That was back when the big three ruled the car industry here in this country. They where responsible for the disappearance of a lot of the smaller car company's back then. If they didn't put you out of business, they bought you out.
That is kind of sad too.
Although some see the hand of the big three in the demise of many smaller manufacturers its important to realize you need economies of scale to survive in the mass production buisness.
But think of all the very cool and inovative designs that came along because the smaller manufactures had to be creative.
Someone was talking about the Pacer and othr AMC products....
Think about it for a second.
Those designs and styling were WAY out there on the edge.
Those guys were gambling and letting it all hang out in an effort to get ahead of the big three.
In many respects these companies pushed inovation.
The Hornet, the Pacer the Avanti, the Cord, all were very forward thinking specialty cars designed at a time when you had to stand out to survive.
Now cars all look like metled Jelly beans. In some cases it looks like you could swap a fender from one to another and it would bolt on.
I had to throw it to all the kids in the parade
