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Seriously. The Japanese make some fine automobiles and motorcycles, but nobody could make you fall in love with a vehicle like the old American and British designers. It made me sick to see GM doing those spirit of Harley Earl commercials, especially standing in front of some of the ugliest vehicles known to man. GM must be run by a bunch of ex-KMart executives now. Harley Earl was a dreamer.

Now THAT guy could dream! BTW, click on the photo to go to his web site. It opens in a new window, so you won't leave FR.

GM must be run by a bunch of ex-KMart executives now.

Sadly, the Baby Boomers now in charge of automotive Marketing don't even understand their own generation well enough to exploit it at the peak of the 'Boomers buying power. All they have to do is duplicate the CLASSIC cars of the '50s and '60s, staying as visually identical to the originals as is possible. Of course, the '04 version of a '64 Mustang (for instance) would still have all the modern automotive technology (under the hood) that was not available back then. (Fuel injection, anti-lock brakes, AM-FM stereo CD sound system, etc. etc. -- whatever technological improvements and conveniences that make today's cars BETTER than the classics, but don't affect "the look" that Boomers nostalgicly crave.

Any of the classic "muscle cars" would also be an instant success if given the same treatment. Boomers loved and admired 'em, but many were simply too young to afford them. (And there's no doubt that those who DID own one back then would LOVE to have a modern version of their first car!)

Heck, the Big Three would think they struck the Mother Lode if they did something like that!
Stupid marketing sissies are too dumb to go for it.