Gregory Morrow wrote:
>
> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
>> Ramone wrote:
>>
>> > On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:16:07 -0700, Blinky the Shark
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >>Gregory Morrow wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> So Schlitz beer has been re - introduced (did it ever actually go
> away?)...
>> >>>
>> >>> It's in bottles and runs about $6.50 for a six pack here in Chicawgo.
> I
>> >>> succumbed, I bought several for our 4th of July cook - out.
>> >>>
>> >>> When I was a kid it was a cheap beer for old guys. Now it's being
> touted
>> >>> for it's "retro - chic" aspect...big displays in some of the likker
> stores,
>> >>> advertising, etc.
>> >>>
>> >>> Whoulda thunk it...maybe next they'll be reviving Studebaker or some
> other
>> >>> long - lost brand names.
>> >>
>> >>Charger. Challenger. GTO. Malibu. In the showrooms now.
>> >
>> > In name only.
>>
>> I think the two from Chrysler are a good job (like the 40th Anniversary
>> Mustang platform) of retroing within the context of today's technology.
>> And they're far more capable vehicles, as well.
>
> Yep, the two Mopars and the Mustang are nice to look at, you look at them
> and actually *know* what kind of cars they are...
>
> It's a pity Pontiac didn't do a better job with GTO...it's just an
> Australian Holden sedan. Nice, but simply doesn't have the cachet of the
> original GTO. IIRC Pontiac will be importing a Holden "ute" from Australia
> for the US market, maybe this will sell better...
>
> Like many guys I'm of a "certain age", e.g. 50, and I grew up being able to
> spot and recognize any car that was on the road c. 1955 - 68/9. Then came
Aye. I'm 61, and spent the mid/late sixties at the drag strip.
> the horrible 70's - 80's designs and then the generic"blobs" of recent
> years. It's great to have nicely - styled cars back again...
>
> Hey, I know we'll never see the likes of the '58 Olds or the '60 Plymouth
> Fury again, but I can dream...
>
> ;-)
As a shark, I have to miss fins.
> Blinky, you probably know this site, I've mentioned it before, you'll like
> it...not only old car ads but also lotsa food, decor, and general examples
> of roughly "Mid - Century" ad art. The current entry page is from the '60
> Dodge accessory brochure. You can also buy many of these ads as beautiful
> prints:
>
> http://www.plan59.com/
I'm not much of a decorator; but thanks for the link. Fun stuff.
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