Retort: The Appeal of American Muscle Cars. While catching up on my daily dose of car news at an ungodly hour of the night I flipboarded upon a piece of automotive writing so misguided that it warranted a response from me – the resident import fanboy at Boldride.
I put on my smoking jacket, grabbed some scotch and sat down at my typewriter. One glass of scotch later I realized that writing a letter wasn’t going to cut it. So I fired up my internet, got to clicking and fleshed out this piece of writing below. You should check out the article that inspired this post here: Column: American Muscle Cars – Why? Otherwise the rest of this post will make little sense. Ok glad you’re back, pretty simple stuff right? The 2012 BMW F10 M5, for example, has more computing power than the lunar module that took Neil Armstrong to the moon in 1969. My main gripe however, is best highlighted by Nino’s rather hamfisted grip on English. I think the reason is pretty simple. Muscle cars are great because they’re simple and straightforward. 2) Styling. Why buy a Classic car, and who do they appeal to?. People buy old cars for many different reasons.
For some the decision is driven by nostalgia for their past, while for others it may be the desire to drive something that stands out from the hordes of modern cars that populate our streets and car parks, computer-driven boxes, invariably painted silver or a shade thereof. This article will take a closer look at some of the reasons why the old-car fan chooses chrome over cup holders, and uniqueness before uniformity. Personally, I've had old cars since the mid-1980s, carrying on a family tradition for tinkering with older vehicles rather than obsessing over the latest must-have model, churned out in their thousands by soul-less car manufacturers, more often than not based in distant lands.
Old, Ornery and Fun: The Appeal of Classic Cars - virginia pilot - August 24, 2012 - Id. 395671382 - vLex. The Appeal of Classic Cars. The appeal of American muscle cars, fancy luxury automobiles, and vintage classics are an international past time that has been around since cars could be dubbed ‘classics’.
Since the introduction of the Ford Model T in 1909 to the American public – movement by way of automobile was where it’s at. At the turn of the 20th century, drivers reached back with the hopes of grabbing a bit of nostalgia, to turn a few heads, or just to revel in the greats. America’s reaction to Henry Ford’s newest invention took the world by storm. The novelty of this classic automobile doesn’t lie in its ability to hit the road for a long distance trip, nor in its ability to maintain reasonable gas mileage. It holds its place in the hearts of car collectors merely for its sentimental value. The appeal surrounding classic cars ranges from feelings of nostalgia – to wanting a respite from the modern cars of today. In 2009, Motor Trend magazine created a list of the 60 coolest cars over the past 60 years.
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