So true John....evenmore so as it applies to women. Non PC in Florida.
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From Lundy, John D. <JOHN.D.LUNDY at saic.com>
To: 'MG List' <mgs@autox.team.net>; 'Spridgets List'
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, May 26, 2000 12:29 PM
Subject: Fashion Gods Dictate Terminal Ugliness
>David notes below the attractiveness of his BGTs...
>
>One reason I could not resist a "unique fixer-upper opportunity" that has
>become
>my 79 RB Midget Project and has already started to drain my bank account is
>that
>every day on the road you see nothing but UGLY, UGLY, UGLY....
>
>It seems that all the cars made today are cut from the same mold, with only
>minor tweaking.
>Gone are the days of my youth, where you could easily tell a Mustang from a
>GTO from a
>Camaro from a Monte Carlo from a Z Car. They all look about the same now.
>I know they are
>also much more reliable and last longer, but gee whiz, eventually you have
>to be SEEN in them!
>
>I think the source of this problem is the fashion gods, who really think
>that people are so dumb
>that if they change the "look" every 5 years, we will all rush out and dump
>what we have in order
>to look like all our friends. You see this with clothing fashions (which
>must of necessity rotate,
>since there are only so many practical variations to dress the human body),
>even with eyewear
>(when did little glasses become required?), and now with automotive
>fashions.
>
>I would like to think that we are not so gullible as to let a handful of
>fashion gods dictate what
>is attractive, but it seems that, in general, the public DOES rush in to
>fill their pockets by
>"biting" on these. In the aggregate, we really ARE that dumb...
>
>As for cars, there have always been the terminally ugly ones (like, say,
>Pacer or Gremlin), but
>I seemed to note the "rounded" look started with the Ford Taurus, which I
>deem to be brutally
>ugly, but I'm sure some others will adore. All recent model cars seem to
me
>to be morphing
>toward fusion with the Taurus....and the mini-vans, well, don't get me
>started....
>
>SO................
>
>When you see a little car that is UNDENIABLY ATTRACTIVE, and that you just
>have to look at
>a second and even a third glance, well, you just can't resist. It's a
>natural survival instinct -
>a reaction to the mass of ugliness on the road!
>
>When it promises to eke out the $20 - 30K over many painful weeks, months,
>and years (I paid only
>$1,000, but have already doubled that just to "fix it up") instead of one
>big bank-financed bite,
>it's even more attractive!
>
>The younger generation, while of course steeped in massive compliance
>exercises all in the name of
>non-compliance, still might recognize the spark of genuine, natural,
>attraction, and I really think we
>all know deep down when we see a great-looking car like the MG....
>
>Just my opinion. I offer it as a Friday observance, but I'm sure if I am
>thinking it, maybe millions are.
>
>So when will they bring out the 2000 MG line?
>
>JL
>
>
>
>>On the bright side, I make it a point that my BGTs get seen around town.
>>And I make sure when I am at work, my 67 BGT is parked so it is visible to
>>traffic on one of the main streets going into the downtown area. It draws
>>some attention - oddly enough, it seems to be quite the draw to some of
the
>
>>teenage crowd, more so than to the older generations.
>
>>David
>>67 BGT
>>71 BGT
>
>
>
>
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>> Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
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