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> 1. It would seem that the current desirable things for mods are what was
> current in the 60's. Of course that was true then as well, largely because
> those things were exactly that: current. It's not for nothing that they
were
> called modernists I'd suspect. Admittedly I'm no expert but it would seem
> that to carry the true spirit of the thing people would have to be
listening
> to the current cutting edge of music, driving the current cutting edge of
> car (or bike) and wearing the current cutting edge of fashion. So you
don't
> see too many mods painting up an '98 buick regal all fancy and calling it
> mod, or wearing the current line of tommy hilfiger and calling it mod
'cause
> it's not, it's an '98 buick regal or it's the current line of tommy
> hilfiger.
True, but you may be taking Mod too literally. Back then, it was cutting
edge, but since we're modleing ourselves after that, it is now retro, but
the label remains the same. Clear as mud, eh?
> 2. I have my doubts as to whether anything from the mid eighties through
> late nineties could ever be considered classic anyway.
What about the Plymouth Prowler, the Dodge Phaeton, Plymouth Spyder and the
Astin Martin DB7, to name a few.... ;-)
The Phaeton is sweet, here's a pic:
http://vejas.pit.ktu.lt/~sidoandr/galer/chrysl.jpg
Jeff
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