"Let them drive Buicks!" (When the government designs cars)

Doug Ross @ Journal ^ | December 27, 2008 | Doug Ross

[St. Louis Conservative]

Humorous (yet frightening) depiction of a nationalized U.S. car manufacturer.

Pics after the jump......

[big'ol_freeper]

Heck, no need to make this up. We have real world examples of government involvement in car design.

[Mr. Mojo]

The 2012 Pelosi GTxi SS/RT

[Leisler]

[relictele]

*chuckle* I immediately thought ‘Trabant’ when Uncle Sam the Car Designer became a very real possibility.

[St. Louis Conservative]

OMG....that’s *#$&%# hilarious!!

Good find!

[SolidWood]

Buicks? I'll gladly drive this baby.

[Nuc1]

The Buick had baby moons dude!

[Mr. Mojo]

A whopping 18 hp, constructed of Duroplast, and reinforced with recycled cotton and wood. A fine vehicle, that Trabant.

[mysterio]

Let Them Drive Buicks

Ok, I'll take this one :

[Mr. Mojo]

Very nice Buick. I’d also like a ‘55 Roadmaster and/or a ‘67 Riviera.

[mysterio]

A whopping 18 hp, constructed of Duroplast, and reinforced with recycled cotton and wood. A fine vehicle, that Trabant.

I used to love the Trabant jokes that seemed to be in every issue of Car and Driver in the early 90s.

[TLI]

Better not let Nutjob Nancy see that, she will shut down congress for mandatory repeat showings of "her" tribute.

Al Gore will get jealous and make another "documentary."

[George Smiley]

I immediately thought “British Leyland”.

[Professional Engineer]

Heck, no need to make this up. We have real world examples of government involvement in car design.

[fzx12345]

[HardStarboard]

My best childhood memories include riding around in one of these driven by by best buddies Mom....a gorgeous redhead even prettier than the car.

[clbiel]

20 ( ahem)some-odd years ago that 6 wheeled monster was my AMBULANCE. Never, EVER could get it to pass the German spec’s for brakes. WHO thaught up the Gamma, anyway? DemocratS?? BTTT

[Leisler]

Yeah, me too. We took a bunch down to a lake to drive across and the first one sank. Something about plugged bilge pumps. That was the end of that little exercise.

[mysterio]

My mom has memories of traveling the country in the 1940 Buick my grandfather had. I saw one at a Burger King a month ago. It looks like a fine vehicle.