Comments on: A splendor we once knew http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/a-splendor-we-once-knew/ filosofia da una fattoria Umbra Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:20:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: eg http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/a-splendor-we-once-knew/comment-page-1/#comment-1677 eg Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:03:32 +0000 http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/a-splendor-we-once-knew/#comment-1677 I'm guessing the gas mileage wasn't so great. But then again, mileage isn't everything. Pretty cars! I’m guessing the gas mileage wasn’t so great. But then again, mileage isn’t everything. Pretty cars!

]]> By: admin http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/a-splendor-we-once-knew/comment-page-1/#comment-1669 admin Sun, 19 Aug 2007 07:04:47 +0000 http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/a-splendor-we-once-knew/#comment-1669 It's my impression that we somehow slipped into the people's box from the people's car... VW. Those elongated rounded lines look aerodynamic to me, an amateur. Look how successful the Chrysler car is that is inspired by the Thirties. And it drives badly and is expensive. That Vauxhall is a honey. If you swept back the windscreen and lowered the roof, it would still be gorgeous and also aerodynamic! It's my theory that if Fiat made something inspired by this they wouldn't be broke. What did I love the most in the Thirties Bertie Wooster films and Lord Wimsey mysteries? The roadsters! It’s my impression that we somehow slipped into the people’s box from the people’s car… VW. Those elongated rounded lines look aerodynamic to me, an amateur.

Look how successful the Chrysler car is that is inspired by the Thirties. And it drives badly and is expensive.

That Vauxhall is a honey. If you swept back the windscreen and lowered the roof, it would still be gorgeous and also aerodynamic! It’s my theory that if Fiat made something inspired by this they wouldn’t be broke. What did I love the most in the Thirties Bertie Wooster films and Lord Wimsey mysteries? The roadsters!

]]> By: Robert http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/a-splendor-we-once-knew/comment-page-1/#comment-1662 Robert Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:50:29 +0000 http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/a-splendor-we-once-knew/#comment-1662 My father used to own a classic Vauxhall - closest pic here - http://www.madle.org/vaux25gy39.JPG It never ran but he did get the bodywork done on it - red body with black fenders - was a real beauty. I do wonder why we sacrificed the style inherent in the classic cars for what we have today. I know there is all the talk about aerodynamics, energy efficiency, etc but surely it is possible to combine the best of both worlds? My father used to own a classic Vauxhall - closest pic here - http://www.madle.org/vaux25gy39.JPG

It never ran but he did get the bodywork done on it - red body with black fenders - was a real beauty.

I do wonder why we sacrificed the style inherent in the classic cars for what we have today. I know there is all the talk about aerodynamics, energy efficiency, etc but surely it is possible to combine the best of both worlds?

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