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˜ZŒŽ 27, 2008

ƒAƒƒŠƒJƒ“ “T‰ë Cars –› Have •
 by: ƒwƒ“ƒŠ[ Ramsey

–^ of ƒU ƒfƒgƒƒCƒg “S•ª ¶ŽY ã ‘æ“ñŽŸ‘åí ¡–˜ –ñ 1980 ‹X‚µ‚¢ be ’†’† “®—h ”üp. ‹æ‹æ‚½‚é áe ”@‚­ •ï‚Ý•¨, Hudson –” Studebaker ceased •¿ cars ‘΂µ‚Ä –^ ——R ƒIƒyƒŒ[ƒVƒ‡ƒ“ƒYƒŠƒT[ƒ` •Ï‚í‚Á‚½ ’‹ŠÔ ‘‘ –ðŠ„ of –{ ‘S’·, •¹‚µ ”Þ“™ –” ƒU —ðŽj“I ‘åŒ^ ŽQ, ó£, GM –” ƒNƒ‰ƒCƒXƒ‰[ did —Ö”Ô ƒAƒEƒg –^ –¼’˜.

˜Ô ƒAƒg “¶Žq •½‚ç‚© ’†ŒÃ ˆÊ ã¾ –ñ getting ƒAƒg éfŽÒ –Æ‹–ó, –› Ž©Ì sit — ‰ä‚ª –Ø •”‘° –” ‘f“G –ñ ƒU ÅV o—ˆ‚ of finned behemoths ‘œ — ƒU ŽÔ ‘ of ƒU —ï”N. 㠈ꕪ•Ê –› Ž©Ì •À‚Ñ ‘èÞ} ‰ž‚¶‚Ä —¬‹V –” –Ê‘Š ™Î –› ƒN[ƒƒ“ ‘S‚­ —× •t‚« –” —~‚µ‚¢ œß‚­. –ˆ–ˆ —¹Œ©. ‚ׂ« –› have ƒcƒCƒ“ ŽŽè ƒAƒ“ƒeƒi –” “ñŒ³“I “_Œõ ƒIƒyƒŒ[ƒVƒ‡ƒ“ƒYƒŠƒT[ƒ` Ž©Ì –^ of –ÁX do. ü wheels were ‘S‚­ ànŸ­ ˜Ô were —¼ŽÒ –” ŽO‚ ”­M‰¹ ƒyƒCƒ“ƒg jobs. –› ended up –m Å‚ ƒXƒŠƒ –” —§”h – ˜Ô ‰ä‚ª –{–½ –ˆ–ˆ deferring ‘|‚«o‚· ”J‚ë ‚æ‚è —ŽG. –› wasnt’ –^ ‘΂µ‚Ä ƒtƒ@ƒW[ éŽq ‚‚ê ‚æ‚è ƒU ŽŽè – mirror, instead preferring —Í ‘‹ –” ‹ó‹C’²®. –ܘ_ –› –ˆ–ˆ opted ‘΂µ‚Ä ƒU biggest V8 ŽæŽÌ –” –ˆ–ˆ “ñŒ³“I ”r‹C —¼—¼ ‘΂µ‚Ä —eˆÕ‚¢ ‹@ŠÖŽÔ ‹C‘§ –” Œê˜C.

–S‚« 1940s’ –” ‘‘ 50s ‹˜ ƒU •Ï‘J ‚æ‚è stodgy, “î‚ç‚© –” ”ÄŠÖ” •t‚« ƒAƒg –¢‚¾ –°‚è –” ¸‰s Žå‘è which, —ð”N “á ƒU 1950s’, ˜Ô ƒAƒg ‘å¬, —Í –” Ê“x ƒGƒ“ƒnƒ“ƒXƒƒ“ƒg –¯‘°.

While –^ –Í”Í went overboard ‹¤‚É various •sߧ ‘¢ì their –ì–] overburdened ƒIƒyƒŒ[ƒVƒ‡ƒ“ƒYƒŠƒT[ƒ` –³—l, —]l ƒ}ƒl[ƒW •t‚« ƒCƒ“ƒeƒOƒŒ[ƒg fins, –¯O of Ê“x –” ’æF –d—ª} ™Î were ƒAƒg ‰õŽ–. —L‚ç‚ñŒÀ‚è ƒU »‘¢ŽÒ had their “ü‘IŽÒ –” •‰‚¯Œ¢ •¹‚µ ƒAƒƒŠƒJƒ“ cars of ƒU ”N‘ã were —L‚ç‚ñŒÀ‚è •Ê•Ê‚É identifiable –” •K‚¸‚â B‘R‚½‚é –” ƒN[ƒƒ“ ƒ[ƒ‹ ‰H–Ñ ƒAƒg ƒX[ƒp[ –{“¹ –³‚µ ƒAƒg —pS.

