Robert Hall

An example would be the B hardtop rooflines vs C hardtop rooflines of a given year, like ‘61. The C has a more squared C-pillar and back window shape compared to B. Olds 88 vs 98 example... Likewise for '62-64....the C body has a more squared off roofline compared to the rounded B body roofline.

Shock (as in Future Shock, Alvin Toffler's interesting book).

Neat curvature to the front door uppers... interesting how these vintage ambulances always seemed to have unique, non-oem glass and rooflines. As far as the '59-60 GM greenhouses, it's interesting that there didn't seem to be any distinction between B- and C-bodies for most of the rooflines, unlike '61 forward where there were distinctly different 2dr hts, 4dr hts, 4dr sedans, etc between B- and C-bodies. The Urus is just an Audi Q8 in Lamboish sheetmetal, though...nothing special. It lacks the true weirdness of the LM002...doesn't even have a Lambo engine--has an Audi engine.

While listening to a true crime podcast, in each episode I hear the dopey GM 'Generation E' ad...some generic Millennial woman intoning about 'optimism instead of exhaust' and something instead of the 'roar of an engine'...no mention about the cost, of course...

Fishy faces are nothing new in auto design, remember the Chrysler Concorde in the 90s? Or the 4th gen Camaro after the '98 MCE...

Back on topic, I was out once this week, but I don’t recall seeing anything interesting.

Maybe the biggest change after the FWD and aero shift was the last 25 years where we have seen the rise of SUVs and CUVs to market dominance, pushing aside traditional 3 box cars... Will the current decade be the decade of a big shift to EVs?

The changes from 1980-1990 was pretty drastic with the FWD-ification and downsizing. Not as much of a styling change, but compare the differences between say a 1980 Grand Prix and a 1990 Grand Prix. Going back further, with those Plymouths the styling difference from a 1951 to 1961 was quite drastic, as was from 1941 to 1951.

Pretty incredible how much the styling changed in a decade, compared to the space monster styling of the '61.

It is funny how 3 divisions each developed their own 455...yet Chevy had to be different and do a 454. No one tried to one-up with a 456? Of course, Cadillac had to be bigger and did a 500..

Godzilla

Ginny and Henry. Going to the groomers soon.

Getting 2nd shot next Monday. Looking forward to some sort of normalcy eventually--going to concerts, restaurants, museums..really looking forward to getting on the ferry out to the islands this Spring..

Yeah, it's hard to take seriously a guy that thinks the '59 Cadillac as a the pinnacle of design calling a Countach 'cartoonish'....the '59 Cadillac was totally cartoonish! Even in the black & white world.

I love me some Tina, and there is a great story about that last song and F1 great Ayrton Senna...

Good riddance.

The 70s and 80s had a lot of awkward bumpers due to supporting bumper laws in various jurisdictions.. A lot of the older Italian sports cars (and British) had interiors that looked like kit cars, not designed but with random parts from other cars stuck on wood panels. Probably due to budgetary constraints...

I don't think I've ever seen the Miura described as 'bland'. C'mon, just admit to being a xenophobe about cars...we all know it.

I saw a Montreal in Scottsdale a few years ago...they look great in person..really like the front end...

Cleveland is pretty bad in places also...

I love the Alfa Romeo Montreal...esp. the front end. Fiat had some good looking coupes in the 70s..

The one Countach I didn't like was the 20th anniversary w/ the heavier cladding: I prefer the mid 80s w/ the big wing. I've read they added the wing due to customer demand after the car that appeared in Cannonball Run (which also had a front wing).

A couple Dinos and a Maserati Ghibli.. I love the Countach, was one of the 80s exotics I lusted after as a teenager, along w/ the Ferrari Testarossa. While not necessarily classically 'beautiful', they were bold and brutal. I like the 308 and 328 as well...

Iso Grifos, Bizzarini 5300 GT, and Ferrari Lusso....some sensuous '60s Italians..

The Miura may be my favorite Lamborghini as far as styling. The modern Lambos don’t really do anything for me.