[alfa] Re: alfa-digest V10 #458

["George" <schweikg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Digesti,

I can only second Michael's opinion of the new "stylish" designs. Before Bob 
Lutz left Daimler Chrysler, he was quoted as saying some new cars styling 
looked like they "had been frightened by an angry kitchen appliance". 
Combine this with the 1930's Diesel locomotive styling theme, and the result 
is not good. And... it's gonna get worse; I just read of a pending EU 
pedestrian safety requirement for a 4 inch space between outside front body 
work and any hard internal components. Well, the radiators, braces, brackets 
etc. aren't gonna move so the bodywork will be raised and extended further 
outward for compliance. The article surmises the European cars that comply 
with this will influence U.S. stying toward the "blunt theme".

George Schweikle
Lexington, KY
'76 Spider
'91 Spider Veloce

> Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 20:51:28 -0700
> From: C M Smith <cmsmith@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] Stupid looking Alfas
(snip) "... I can safely opine that BMW does not have a monopoly on ugly 
design briefs....(as an aside has anyone seen what appallingly ugly cars the 
Germans are trying to pass off as stylish these days? I mean the Bangle 
Beemers are breathtakingly ugly, even a Pontiac Aztec has some intellectual 
honesty about it by comparison, but the newest Mercedes coupe/sedan and the 
newer Audis are just butt ugly and make even Bangle designs look halfway 
reasonable). "


> Michael
>
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> Michael Smith
> White 1991 164L
> Original owner
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