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.....and one very cool Italian that may be coming to us>  Alfa Romeo 159 Sport Wagon We can't very well talk styling without looking at what the Italians are doing. 
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I've always thought these were awesome: 
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Replying to: lemko (Sep 08, 2008 9:09 am) |
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I always thought they'd have been a bigger deal on the market if the PT Cruiser hadn't been first. I still like the look of them. Of course those Italians are another story.... I could get used to that! |
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Replying to: lemko (Sep 08, 2008 9:09 am)  Did you see last night's episode of Mad Men in which the principal character buys himself a new '62 Coupe DeVille ? link I
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Replying to: andys120 (Sep 08, 2008 10:39 am) Believe me, there is nothing like the experience of buying your first new Cadillac, especially when you're still a young guy. I'll never forget the day I took delivery of my new 1989 Cadillac Brougham!
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Replying to: lemko (Sep 08, 2008 10:43 am) |
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 1962 Pontiac Bonneville  1962 Pontiac Grand Prix  1962 Oldsmobile Starfire  1962 Cadillac Coupe DeVille
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Replying to: lemko (Sep 08, 2008 10:58 am) The rest are sort of a tossup though. I LOVE the '61 and '63 Pontiacs, but the '62 just doesn't do it for me. I think it's that beak. It really doesn't stick out that far, but rather, the grille inserts themselves are recessed, to the point that it exaggerates it. I like the '62 Olds Starfire, too. Now knowing what I know today about the trannies in them, I'd pick the Bonneville first, as it had the old, 4-speed fluid coupling Hydramatic. The Grand Prix and Starfire would have had the 3-speed/torque converter "Slim Jim" tranny, which could be troublesome. But, if I was shopping for a new car back in 1962 and couldn't afford the Caddy, I could see myself getting the Starfire. The '62 Pontiac would have made me wish I'd bought in '61, and if I HAD bought a '62 Poncho, I would've been kicking myself when the '63's came out! |
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Replying to: lemko (Sep 08, 2008 10:58 am) I might add that's a very nice photo of it. I liked all of the '62 GMs, in fact I might buy a '62 Electra convertible with the Wildcat 401 over any any of the others. I dunno why Don Draper didn't get a convertible, it's just the thing for an egotistical , extroverted Ad Guy. Andre, good point about the '63 GP being better looking than the '62, here's a photo just because I like to look at it.>  [PS- Anybody got a good photo of a '62 Buick full-sized convertible, they're hard to come by.] |
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