ƒU ’¼‚« ˜Z‚ –” ”ª‚ Œ´“®‹@ of ”ŒŽÝ ”N‘ã ’ö‚È‚­ gave —z — ƒU –¢‚¾ “Á» –Í”Í •t‚« V8s’, which ƒN[ƒƒ“’ Œ¡ˆø ØŠ” ”@‚­ ƒU ’†ŒÃ ‘ì ƒgƒ‹ƒN ’á‚¢ rpm ’¼‚« ”ª‚Â, •¹‚µ ƒN[ƒƒ“ –¢‚¾ _“î •à‚Ý•û ˆê”Ô of tons of “S•ª, àÞ—ž –” ‰Â‘Y ‰H–Ñ ƒU “¹˜H. By ƒU mid 1950s’ —L‚ç‚ñŒÀ‚è ƒAƒƒŠƒJƒ“ cars had Ï‚Ý ‰—‚¢‚Ä \“ñ ƒ{ƒ‹ƒg “d“® ƒVƒXƒeƒ, \Žl ƒIƒyƒŒ[ƒVƒ‡ƒ“ƒYƒŠƒT[ƒ` \ŒÜ ƒCƒ“ƒ` wheels, æÕ ‘OŒã ƒtƒƒ“ƒgƒKƒ‰ƒX, –” ‹¤‚É ƒU V8 Œ´“®‹@ M ƒU entrenched –{–½.

ƒCƒbƒg was ˆêŽž — ƒAƒƒŠƒJƒ“ —ðŽj‰Æ when –ÁX VŽÔ ”N“x was ‰ïŽß ‹¤‚É “®—h –” —\‘z ˜Ô –ÁX –Í”Í šX‚è •ß‚ç‚¦‚é ƒU ƒ‰ƒCƒ ‹¤‚É its own B‘R‚½‚é ‘f«. —Dæ‡ˆÊ were —eˆÕ‚¢ ” not –pæc. ‚¬‚炬‚ç ƒU “¾ˆÓ ‹¤‚É —D‚ꂽ ™Ë‘å of çå‹à –” Ê“x, àŠX‚½‚é ŠG‚Ì‹ï –” ‘½– of S‚Ý ¬“Ë‚­. –Þ‚à —L‚èG‚ꂽ ‰Óð ”@‚­ ˜ßŽq ŽOŽ were •@‘c ˜Ô ˜Ä –Ê‘Š ‚æ‚è —ï”N —Ê‚é, ƒU Á”ïŽÒ —ö‚µ‚¢ none of ™Î ˜Ô ƒCƒbƒg didnt’ ‰ÁŽZ ”CˆÓ value ˜Ô ƒAƒg ƒXƒe[ƒ^ƒXƒVƒ“ƒ{ƒ‹.

‘QŽŸ technological „È did ‘i ‹¤‚É •Ö‹X –” —Í ŽæŽÌ. ƒ‰ƒWƒAƒ‹ tires were ƒAƒg ‘åŒ^ ƒvƒ‰ƒX ¬“ü ‰~–ž, –³“ï –” –œŽõ replacing thumping, ’»’»‚µ‚¢ ƒgƒŒƒbƒh ˜Î –” ‘½‚¢ flats. Disc brakes were ƒAƒg ”»‘R‚½‚é –³“ï —˜“_ replacing ƒU —ò« ‘¾Œ –” shoe •û–@ ™Î ƒN[ƒƒ“ ” — •ÏŽ– —§ê. Ž©“®“I •Ï‘¬‹@ ˜Ô ƒU ŽæŽÌ of ”òØ‚è ‚»‚ê‚©‚ç ‹†‹É ˜Ô –{ˆÊ ”õ•t. –” –ܘ_, –³ü‹@ evolved.

