Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in
news:eB13j.56573$if6.37245@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:

>
>
> Tegger wrote:

>>
>> I haven't checked, but I'd bet the new Civic is about the same size
>> as the '76 Accord.
>>
>
>
> I'll betcha it's bigger.



Probably.



>
> Anyway, my yardstick as to "growth," was the '55 Thunderbird. A
> nimble (sort of) two seater that later bacame a four seater and
> eventually a full sized goliath.



That was very much on purpose. McNamara figured he had more sales in a
4-seater. He was right, actually.

Interesting that the Thunderbird eventually came to share the same
chassis as those gargantuan Lincoln Mark cars. Like the one Detective
Frank Cannon drove...



> Remember the Falcon? It grew and
> grew eventually reing replaced by a smaller car with a "horse" name.
> No, not the Mustang!



The Maverick! I saw one of those the other week. It was sitting by the
road with a For Sale sign in the window. I always liked their styling.
They were a bit small on the inside for their outside size, but you
could get them with a 6 or a V8, which wasn't true for any of the Jap
cars back then...


>
> Some of us just strive for a simple car to get us to where we need to
> go without breaking the bank. Others must have the latest 'n greatest
> which evidently is not always the best...
>


Mine is seventeen years old, has no options and power nothing but the
steering. Just fine by me. I didn't even want the power steering, but
the Integra came with one regardless.


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