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Tonight was a steak night using some of my home grown garlic with clarified butter in caste iron skillet grilled steak. Cheesy broccoli and baked potato.

That is an exception as it mocks my idol Arnold!

That looks fantastic. It looses the classic proportion of the design. that being said, back in the 70's when I was a kid...friend of my dads had a 73 Corvette. His son and I would ride around in that thing with our sisters wedged in behind the front two seats....it was an astonishingly tight fit...but good times cruising.

I don't know how I feel about this vehicle, since I'm having trouble with the change in the Envision's dash ... and removal of the NA engine as a base engine. I will say that the new fascia is a little nicer. These are way too expensive. Very interesting image above. As for the photo above, that's just marketing. And it would imply it's either departing from Newark or flying into LaGuardia. These units used JFK, way out at the edge of Queens by the Atlantic, so never near Manhattan. What few people realize is how incredibly cool the layout of NYC is. That's just Manhattan, and it's a tiny part of the whole scheme. Four of the five boroughs of NYC are on islands and single family homes are more common than people would think. New Yorkers don't need to toot their horn. They know they're the Big Apple. But I sure met of a lot of Chicago folks at U of I who were pretty full of themselves as far as their city went. Does your city look anything like this? No. And, when your city thins out, is it pancake flat corn fields for miles and miles? Yes. Pan Am was the launch customer for the 747. Their latest 747 livery is up front. Their traditional livery is shown beyond, taking off. Don't get me started on 747s.

Correct. It was pitched to Cadillac (thusly badged LaSalle), but Cadillac didn't have the production capacity (only 1 plant). It was then opened up to the other divisions, but Buick was the only one who agreed not to alter the design. Buick also had recently seen a fairly drastic fall in sales, from #3 in '56 to #10 in '60. They really wanted it.

‘Costco lunchers’ ? - - - - - ‘90s street rod :

^^^ I appreciate those sounds, @Robert Hall!!!

Not...even this?

Listening to one of my favorite electro/synthwave artists, Kavinsky who is French....

Yea, still a hell no for me. I just never found this kind of thing funny.

Oui, c'est vrai ... ".fr" et non ".ca."

^^^ From France

What about a cat driving a car? I present you, Tounces, the driving cat. The cat that could drive a car. Drives around, all over town. Tounces the driving cat!

I agree with this The bubbling up of the rear glass is unbecoming when looked at from the side. The idea hearkens to the creation of the Datsun 280ZX 2+2 from the 2 seater. It looked a little weird, though not too, too bad, but the 4 seater Corvette looks worse. A college friend's mom, a tiny Mexican lady from the San Fernando Valley, bought a burgundy on burgundy 2+2. I also remember when the 280ZX (2+2) was available in a metallic bronze-salmon color with burgundy cloth bucket seats. Man, was that time stamped. I will say that the 280ZX was fun to drive. I just don't know how well they held up.

Check out the (French or Quebecois) audience getting goofy at this song that was probably released when they were kids or teens.

The Subaru ad I liked didn't have dogs driving...it was a couple that had a Subaru wagon, got a puppy and showed them w/ the Subaru as the dog aged until the last scene where the dog was a white muzzled senior... hit 'all the feels' as the Gen Zers would say.

^ Dogs in commercials are fine. Dogs driving cars the advertising brand is trying to sell is dumb. ?

Love that color….

PIZZA

Yea, I would concur and go with the Riviera. It's just that the Riviera and the GP occupied the same marketing space and the GP is a year older (and the Starfire; 2). But fair point on the unique body. Galaxie XL and Merc S-55 were minor trim/equipment packages, not different enough to even warrant a new model name. I had a Park Lane Marauder fastback years ago- other than buckets/console it didn't get anything special. GPs had a ton of little details that made then relatively unique within the brand.

Obviously you're specifically speaking from your own opinion, and that's fine. I believe Jeep also is only about profits from 'forgettable SUVs', but the vast majority of consumers find them 'memorable' enough to buy them. I expect the Corvette & Camaro to continue, and at least a pair of sport sedans @ Cadillac.

Ambitious. I like the plan for a performance Dodge EV car and the return of the fratzog emblem. And the GC 4xe sounds it will be a good product. I notice the 4xe is the first I’ve seen of the upcoming 2 row WL GC, basically looks the same as the current 3 row but with a shorter wheelbase and less rear overhang.

Interesting take. Another interesting take. Riviera over Thunderbird. Any day of the week ... and twice on Sundays. Much nicer and more interesting silhouette and interior. The front might be a little potent (probably better than being im-potent) but the side silhouette may have inspired the late '67-ish Skylark, LeMans, and Cutlass coupes with this sort of proportioning, although these newer cars had "finned" rear windows. While most consumers can't verbalize what it is specifically that they like about a car's design, they still zero in on good or interesting design and vote with their dollars - examples: this, the pony cars, the colonnade coupes, Olds' last hurrah in its Intrigue, etc.

The ‘63 Riviera was GM’s real response to the Thunderbird by being a unique model like the Thunderbird, IMO. The Starfire and GP were based on existing models (88, Catalina). The Starfire and GP were GMs entrants into the sporty full size bucket seat coupe niche, like the Ford Galaxie XL and Mercury S-55. A non-GM competitor to the Thunderbird was the Studebaker Hawk. Chrysler Corp didn’t really have a unique Thunderbirdish PLC until the Cordoba

"relaxing sort of wallow" ? I could never get over the horrendous looks. I think it's going to be historically quick out-of-date. And it sounds like a bunch of cheapness throughout.

For the VAST portion of the SL's existence, it's been miles away from being a sports car. The parallels are so interesting; • mercedes & Chevrolet both bring out a sports car in 1953. • both are powered by inline 6s. • MB has a hardtop, Chevy has a convertible. • 3 years in: Chevrolet considers dropping the car, but insteads adds a V8 and a hardtop. ª 3 years in: mercedes kills off their hardtop, kills off the 6-cyl and focuses on an anemic 4-banger to save money. I've never inspected a '53-55 up close, but I got a good look at a partially-disassembled '59 and it was cheap crap in every way. If this was a halo car, it's no wonder it took MB 35 years to gain any market traction.

Ahhhh; dog owners! For some reason I couldn't figure out what the marketing target was; I find any anthropomorphic animal commercial dumb. I like animals just fine, was repeatedly petting a customer's cat ('Houdini') & dog ('River') just this afternoon... and there's 3 cats here inside (plus one outside), but I have never found the animal advertising relevant or effective.

The '62 Grand Prix was the answer to the Thunderbird. I'd say the '61 Starfire, but it doesn't quite feel 'special' enough IMO.

I remember Subarus being very popular in Colorado, esp. the Outbacks. I do like some of their commercials, esp. those w/ the dogs...the one with the dog where the ad starts w/ a puppy and ends w/ a senior dog is a tear jerker. I think for a 4x4 wagon, though, I'd be more inclined to look at a Volvo Cross Country (V90 CC). I still think it would be cool if there was a modern Jeep Eagle 4x4 wagon based on the Charger/300 platform...

I have to say that I have always loved the GM Answer to the Successful Ford Thunderbird, the 1962 4 person Concept Corvette. I especially like the side profile of this car. https://www.instagram.com/p/CRo1ZWApxIl/ GM Design Studio post for today on Instagram.

My dad's first car was a near identical twin to the red one...hell...it might even be the same car.

Interesting to see the 2022 Buick Enclave and how much LED lighting is changing the look of Auto's. Introducing the New 2022 Buick Enclave & Enclave Avenir | SUV