Well, that's just exactly it. I really don't want to get in a flame war here. In a lot of ways I really respect you:
1. You post great pics of older cars...often this is the highlight of my day.
2. You opened my eyes to the beauty of the forgotten era-1958-1960-in American cars. I used to hate these cars, no I am really starting to like them. Thank you for that.
3. Your you-tube video's of the Camaro (1968, your old blue one) doing burnouts was Pricesless!
4. You ahve great pics of your own cars. I love your photographic talent and Dodgefans Photographic talent. I am honestly in green envy over what skill both of you have.
5. Your opinions are things I agree with more often than not...
That being said, no one is saying that modern cars like the G6 are EVER going to be the level of a Dusy or even a 68 Camaro. All of us here need to buy real cars in the real world, and we don't always buy "collector cars" for daily drivers. I'd drive a G6 in the snow in the middle of an Ohio winter, but I wouldn't drive the bannana Boat and I damned sure wouldn't drive a car like the B-59 or my old 55 or my old 71 Chevelle or omy old 66 Mustang or whatever.
We are basically saying that they have done a good job of building a modern, disposable appliance when we say we like certain modern cars.
Take my neighbor Katie for example. She is 18, just graduated from high school, and has driven a buick Regal for the last two years. She really loves that car, it is doing her a great job. It starts without effort when it is -20 and covered in ice. The AC blows ICE cold, and she drives it everywhere with her friends without a problem.
That being said, that Buick is just a disposable car, just like my dishwasher. I have a Bosh diswasher made in Germany, and it is a great dishwasher...but in the end I'm going to throw it out, just like Katie will "throw out" her Buick.
Don't get Sand in your Vagina Sylvester, we are all here with you on this one in a way.
By the way, I am in lust over-and going to buy from a local merchant- a mint condition Vaccuum cleanr for my wife and I (Hoover, 1937). There is a style and a class and a beauty to solid American (or German) made things from our previous era.
I want to get back to that Era very badly. In the mean time, I want Dodgefan to have a safe, comfortable car in case DF and Jessichan make a bambino knocking knees one night. Hence my suggestion for a 300. I am not saying that the 300 will ever be a classic car, but it would be a nice upgrade from the Intrepid.
Peace, Bro. Keep up the good work and keep posting pics.
Chris