On the other hand there are folks who think the Edsel was the coolest looking car ever built. The Edsel did not fail for styling reasons it failed because they introduced it in the worst economic conditions (The economy bottomed in '59) since the great depression up until then (The early 80's were actually worse then the great depression but unemployment insurance helped people survive that one, and in some ways the US has never fully recovered from that one).
Graywolf (Tom Rittenhouse) Website: http://www.graywolfphoto.com Blog: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/journal/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- P. J. Alling wrote: > Based on GM's record in styling, though they've never produced anything > like the disaster of the Edsel, the Pontiac Aztek probably comes > close. Base on this kind of styling I think it best the GM rip off > other companies styling in the future. > > Adam Maas wrote: >> Some of the Infinitis are real machines. The G35's are very lightly >> rebadged Nissan Skyline's, which in coupe form have long been real >> stinkers (the high-end Skyline GT-R version is coming over as well, as >> the Nissan GT-R). Interestingly, the R33/R34 era Skylines styling was >> brazenly ripped off by GM for the 1st generation of the new FWD >> Impala. >> >> -Adam >> >> On 1/5/08, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> Subject: Re: Question for automobile enthusiasts on the list >>> >>> >>> >>>> All engines are corporate these days. Lexus and Toyota share engines, so >>>> too Inifiniti and Nissan. As do all the GM brands. Ford, Lincoln, Mercury >>>> and Mazda share engines. It's a necessary economy of scale. Once upon a >>>> time, things were different. But that ws once upon a time. >>>> >>> I think one of the Infinitis has the same engine as my truck. At about 1/3 >>> the curb weight, it goes like snot. >>> >>> William Robb >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
