 312 V8, 4 bbl carb. As a matter
of fact, I consider all the 57s, from any US manufacturer, as the last
of the good looking US cars, fins and all.

 

The best looking car I ever owned, and wished I had kept, was a 1957
Ford Fairlane 500 convertible with the 312 V8, 4 bbl carb. As a matter
of fact, I consider all the 57s, from any US manufacturer, as the last
of the good looking US cars, fins and all.

 

I think the 60 Chrysler/DeSoto qualifies as a good looking fin car.
And the 62 Cadillac. But all 58-59 fin cars are mediocre or terrible.

 

I think the 60 Chrysler/DeSoto qualifies as a good looking fin car.
And the 62 Cadillac. But all 58-59 fin cars are mediocre or terrible.

 

Do you think the guy who's buying the 99 Cobra is paying as much
attention to the HP figures as the guy who's buying the Camry or Accord?

CD

 

Do you think the guy who's buying the 99 Cobra is paying as much
attention to the HP figures as the guy who's buying the Camry or Accord?

CD

 

"58 eldorado was a nice car.

http://www.hubcapcafe.com/ocs/pages01/cady5802.htm
http://www.misterw.com/Cadillac/58CadEldo06.html

 

"58 eldorado was a nice car.

http://www.hubcapcafe.com/ocs/pages01/cady5802.htm
http://www.misterw.com/Cadillac/58CadEldo06.html

 

I wonder why the US makers decided to go bonkers in the '58 MY and turn out
less desirable designs.

Mike

 

I wonder why the US makers decided to go bonkers in the '58 MY and turn out
less desirable designs.

Mike

 

Well, Studebaker kept the '57 style fin on the Hawk series all the way
through '61... they're a bit much, but not bad looking overall. I
certainly wouldn't kick a '61 Hawk out of my driveway for leaking oil,
esp. if it had a 4-speed.

nate

 

Well, Studebaker kept the '57 style fin on the Hawk series all the way
through '61... they're a bit much, but not bad looking overall. I
certainly wouldn't kick a '61 Hawk out of my driveway for leaking oil,
esp. if it had a 4-speed.

nate

 

My take on it is that they had a styling theme and wanted to stick
with it for 58 and were in the middle of the range in 57, dead on
center at tasteful. Trying to keep the same theme but with
substantial changes took them out of tasteful for that theme.

I think we recently witnessed the same thing happening with aero
styling. Conisider the first couple of renditions of the Taurus and
then the one with the oval back glass. Same thing with the Intrepid
and other LH cars. And the Pontiac Grand Prix that's so swoopy the
back door beltline is at eye level for a back seat passenger. And
current Dakota, Durango, and Ram versus the previous models.