This picture would have better suited one of the ‘What’s wrong with this picture’ threads – there is SO much wrongness to discover!
1. No seat belts or restraints of any kind.
2. Kid standing in the back seat.
3. No trunk, so grocery bag has to ride up front.
4. No window for dog to hang head out of.
5. No apparent source of motive power.
6. No control surfaces.
7. Completely alone in the sky…what, they only built one?
Mr Carpenter - My father worked at Wixom in 1958 when I was a wee laddie, and built Thunderbirds, Lincolns and Continentals (all of which were unitbody). These...
Steven02 - Exactly rnc. State Farm gets investigates accidents. It talks to customers. It looks at the data to determine insurance pricing for different...
Russycle - “Then there’s the opposite problem, the people who mount their studded snow tires in October and then tear up the pavement until March.” Yeah, one...
ateupwithmotor.com - The earlier Continentals, like the previous 1958-1960 Lincolns and the 1958-1966 Thunderbirds, were an object lesson in the dangers of...
Littlecarrot - I know what you mean. Several weeks ago I went up to Portland to help my 24 year old daughter buy a car. She’s just working part time in a minimum wage job,...
Is that a Studebaker Astral in the picture? Oh, wait, no fins…
I’m still waiting on my Chrysler turbine car.
On a more serious note, happy five-oh.
Female units piloting a flying automobile? Preposterous!
Good podcast! and Happy 50th, Robert!
This picture would have better suited one of the ‘What’s wrong with this picture’ threads – there is SO much wrongness to discover!
1. No seat belts or restraints of any kind.
2. Kid standing in the back seat.
3. No trunk, so grocery bag has to ride up front.
4. No window for dog to hang head out of.
5. No apparent source of motive power.
6. No control surfaces.
7. Completely alone in the sky…what, they only built one?
Happy 50th Robert!
It’s my birthday as well. My 30th. (7/8/79)
No wonder I follow your site so closely.