Tegger wrote:
> Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in
> news:eB13j.56573$if6.37245@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
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>>Tegger wrote:
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>>>I haven't checked, but I'd bet the new Civic is about the same size
>>>as the '76 Accord.
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>>I'll betcha it's bigger.
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>>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.
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> That was very much on purpose. McNamara figured he had more sales in a
> 4-seater. He was right, actually.
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> Interesting that the Thunderbird eventually came to share the same
> chassis as those gargantuan Lincoln Mark cars. Like the one Detective
> Frank Cannon drove...
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Yep...



>>Remember the Falcon? It grew and
>>grew eventually reing replaced by a smaller car with a "horse" name.
>>No, not the Mustang!
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> 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...
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Yes, I think GM's contender was the Vega which could have been a pretty
good vehicle had they sleeved the engines instead of having simple
aluminum bores. I know several people that sleeved 'em and after they
were real good cars.

Then, there was the Chevette that got great mileage but rode like a
lumber wagon and was a nightmare to work on...



>>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...
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> 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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Yep, and you can chuckle all the way to the bank regarding the money you
got to spend on other things. And you have to be commended for keeping
it up in the rust/snow belt. I would never dream of it.

Maybe if your body finally rusts beyond repair, you can import a Texas
beater and revitalize it for another seventeen years...

<G>

JT