Some days the outrage caused by our president and his enablers is too much to bear. Today is such a day. So let's stand back and look at something else that will outrage you:
"What is it," you ask, "and why is it so mind-bendingly ugly?" What it is, is the new Packard. The nameplate was for sale, and someone is going to resurrect it, just like Bugatti and Duesenberg were brought back from the dead.
Packard 1.0 built well-engineered, well-made cars like this 1934 Series Eight 1101 Convertible Sedan:
Not bad. As you can see, Packard could really screw together a great car (and design one). It was a marque known for its build quality and styling.
As for the new one, its ugliness is not so much a matter of taste as a matter of having your eyes open. But maybe, just maybe, they'll do the motoring public a favor and redesign it.
What a hideous design. That monstrosity has all the charm of an unflushed toilet.
Posted by: oyster | September 26, 2007 at 02:45 PM
Wasn't that Lady Penelope's car from The Thunderbirds????
Posted by: actor212 | September 27, 2007 at 07:37 AM
I feel a sudden urge to stop the pigeon.
Posted by: tata | September 27, 2007 at 11:12 AM