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VOTE NOW!!!
Your votes have chosen the top-three from Sweeden and Australia, and it's your turn to vote. You've got three days to make your decision, and MAKE SURE YOU ARE VOTING FROM ONE FROM SWEEDEN AND ONE FROM AUSTRALIA...
Now, for what you have all been waiting for, BEST AMERICAN CAR!
What makes a particular car great? Although we have attempted to answer this question in all of the previous threads, and some of us have had quite an easy time picking a model, this is by far the hardest for me. Do you go for something like the Ford Model T which baisically "made" the automobile what it is today? Do you go with the wartime favorite, the Jeep? What about the "classic" post-war models like the Bel Air, Fury, and Galaxie? Maybe a sportscar like the Corvette or Cobra? An American musclecar like the Mustang or Charger?
This is by far the hardest choise I must make, as there have been literally dozens of models that have changed the way cars were built in America. I've narrowed it down to two, as this will be the first an really only time I plan uppon making a double nomination...
The Chevrolet Bel-Air:
When you think of an American car, what do you think of? Clean, elegant lines? Stong V8 power? A comfortable ride and handeling trade-off? For many people, the quintessential American car was the 1955-1957 Chevrolet Bel Air. Known as the "Hot One" by many people around the world, the car was truely revolutionary at the time in terms of design.
...The look was bold, clean, and sharp. I can't think of many people who do not like the Bel Air, no matter if they are a Ford or Chrysler fan, etc. It is the car that was truely "done right" from top to bottom, front to back. The porportions are damn-near perfect in every direction, and the car still stands as a styling icon more than 50 years later.
But we also need to remember that it was the Bel Air that made the Chevrolet Small-Block V8 a popular engine. The 265ci and 283ci V8s were both used in the Bel Air, and 350 swaps are as common as cotton here in the US.
It truely is the "bread-and-butter" car that Americans love, thus my first nom is with the Bel Air:
(see that other car back there? Yeah, the green one? Yeah, thats nomination number two...)
The Chevrolet Corvette
Who didn't see it comming? I mean really, with the words I write every day on this board, did we not see it comming?
What more can be said about the Corvette that hasn't been said before? The car simply put is one of the best cars built anywhere, at any time. It has always done what it was meant to do quite well... Offer a cheap ammount of performance that satisfied the needs of returning GIs from Europe. Although today the definition of the car has certainly changed a bit, the value and performance of the car is simply unlike anything sold in the world. If you can name one production car that can outperform the F430 and 911 Turbo, you can buy for less than $70K with a three-year warranty, and get nearly 30 MPG, give me a call...
This is the car that has defined the American automotive industry, no matter the company, since 1953. The designs have always been stunning, seeming to be ahead of the curve in every generation. Models range from the "average" to the "legendary" worldwide, and the racing heritage of just one model is unmatched. Added to that, just like the Bel Air, the Chevrolet Small Block owes a lot of it's success to the Corvette as well.
...Thus, I also nominate the Chevrolet Corvette...
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Feel free to nominate, debate, and so on... I'm not setting an offical end to the nomination round as there are lots of models to get through. The loose end is at about three days as usual, but that can be extended. Have fun, be respectful, and God Bless America!
Your votes have chosen the top-three from Sweeden and Australia, and it's your turn to vote. You've got three days to make your decision, and MAKE SURE YOU ARE VOTING FROM ONE FROM SWEEDEN AND ONE FROM AUSTRALIA...
Now, for what you have all been waiting for, BEST AMERICAN CAR!
What makes a particular car great? Although we have attempted to answer this question in all of the previous threads, and some of us have had quite an easy time picking a model, this is by far the hardest for me. Do you go for something like the Ford Model T which baisically "made" the automobile what it is today? Do you go with the wartime favorite, the Jeep? What about the "classic" post-war models like the Bel Air, Fury, and Galaxie? Maybe a sportscar like the Corvette or Cobra? An American musclecar like the Mustang or Charger?
This is by far the hardest choise I must make, as there have been literally dozens of models that have changed the way cars were built in America. I've narrowed it down to two, as this will be the first an really only time I plan uppon making a double nomination...
The Chevrolet Bel-Air:
When you think of an American car, what do you think of? Clean, elegant lines? Stong V8 power? A comfortable ride and handeling trade-off? For many people, the quintessential American car was the 1955-1957 Chevrolet Bel Air. Known as the "Hot One" by many people around the world, the car was truely revolutionary at the time in terms of design.
...The look was bold, clean, and sharp. I can't think of many people who do not like the Bel Air, no matter if they are a Ford or Chrysler fan, etc. It is the car that was truely "done right" from top to bottom, front to back. The porportions are damn-near perfect in every direction, and the car still stands as a styling icon more than 50 years later.
But we also need to remember that it was the Bel Air that made the Chevrolet Small-Block V8 a popular engine. The 265ci and 283ci V8s were both used in the Bel Air, and 350 swaps are as common as cotton here in the US.
It truely is the "bread-and-butter" car that Americans love, thus my first nom is with the Bel Air:
(see that other car back there? Yeah, the green one? Yeah, thats nomination number two...)
The Chevrolet Corvette
Who didn't see it comming? I mean really, with the words I write every day on this board, did we not see it comming?
What more can be said about the Corvette that hasn't been said before? The car simply put is one of the best cars built anywhere, at any time. It has always done what it was meant to do quite well... Offer a cheap ammount of performance that satisfied the needs of returning GIs from Europe. Although today the definition of the car has certainly changed a bit, the value and performance of the car is simply unlike anything sold in the world. If you can name one production car that can outperform the F430 and 911 Turbo, you can buy for less than $70K with a three-year warranty, and get nearly 30 MPG, give me a call...
This is the car that has defined the American automotive industry, no matter the company, since 1953. The designs have always been stunning, seeming to be ahead of the curve in every generation. Models range from the "average" to the "legendary" worldwide, and the racing heritage of just one model is unmatched. Added to that, just like the Bel Air, the Chevrolet Small Block owes a lot of it's success to the Corvette as well.
...Thus, I also nominate the Chevrolet Corvette...
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Feel free to nominate, debate, and so on... I'm not setting an offical end to the nomination round as there are lots of models to get through. The loose end is at about three days as usual, but that can be extended. Have fun, be respectful, and God Bless America!
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. Anyhow this is a tough one. I'm leaning towards the Ford Mustang at the moment, the influence that car has had is massive.
and still goin strong