— ƒU mid \ŒÜ, ’ÊM ™F ƒIƒyƒŒ[ƒVƒ‡ƒ“ƒYƒŠƒT[ƒ` ‘wonderbar’ U••Ï’² –³ü‹@ were •@‘c, —µ ’ö‚È‚­ Ž¢Œã by ƒU ƒgƒ‰ƒ“ƒWƒXƒ^[ –Í”Í which —]—T ‘΂µ‚Ä ‘instant ‰—‚¢‚Ä’ instead of ƒEƒGƒCƒg ‘΂µ‚Ä ƒU “› ’g‚Ü‚é. — ƒU “ñ”ª, Žü”G•Ï’² –³ü‹@ —z, –” at ‘æˆê \“ü ƒAƒh –” DJ ‘ü ƒvƒƒOƒ‰ƒ~ƒ“ƒO. ™Î –ܘ_ didnt’ ÅI ––’·‚­ ‘\‚Ä ƒU ‘Ñˆæ• ˜Ô entrenched. By ƒU \Žµ ”Þ•û were ”ª‚ ü˜H ƒe[ƒv ”o—D which — ’†’† ƒVƒ‡[ƒgƒI[ƒ_[ gave —z •t‚« ƒJƒZƒbƒg.

1959 ”̘H ƒU 듃 of ƒU ƒI[ƒg ˜Ô •¬ŽË ‹Y‚ê ‹‘å ŽŽè fins, ƒU ‹†‹É —z ‰—‚¢‚Ä ƒU 1959 ƒLƒƒƒfƒ‰ƒbƒN ‹¤‚É ƒU 1959-60 ƒNƒ‰ƒCƒXƒ‰[ –” —Ò‚µ‚¢ not —y‚©‚É Œã•û. — •Ï‚í‚Á‚½ ”N“x ƒU —Ò‚µ‚¢ Ž©Ì ÁŽ¸ ‚æ‚è ƒVƒ‡ƒEƒ‹[ƒ –” Œé ƒU —z of ƒU •ï‚Ý•¨, Hudson –” —œ. ƒAƒG ˜Ç‚Ñ of —Þ •¿ automakers ã ƒU ƒtƒBƒ“ –” Ê“x m—Ö‰Á‹¶Œ¾ æŽè. –^ ‘S‚­ “Á‹‰ –ì–] were •@‘c — ƒU ‘‘ “ñ”ª ”@‚­ ƒU 1960 M‹´, 1961 Buick, 1962 ƒLƒƒƒfƒ‰ƒbƒN –” “T‰ë 1964 ó£.

ƒNƒ‰ƒCƒXƒ‰[ –@l Ž©Ì, ‚æ‚è —ï”N —Ê‚é, •@‘c ê†•× —U“± –d—ª. Their Hemi (hemispherical –{) Œ´“®‹@ ’‹ŠÔ \ŒÜ was ´‚ç‚© ‹Ø“÷ –” ŠmŽÀ ˜Ô was their Torqueflight •Ï‘¬‹@. ”Þ“™ •@‘c ƒU ‘Forward –’ — ƒU Œã \ŒÜ which “—¦ Ù‚¿ã‚ª‚è Žž¨ ‘΂µ‚Ä awhile. M –”‚à‚â — 1965 ”Þ“™ \“ü –^ ‘S‚­ sturdy –” “Á‹‰ cars ™Î towards –– ™Î ˆêÌ “—¦ •t‚« ƒU XV ‹@‘Ì cars. ‚±‚ê‚ç were šó –°‚è ‹@ŠB ‹¤‚É an •—î ˜g‘g‚Ý sculptured – ™Î –› found —]’ö attractive. ¶‘ž ƒNƒ‰ƒCƒXƒ‰[ •iŽ¿ŠÇ— ƒXƒ^[ƒ^[ ‚¸‚ê badly “á –{ ”N‘ã –” didnt’ ”½”­ ”N‹v‚µ‚­.

By –S‚« \Žµ •¨Ž– ƒXƒ^[ƒ^[ ŽQ“ü ‰ºâ — ƒfƒgƒƒCƒg. Automakers, paying ­‚µ attention •t‚« •iŽ¿ŠÇ— –” ƒƒJƒjƒJƒ‹ ”\—¦ found themselves Žw} by —§–@ ƒƒX‚ð“ü‚ê‚é their –@, •¶Žš’Ê‚è. ‚±‚ÌŒ‹‰Ê, —L‚ç‚ñŒÀ‚è —¬ –d—ª} were —bl ‘‰‚é ‹@ŠÖŽÔ •úŽË, Å‚à, — ƒU ‘‘ ŒŽ“ú, ƒAƒg –À˜H of vacuum ‰È”’ –” ”R—¿ •¬ŽË –ì–] ™Î were cumbersome –” –w‚Ç ill ¶ˆÓ‹C, —U“± •t‚« ƒAƒg ç–œ of –â‘è –” “¾ˆÓ •s–ž‘«.

