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How come bicycle clothing looks so silly?
Billzz wrote:
"Clive George" wrote in message et... "Nate Nagel" wrote in message ... http://www.automotivehistoryonline.c...niCountach.htm still has the power of 'auto-erection' over me......g To me, the page you referce is like a photomontage of evolution of a car from merely unattractive to heinous IMHO. Diff'rent strokes, I guess... I prefer the original too - the later ones in skirts don't do it for me, but I know they're there to cover the huge rubber bits. The original/prototype is at least interesting, if not actually attractive. Just passing by. Used to be interested in cars. Owned XK-140 and E-Type Jaguars. Raced once at Laguna Seca. The history of this one is unique... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini Lamborghini is not the only one dismissed by Enzo Ferrari to see it come back in spades. He was approached by Henry Ford II (when Ferrari was in money trouble, which they always were) and dismissed any Ford investment. So Ford built the GT-40s and won at LeMans, over Ferrari, 1,2,3. Ford could probably still be winning at LeMans, but they thought they had proved the point. Lamborghini is now turning out the most audacious cars (The Reventon - about a million dollars) and just to stick it to Ferrari. The old men are now gone, but the feud continues. It's like an Italian Mafia family feud. But, it is producing some fabulous collector cars. I was in the showroom, in Dallas, and they were showing the only Countach, in Dallas, and I heard the words, from a salesman to a customer, that I had heard in Europe, "It's not just a car, it's a work of art!" And inside of me, I wanted to give the salesman a high-five. That's it. You are not buying an Italian car, like a Fiat, at this level. You are buying a piece of art. Buy a Fiat, you get a car, and a bad investment. Buy a Lamborghini and you won't lose money, and it could be in a museum. In fact Malcolm Forbes "money-green" Countach is in a museum, in Sacramento, California, still worth enough, in ticket sales, that they won't sell it Right, it's in a museum. If you actually wanted to drive it as a daily driver, you get a car and it's a bad investment. |
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