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Muffy Aldrich
Muffy Aldrich, Editor of Salt Water New England: The Thing Before Preppy, since 2010. And a 12th Generation New Englander.
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Beautiful pictures of beautiful cars. Cars are no longer as elegant as they used to be
ReplyDeleteThey don’t make cars this good looking anymore
ReplyDeleteSuperb photography. And yes, today’s cars are no where near as distinctive looking as formerly. All the SUVs cross-overs what have you all look the same. Did you ever think the day would arrive when you can hardly tell the difference between a Porsche and Chevy? Everything is sacrificed on the altar of efficiency.
DeleteMy parents used to tell me that when I was a young child (1950’s!) I could identify each car make and model. Now that I am old, I can’t tell the difference between any of them.
DeleteLovely photographs, as always. I would add that, not only do so many cars look the same, they often have the same narrow color spectrum (bluish gray? grayish blue?). My last car was a fire engine red V-70. Loved it. After driving Volvos for years, I now drive a white Dodge Grand Caravan. I'm so ashamed.
DeleteThis too shall pass. Once the kiddos got old enough to drive, we were on the V70 wagon train and have never gotten off again. We've had three, loved them all. Red: 300k miles. Blue: rear-ended at 80k miles, boooo, Silver Moose: 220k and my current ride. None of them were newer than 2007, and hopefully the next one will be even older. I can't stand new cars and loathe the surveillance tech installed now even more than the hideous designs. The 2006 Siena is now the "dump run", haul mattresses and filthy dogs car with over 300k miles on it.
DeleteThe "altar of efficiency" has many aspects, some of them insidious. New cars are laden with microchip technology, and unless you have all of the diagnostic tools that your dealer's mechanic has, there are very few repairs, or even aspects of routine maintenance, that you can perform yourself.
ReplyDeleteThe various true classics so beautifully captured here remind me of that most vexing question: Which? Some days I pine for another 2002, but gracious, that three liter coupe is attractive, and then one gets redirected to looking at 356s or XK anythings. Yikes!
Yet another example of how life has become less experiential for younger people. How many of today’s high schoolers do an oil change on the family car? You didn’t have to have mechanical aspirations to find yourself, maybe with help from a parent or a friend, doing a backyard tuneup. And who couldn’t make casual conversation about our favorite Triumphs and MGs and their “electrical problems,” wether we knew anything about them or not.
DeleteAh yes. Lucas, Prince of Darkness.
DeleteWell...I went to high school about 40 years ago, and very few of my friends and acquaintances ever worked on the family car. So I don't know when the described scenario was ever the case....however I will meet you more than halfway and agree that kids today are missing out on a lot of "real life" things. I travel quite a bit and run into a lot of "travel teams" at the hotels during the summer. I think those kids miss out on the pure fun of playing with the neighborhood kids, making up your own rules, solving your own disputes, and not having parents constantly watching like hawks.
DeleteI went to high school many years ago as well, and everyone I knew worked on their cars, and the coolest guy in town had an MG that he knew inside and out. Some of my classmates refurbished old cars as hobbies. Of course, there wasn't much going on around there lol
DeleteI went to high school in the 70s and never knew, or even heard of, any boy who worked on a car. Ever.
DeleteThere is way too much emphasis on travel teams. The time, energy, and expense involved in interstate sports tournaments for youngsters as young as 11 and 12 is obscene.
DeleteGood one… “the altar of efficiency.” And it does have many aspects. Grocery store bar codes. Great for the store to track stock. Lousy for the customer who has to wait as the cashier picks up and swipes each individual item. Used to be, the bagger couldn’t keep pace with the cashier. I know, I did that job. We had to set up the bags in advance for a big order. As the order was “rung up” we struggled to fill the bags as fast as possible. The customers - cash - were checked out in a flash.
ReplyDeletePorsche... there is no substitute.
ReplyDeleteAmazing to drive but a bit tacky.
DeleteNot true for air cooled Porsche drivers...
DeleteA *bit* tacky?
DeleteMaybe buy the gaudiest 911 made and wear a big shiny new Rolex.
Delete"Maybe buy the gaudiest 911 made and wear a big shiny new Rolex." Exactly. And don't forget the Gucci loafers!
DeleteSome rare gems here.
ReplyDeleteI think half the problem is the manufactures are not creative enough and the other half is all the regulations that are imposed. Safety. Mileage. Weight. A lot of car companies do not want to enter the US market because of all the regulations. Try to buy a Peugeot in the US. Almost all the cars in this post are when car manufactures where creative and they did not have to deal with all the regulations.
ReplyDeleteThat's very interesting, but surely they could design an attractive, stylish body shell
DeleteIt takes a brave car maker to re-tool and introduce a unique new design. Whoever was first with fins in the fifties did not sacrifice anything on “the altar of efficiency.”
DeleteI don’t think US rules are any stricter than the EU’s, but the two have very different approaches. For example, the EU has tight rules about bumpers for pedestrian safety while the US is focused on air bags for passenger safety.
DeleteUS implemented 5mph bumper requirements decades ago.
ReplyDeleteLove seeing those beautiful old cars, don't always like breathin' 'em though. Wonder if that first guy is maybe a fan of The Clash, lives by the river...
ReplyDeleteSo very wonderful, each, and every one! Thank you, so very much! Cheers!
ReplyDeleteLove the pic of the BMW on the side of the road with the hood up. As the owner of an '88 Jeep Grand Wagoneer - I can relate...
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