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For years & years (as an 'auto youth') I thought the LeSabre was full-size, until I saw a pic of people standing next to it. Even pics with Harley Earl, who was 6'4", still made it look full size to my eye. Wheelbase: 115", overall: 201" EDIT :: I know, I know; to all you guys that IS "full-size". Nay-nay, I say. 115" is decent (but on the light side), but 201 is short in my book. My B-59 is 217", and I'd prefer it was the Electra coupe (221").

You can never go wrong with Eddie Money.....

General Motors Styling is likely the master at 're-purposing' design cues over time. If they work, that's obviously a Very Good Thing. That's a 14 year span above. That said, I believe I've read dissention RE the Corvette 'coves' or whatever you want to call them. I like details, keeps the mind's eye busy. Plastering in those coves on the vette would've been a strong downgrade in my book. EDIT (slight) :: That Pontiac clay was most likely made in '46-47, as there was only (very limited) scale modeling & drawings going on during the War. So it's a 12 year span between the 2. Just setting the record straight.

I've always had a keen interest in styling proposals, to see if I can spot cues that eventually made production, or to lament over some of the really cool designs that got passed over in the process.

Like, when I get in a customer's conventional car now, I am like whoa dude, am I getting ol' or is this thing a PITA to get in and out of?

Hummers are fantastic

My 1994 GMC Suburban SLE with 300,000 + miles I would take over any CUV and especially any German or Asian car. Was designed to haul and pull and has outlasted many auto's a fraction of it's age. I would also take it over a G-Wagon. Yes it is built to military grade spec and will outlast pretty much the rest of MB product line, but the cost of repairs is way higher than my suburban.

Sharp looking that is for sure. Not sure what the mileage is as they state zero on the Autotrader web site. https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=486957501&zip=98043&referrer=%2Fcars-for-sale%2Fsearchresults.xhtml%3Fzip%3D98043%26startYear%3D1981%26sortBy%3DmileageASC%26incremental%3Dall%26firstRecord%3D0%26marketExtension%3Don%26endYear%3D2019%26modelCodeList%3DH3T%26makeCodeList%3DAMGEN%26searchRadius%3D0%26trimCodeList%3DH3T%7CAlpha&startYear=1981&numRecords=25&firstRecord=0&endYear=2019&modelCodeList=H3T&makeCodeList=AMGEN&searchRadius=0&clickType=spotlight

It’s not surprising to see Wranglers and GCs less than five years old still sold close to new... All of this long lasting stuff means nothing to me, as the bottom line is that it still comes down to the care taken for a vehicle. When I got my Cobalt an oil change last weekend, there was yet another lease turn in Cruze that had not seen an oil change in over 20k......