the juke box Posted May 23, 2012 by Juke Van Oss
HAVE YOU HAD A LOOK AT THE 'NEW' CARS? MOST OF THEM COULD HAVE BEEN MADE AT THE SAME FACTORY WITH A FEW DIFFERENT GRILLS. WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF THE "COOKIE CUTTER'" DESIGNS IN AUTOMOBILES. A FEW EXCEPTIONS LIKE THE FORD MUSTANG AND THE CHEVY CORVETTE STILL ENJOY AN ENDLESS POPULARITY IN DESIGN. WHERE ARE THE CAR DESIGNERS TODAY THAT BOLDLY WENT FORWARD WITH THE BULLET NOSE OF THE STUDEBAKER THE NASH WITH A BED, THE FUTURISTIC CORD. OR THE SIGNATURE GRILL OF PACKARD.
WHEN WE BUY CARS, WE ARE A NATION OF SHEEP. WE HAVED MORE CHANGES IN CLOTHING STYLES THAN WE DO IN AUTTOMOBILES.