ƒCƒbƒg wasnt’ ––’·‚­ Ž¢Œã ™Î “ú–{‘¤ ‘Œ´ — –ž‚½‚· ƒU ‹•‚µ‚¢ –” •¨Ž– have Œˆ‚µ‚Ä —ˆ•œ •t‚« ƒU ŒŽ“ú of ƒAƒƒŠƒJƒ“ ƒI[ƒg ì‹Æ ‘씲.

Œð•t‹à ƒAƒƒŠƒJƒ“ cars ‘”Ó „È dramatically •¹‚µ ƒ}[ƒPƒbƒgƒVƒFƒA by M was ”¼’[. –› Ž©g ƒƒXƒg interest — ƒfƒgƒƒCƒg ‘OŒã ƒU mid ”ª‚ –Þ‚à –^ ‘S‚­ ãY—í cars have been ŽYo Ø‚è. M, –› U••Ï’² afraid, ˜¹‚Á‚Ä ƒU ‰}‚«« of ƒAƒƒŠƒJƒ“, —v¿ SUVs’ –” consuming ƒAƒg L‘å disproportional —Ê of ƒU ƒ[ƒ‹ƒh —Í, ƒU ƒcƒCƒ“ failings of overindulgence –” •s‘« of foresight — ƒU –Ê– of ƒ[ƒ‹ƒh Ä”z’u, has ‰Ÿ‚µ MoTown automakers •t‚« ƒU £ŒË of insolvency.

ƒU 1950s ’Ê‚¶‚Ä ƒU \Žµ ‹˜ ƒU “V•Ó –” —§ã‚è of ’á—Ž of ƒU ƒAƒƒŠƒJƒ“ ƒI[ƒg ˜Ô ƒAƒg B‘R‚½‚é —l‘Ô of “®—h ”üp. ƒAƒG —ü‡ of ƒA[ƒ‹ƒfƒR –” ¡“ú“I gave ‘Å‚ÂŽè ƒ_ƒEƒ“ƒTƒCƒWƒ“ƒO –” hR ‚æ‚è ÝŠO. “Æ‚è‘P‚ª‚è •Ù— –’ ƒtƒFƒCƒ‹ •ø‚­, — ƒAƒg ƒ^ƒCƒ —¬s‚è, – ŠT”O of •iŽ¿ŠÇ—, preferring ”„‚èo‚· their ŽÔ—¼ ’Ê‚¶‚Ä ƒvƒ‰ƒ“ƒi[ ”p—v‘f.

š~, –^ of ƒU ˆê ƒAƒƒŠƒJƒ“ –¼’˜ — “®—h ”üp were ¶¬ “á ƒU 1920s –” 30s, •¹‚µ“á‚ç, ƒU ^·‚è ƒI[ƒg ƒAƒƒŠƒJƒ“, where —l‘Ô –” ”\ took ‰—‚¢‚Ä ŸÓ‘R‚½‚é – ‘å‚«‚³ of Œ³‹C –” verve, ƒU 1950s, ã•Ó —i‚·‚é ”Ì˜H ƒU •ô of ’é‘ ‹¤ its Å‚à “ÁŽê« •¨ŽY.

–ñ ƒU œß•¨

–ñŠ¼ by ƒwƒ“ƒŠ[ Ramsey who was Ž|‚¢ — ‘¶Ý —Lˆ× —L‚·‚é –” ‘Oi many of ‚±‚ê‚ç “®—h Œ|pì•i —] ƒU ”N”y. M, •¹‚µ“á‚ç, ƒqƒ…[ƒ}ƒ“ƒGƒ“ƒWƒjƒAƒŠƒ“ƒO is —]’ö satisfied ‰ñq ‘OŒã town ‰—‚¢‚Ä his “d“® Ž©“]ŽÔ. —Õê his ŽÔ collection at: www.Rollingems.com.

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