Fw: <VV>New T-Bird looks like 1st gen Vette

[Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per]

 Yes, that was it - the 1st gen Vette had no interesting features, kind of
 blobby (interesting for the period because it was so very different from
 cars like the 54 Chevy - boats !)

 The most interesting things about the early Birds were the forward
 protruding headlights, and the fins, all of which were "shaved off" (for
 safety ?) on the new version, which was not retro at all, except for the
 name and being 2-seater, and maybe the portholes, that look totally out of
 place.



 ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tony Underwood" <tonyu at roava.net>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 12:20 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV>Retro
>
>
>> At 05:42 PM 11/22/2006, MyGroups wrote:
>>
>>>>If GM did a car up like that and sold it for what the Mustang sells for, 
>>>>I bet a lot of people would be willing to buy it...  IF the car was true 
>>>>to its origins and not an almost-wannabe like Ford's BIG blunder with 
>>>>the last T-Bird.    They learned their lesson, hence the Mustang 
>>>>"correction".   ;)
>>>
>>>So what is your criticism of the retro T-Bird? Just curious.
>>
>>
>> It looked much more like a '54 Corvette than a '56 T-Bird.    Ford 
>> unwittingly copied their competition's ancient history.    Then they 
>> priced the damned thing into the stratosphere.
>>
>> It came off as Miata competition, only without the handling or 
>> performance or affordable price.
>>
>>
>>>I find them interesting if originally over priced. Not a sports car in 
>>>any way though.
>>
>> Nope.   It actually wasn't much of anything good, just a collection of 
>> sorta-ok, but...
>>
>>
>>
>> tony..
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