24th Jan 2013, 21:58
A lot of us are younger people who never experienced the older days, so your comment is redundant. By the way, no way in hell a Toyota or Honda or whatever passes for fancy in any sense of the word, unless it's a Toyota Century or Nissan President, which are not available anywhere else but Japan.
All the cars today are more of the same than back then as well. All the cars today share that distinct turtle styling, and are only uniquely distinguished by their grilles. At least back then differentiation was appreciated. That's why I'm starting to get into SUVs; they still retain that differentiation between the brands; something that doesn't happen with cars anymore.
25th Jan 2013, 06:08
And yet I can go back in time and see vehicles that are absolute fine crafted pieces of art. From steam vehicles to the present.
My Great Grandfather had a beautiful Pierce Arrow. My Grandfather had a new Studebaker Black Hawk. My father had a 1957 Thunderbird among many others. I drove a 1963 Split Window Corvette in college. Today I drive a new one. Instead of eating at diners, we ate at the Hotel Dupont in Wilmington, De or in Greenville, De. in establishments that have been there for many decades. Poor analogy.
There are very fine vehicles from every era. In our area we have Hershey, Hagley and Carlisle to admire these vehicles. Some were not pulled off as well in each era, but your comments are too broad based. Your only limitations on great vehicles then and now, is limited only by those that want champagne, but are on a tight beer budget.
24th Jan 2013, 09:22
It's the opposite of what you just said. Food now is bland, highly processed, and homogenized using food additives to make up for the lack of taste. The same with cars. Evolution has driven cars to be bland, front-wheel-drive econo-boxes that have monotone interiors and paint jobs.
The '50s, '60s, and '70s really were better.