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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
1979 Porsche 924
But even in this car German pragmatism is present -- the functional fuel cap instead of a door to hide it, the almost complete absence of chrome, the simple door pulls, a (minimal) back seat.
Tags:
1970s
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1979
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924
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crash survivor
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dual round headlights
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hatchback
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hidden headlights
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malaise
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patina
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Porsche
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rear wiper
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round headlights
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sports car
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sunroof
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VWAG
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yellow
Sunday, May 3, 2015
1986 Pontiac Grand Am
It is hard for me to be objective about this car. I owned an '85 for a few years, and loved/hated it.
This was an OK effort by GM. No extreme overhangs, the formal but more aerodynamic roofline that was so current, the size was right for it's time, the potent looks. The line of the hood and trunk are higher than the base of the windows, which makes for either an odd discontinuity or a mild innovation . The velour-ish seats are kind of tacky, the silver body cladding is a bad idea that they kept using way too long (and it creates moire in the shots). The chrome grille, clearly imitating BMW, matches the sporty intent. You may not be able to see the very slightest bit of a rear spoiler built into the trunk lid.
I prefer the two door I had -- the longer door with its broader window and non-opening "opera" window looks sleeker.
This was an OK effort by GM. No extreme overhangs, the formal but more aerodynamic roofline that was so current, the size was right for it's time, the potent looks. The line of the hood and trunk are higher than the base of the windows, which makes for either an odd discontinuity or a mild innovation . The velour-ish seats are kind of tacky, the silver body cladding is a bad idea that they kept using way too long (and it creates moire in the shots). The chrome grille, clearly imitating BMW, matches the sporty intent. You may not be able to see the very slightest bit of a rear spoiler built into the trunk lid.
I prefer the two door I had -- the longer door with its broader window and non-opening "opera" window looks sleeker.
Tags:
1980s
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1986
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GM
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Grand Am
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Pontiac
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quad rectangular headlights
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rectangular headlights
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sedan
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tutone
Friday, May 1, 2015
1972 Plymouth Valiant Scamp
A project car, no doubt.
Love that concave rear window, the original hubcaps, the way the rust must have developed under the vinyl roof before the vinyl was removed, the little slots in the bumpers that accept the jack, those squarish tail lights in that practical but dynamic rear bumper, which echoes the angles of the back of the roofline. As I recall there are (or were) small rear facing amber lights in the chrome pips on top of the front fenders.
Love that concave rear window, the original hubcaps, the way the rust must have developed under the vinyl roof before the vinyl was removed, the little slots in the bumpers that accept the jack, those squarish tail lights in that practical but dynamic rear bumper, which echoes the angles of the back of the roofline. As I recall there are (or were) small rear facing amber lights in the chrome pips on top of the front fenders.
Tags:
1970s
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1972
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being restored
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coupe
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dual round headlights
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hardtop
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Mopar
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moss
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patina
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pillarless
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Plymouth
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round headlights
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rust
,
Scamp
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Valiant
,
vinyl roof
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
In the same spot at the same time as another GM product from a while ago. This was the second time I've seen this car, and it's owner -- a nice guy.
Love the formal roofline, the way the vinyl in the roof traps dirt & moss into patterns, and gradually peels from the metal, the very long rear overhang. And how there needs to be a thin chrome strip surrounding everything. The door that covers the fuel cap is behind the licence plate. I thought that sort of detail disappeared in the '70s for safety reasons.
Love the formal roofline, the way the vinyl in the roof traps dirt & moss into patterns, and gradually peels from the metal, the very long rear overhang. And how there needs to be a thin chrome strip surrounding everything. The door that covers the fuel cap is behind the licence plate. I thought that sort of detail disappeared in the '70s for safety reasons.
Tags:
1980s
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1987
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collonade roof
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coupe
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Cutlass
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GM
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hood ornament
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moss
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Oldsmobile
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opera windows
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pinstripes
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quarter vinyl roof
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rain
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Supreme
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vinyl roof
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white walls
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wire hubcaps
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