This is the rust-happy Alfasud.
Posted on 06/13/2012 9:59:05 AM PDT by doug from upland
Wow. That looks like something some high school welders did in shop class!
Granted, But my point is that when that creative energy is diverted to skirting the useless obstacles erected by regulators the valuable projects that would benefit from that creativity are delayed or don't happen.
One of the greatest periods of innovation in this country was the post Wilson era of the 1920's everything from bread slicers to air conditioning to zippers were first available in the '20s when Coolidge and Harding stopped harassing business like the Wilson administration had done.
Perhaps we'd have the flying car if Ford didn't have entire squadrons of engineers designing environmentally friendly radio knobs mandated by the federal department of knobs.
...what...?!
This time, it's no joke: Russia consigns laughable Lada to the scrapheap (at last)
Yes, the Cadillac with the Rolls-Royce trunk.
The Chevy Dolt.
The Mustang II with Manual Transmission was NOT a bad car.
No question about that. If you ever get in an accident in an Isetta, you’ll be the first one there...
But its so cute!
I’m in the market for a ‘75 or ‘76 Triumph TR6. I can’t help it - I love the old British roadsters.
No, it was LIBERALS that made Chevy pull it from the market, led by Ralph Nadir, the guy who made Gore lose Floriduh in 2000. It was bad publicity, even after they redesigned the rear suspension for the 1965 model year, that led to poor sales, and the eventual discontinuation of the Corvair. Liberals got a taste of blood with the Corvair, and they haven't backed off since.
Of course, today it WOULD be the government forcing a car to be withdrawn.
The Fairmont (and Mercury Zephyr) were only bad in original form. The same chassis, tweaked a bit and stuffed with a 5.0 V8, became the Mustang that helped keep Ford in high cotton between '79 and '93. Even the '94 - '04 models still had Fairmont heritage.
Giggle... Alfasud. I knew somebody here had to say it!
Interesting...I OWN an Aztek. It has been the most reliable vehicle I have ever owned! I also think it is aesthetically pleasing in a unique way...:-) It isn’t the standard, run-of-the-mill body style...I don’t agree AT ALL with the #1 choice!!!
The Alfasud bears the infamous distinction of needing rust damage repaired before reaching the showroom.
Funny story! You had a V8? Lot of engine for that car. I had a 1980 Pontiac Sunbird two door - no hatchback. It was the Pontiac version of the Monza - from the front, the grill made it look like a mini Trans-Am. Had an “Iron Duke” 2.5 liter 4-cylindar engine.
I heard the stories about the larger engines having to be removed to get to those back plugs, but never had it confirmed by anyone who had one. Anyway - an automatic with a 5.0? I’ll bet that’s why it was sliding in the snow at idle - so much power on such a light car in the snow ain’t good...
Anyway, I had a 4 speed manual with my 2.5, and the ground clearance was so tall it acted like a Jeep. I drove home through one of the worst snows in Memphis history (don’t laugh, it was 16”) and jumped curbs and drove over stuff like nobody’s business. I should have kept that car.
My aunt had an MG with British wiring. I still remember my dad putting in new batteries - under the back seat!
One of my biggest problems with the show Alcatraz was watching Jorge Garcia get in and out of a tiny Mustang. No freakin' way was that happening without some serious modification to that poor car.
'nuff said.
A co-worker of mine had one of those. He eventually added some hand-painted lettering to make the graphics read "le Carcass".
is that dolt always looking down his nose at everything?
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