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[Bill Hubbell]

C'mon, Mike, of course you can argue with them about showing an Early
Convertible in an article about the 10 ugliest cars.  I don't care what
planet you are from - to call an early model Corvair convertible ugly you
have to be blind, dumb, or whacked out on drugs.

Here are some Excerpts from various sources about the Early Model Styling:

Chevrolet's new compact car, the Corvair, designed by Ron Hill and GM
Styling Staff, entered the market in 1960, and received a coveted annual
design award from the Industrial Designers Institute (IDI). To most
designers, it was a welcome innovative design response to compact European
imports, and hailed as a pointed departure from the tail fin and chrome
excesses that dominated the previous decade in Detroit (see 1957 Chrysler
"Forward Look").

Design Awards by the Industrial Designers Institute (IDI)
Awards were initiated in 1951: "The IDI will select annually not more than
three designers and/or groups of designers, to be recipients of a medal for
their noteworthy and fresh approach to design and function combined with a
practical use of appropriate materials, for a product that is mass-produced
and nationally distributed."

Motor Trend voted the 1960 Corvair "Car of the Year" for all of its
breakthroughs in design and styling.

There is visual evidence that the Corvair influenced the stylists for a
number of European cars, Italian (Fiat), German (NSU 1000). As far as the
Hillman Imp is concerned the evidence goes a little further.

I could go on, but why?

Bill Hubbell


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Subject: <VV> (no subject)

Oh you guys are gonna love this:

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/08/0824_uglycars/index_01.htm?chan=rss_
topSlideShows_ssi_5

A slideshow of the ugliest cars.  Guess what car is in it?  At least they
show an early so I can't really argue with them on that.  But the comments,
sheesh.

mikeH
firing off an angry letter as we speak.
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