7/10/2004

THE CLASSICS NEVER LOSE THEIR EDGE

OK . . . right below my “best burgers” post at the old site was a post that reminded me of something I used to do on this site. Namely, I used to name some cars I hadn’t seen in a while, and then see how long it would take me to encounter them.

I mention this because, two weeks ago, we followed a Yugo all the way from Horicon to West Bend. At the time, there was another Yugo for sale in Horicon. (It sold quickly, I think–it’s not there any more, at least.) And then today, we saw a Ford Festiva–teal, of course–on the way to Beaver Dam.

Car blogging burned me out, but car spotting is still fun, so here’s five not-recently-seen cars I’ll be looking for.

  1. Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon
  2. Dodge Colt
  3. Buick Skylark
  4. Honda Prelude
  5. Volkswagen Corrado

With the exception of the Corrado, I’ll probably see all these in the next few days.

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4 Comments

  1. Give yourself bonus points if you see an Omni with a racing stripe.

    I drove one of those once. Worst. Drive. Ever.

    Comment by Zygote — 7/11/2004 @ 3:16 pm

  2. I (briefly) fated a girl who drove a Ford Festiva in the late 70s. It was a fun car to drive.

    Which Dodge Colt do you mean? The early 80s box or the late 80s Civic-wannabe?

    Comment by Harry — 7/11/2004 @ 9:31 pm

  3. fated == dated. Although, it was obvious early on that it was fated to be a short relationship.

    Comment by Harry — 7/11/2004 @ 9:32 pm

  4. In the late 70s it was not a “Festiva” which is simply a trumped up “Fiesta.” My dad bought a Fiesta in about 1978…it became my car to take to high school around 1985. It was a typical American reaction to Japanese imports. It was cheap, fuel efficient but sounded like an airplane ready to take off.

    Comment by Jon Enslin — 7/12/2004 @ 10:35 am

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