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30 minutes ago, joe_padavano said:
I think new car marketing jumped the shark when Mercedes declared that a coupe can have four doors.
That would be correct.
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If it is a photoshop, it wasn't easy. If it isn't a photoshop, it wasn't easy.
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5 hours ago, victorialynn2 said:
I would not dare to start a list because I know I’d leave someone out by mistake, and I sincerely don’t want to risk that. I am certain that you know who you are and I’m very grateful to all of you.
@victorialynn2 says it better then I could. My thoughts exactly.
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My uncle Peter worked for Malcolm Bricklin over many years, including the Yugo period. Later in life, he was part of a team that successfully drag-raced Yugos in bracket racing. They made the front page of the Wall Street Journal, in the human interest column:
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On 6/1/2021 at 10:47 PM, 71GS said:
Beautiful sunset tonight.
It's hard to choose between these two pictures—lovely!
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10 hours ago, Ken_P said:
It's amazing that a 1 word reply resurrected a 10 year old thread! We should start calling these Lazarus threads. 🤣
My apologies—for some reason this came up as current as I viewed AACA General.
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6 minutes ago, SC38DLS said:
Ed, the Mona Lisa actual painting is a bit disappointing. It is much smaller than it always appears in pictures of it. A “fake” or cobbled together Duesenberg that looks good is still impressive and usually doesn’t disappoint to a non expert.
The Mona Lisa is tiny against the insane crowds. A Duesenberg never has to deal with that.
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On 12/23/2010 at 3:59 PM, Silverghost said:
The only problem issue that I have with these re-constructions is when they do eventually come up for sale, or auction, and they are not properly advertised as re-constructed autos.
Bingo.
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Thank you @Ray62 — it's going for a lot more in some places. If I recall correctly, he self-published that book.
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1 hour ago, Walt G said:
… once you see all of them you have to know how to use all the information to then write a accurate account of what took place but it also has to be a "good read" not just a listing of facts and dates which can be tedious.
Agreed—I'm fighting that with my current project.
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(relatively new SAH member—since 2019)
How do you choose your next book topic?
Does it just come to you, or does someone else (publisher?) suggest it?
Is it a sense of where there might be untapped interest, or is it just something that really interests you?
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17 hours ago, Pfeil said:
You would have to have magical powers as a fly on the wall, most of all, the powers over the mortality rate of a fly. Kidding aside there are quite a few "E" generations to preside over. I assume you were talking about the first.
This body shell designation was used for the following vehicles:
- 1963–1976 Buick Riviera (RWD)
- 1979–1985 Buick Riviera (FWD, longitudinal engine)
- 1986–1993 Buick Riviera (FWD, transverse engine)
- 1988–1991 Buick Reatta (FWD, transverse engine, shortened chassis)
- 1967–1985 Cadillac Eldorado (FWD, longitudinal engine)
- 1986–2002 Cadillac Eldorado (FWD, transverse engine)
- 1966–1985 Oldsmobile Toronado (FWD, longitudinal engine)
- 1986–1992 Oldsmobile Toronado (FWD, transverse engine)
Thank you—I'm (brutally) aware of all the generations. A short description of what I'm working on:
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1 hour ago, rocketraider said:
I'm sure you know the E car was actually a contest between the GM Divisions.
O to have been the proverbial fly on the wall for that contest. Many references mention it, but there are few details—and even fewer that agree.
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20 minutes ago, Pfeil said:
If you are interested in this kind of thing I would buy that huge G.M. Art and Color book that tells the how and why of G.M.'s concepts, and production cars. It will also give you the personalities involved and how they interact. A great history book that answers questions you might have had about design.
This is embarrassing—I actually have that book, but had not thought to see what it could offer on this part of the story. Thank you.
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(mods moved this—Zack got his answer)
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Thanks, folks—I told Zack he would find help here. He was hanging out in big bad AACA General …
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I believe you'll get a lot of answers if you ask this question in the Buick Riviera-specific sub-forum here:
https://forums.aaca.org/forum/73-buick-riviera/-
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I'm looking for background information on the origins of the 1961 Starfire. In other words, why was the decision made to bring it to production, who made that decision, who designed the concepts and prototypes, who were the target markets, etc.
I'm working on a book about the Buick Riviera, and I see the Starfire as part of the first-generation Riviera's origin story. Though helpful in many areas about Oldsmobile, Early and Walkinshaw's Setting The Pace merely gives the what and the when about the Starfire. Are there other books or different references I should be looking at?
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3 hours ago, John Bloom said:
The speed and violence of a crash is almost unbelievable. I was there when Danny Ongais crashed..... and lived. The flyin Hawaiian. Every car fan should go once.
Unconscious, front half of car gone, back half on fire.
1981 … I'm still stunned he lived—in fact, he's still with us. The Bedard crash and seemingly endless flip in 1984 was the same but different—I was there, and I remain convinced that everyone at the speedway thought he was dead.
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An online automobile magazine in Australia has posted yet another in-depth article on the origins of the 1963 Riviera:
https://www.shannons.com.au/club/news/retroautos/design-to-driveway-buicks-1963-riviera/—I'm beginning to think you could write a decent-sized book just covering the events between October 1957 (1958 Thunderbird announcement) and October 1962 (1963 Riviera introduction).
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On 5/23/2021 at 8:22 AM, edinmass said:
Lordy …
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RIP, Dick.
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Just now, 8E45E said:
The 1925 Julian was also rather opulent inside.
Lordy!
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1 minute ago, 8E45E said:
I agree that Mark I Continental is a 'personal luxury' car, as was the '56-7 'Mark II' also, where the 1958 - 1960 Mark III, IV, and V's were not. Perhaps it was the main reason FoMoCo chose to ignore the 1958 - '60 Continentals when it released the personal luxury 'Mark III' in mid-1968 as a 1969 model.
Don't want to ruffle any feathers, but that seems to be what happened.
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OLdsmobiles At Carlisle 2021
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It's still nice to see the pictures …