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Amusing article from C and D
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:41 am
by DeClerq
Dishonorable Mention: The 10 Most Embarrassing Award Winners in Automotive Historyhttp://
www.caranddriver.com/re...ature
Re: Amusing article from C and D (DeClerq)
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:47 am
by ColonelPanic
thanks for sharing. I had one of those on that list.
Re: Amusing article from C and D (ColonelPanic)
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:57 am
by jake75
I avoided all on that list - but I could nominate a few others. Good to see that Car and Driver has some humility re their car of the year picks that turned out not so good!
Re: Amusing article from C and D (jake75)
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:17 pm
by jimincalif
Unfortunately I remember all those cars, fortunately avoided owning any of them.C & D always had a bit of an irreverent tone, lots of fun to read in the late 70s and early 80's. Some great P.J. O'Rourke articles from the time. Couple of lines I still remember from them:Lucas Electronics - the people who invented darkness.Reviewing history of the VW bug - always had a drip of oil under it - proof positive the British were involved in the design.And P.J. O'Rourke's very politically incorrect "High-Speed Performance Characteristics of Pickup Trucks":
http://nctr.net/Campfire%20tai...s.htm
Re: Amusing article from C and D (DeClerq)
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:30 pm
by KNINE
I had a 73 vega GT. I had lots of fun times in that car. The original block sucked and I replaced it with one that had steel sleeves installed. It stopped sucking down oil after that. The GT handled great for it's day. Some idiot t-boned my poor little Vega and killed it. Memories, from the corners of my mind....
Re: Amusing article from C and D (K-NINE)
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:43 pm
by NascarXprt
i wanted a 95 Ford Contour SVT, and almost had it too.
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:32 am
by breezd
Why did they have to mention that the Renault Alliance was built here in Kenosha, WI.... WE WERE TRYING TO FORGET!!
Re: (breezd)
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:41 am
by NascarXprt
haha i guess they want you to remember the horror