Post by RnW-CC/knightfan on Apr 6, 2012 11:50:56 GMT -5
This editorial was fun to write, partly because I love history & timelines of cars, roads, etc. I suspect the fact that I enjoy timelines is part of the attraction/addiction I have to watching the brackets as teams advance & others are eliminated in the NCAA basketball tournament....
This is not a "domestic bashing" article; that wasn't the intent. The article idea was mentioned almost a year ago. The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to write it ... partly because of my own disappointment in a certain unnamed division of GM that opted to turn the Celebrity into a monte carlo AND an impala, by way of the Lumina. Recently unemployed, I had time to dig into it; the more I dug, the more intrigued I was.
READ THE ENTIRE ENTRY HERE:
www.cheersandgears.com/page/index.html/_/articles/editorials/stop-re-naming-my-car-r487
TIMELINE GRAPHIC that Drew created:
For a "Reader's Digest" summary of my "car family", see this article I wrote for Motor Gnomes:
www.motorgnomes.com/2012/01/pictures-a-family-of-cars/
Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 5 MCs + 1 Caprice Classic
CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 = www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"I can't remember who I was back then" __ Tim McGraw __ 'Red Ragtop'
This is not a "domestic bashing" article; that wasn't the intent. The article idea was mentioned almost a year ago. The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to write it ... partly because of my own disappointment in a certain unnamed division of GM that opted to turn the Celebrity into a monte carlo AND an impala, by way of the Lumina. Recently unemployed, I had time to dig into it; the more I dug, the more intrigued I was.
Cort Stevens
Editor/Reporter - CheersandGears.com
March 21, 2012
Toyota Camry. Honda Accord.
Since 1982 and 1976 respectively, these two models have evolved and changed with the times, without enduring a name change. Similar history can be traced for such entries as the Honda Odyssey. The first one wasn't much about which to write, but Honda persevered with the name and developed it into a top seller in its segment.
While some examples of continuous monickers don't celebrate similar history, the names have stuck. For instance, the Nissan Quest, first available in 1993 (with a re-badge model sold as the Mercury Villager), is today in its fourth generation even though none of the variations have particularly resonated with buyers.
Yet, American manufacturers have a knack for giving us a plethora of different names for virtually the same model. GM, Ford and Chrysler do this, perhaps too well.
Editor/Reporter - CheersandGears.com
March 21, 2012
Toyota Camry. Honda Accord.
Since 1982 and 1976 respectively, these two models have evolved and changed with the times, without enduring a name change. Similar history can be traced for such entries as the Honda Odyssey. The first one wasn't much about which to write, but Honda persevered with the name and developed it into a top seller in its segment.
While some examples of continuous monickers don't celebrate similar history, the names have stuck. For instance, the Nissan Quest, first available in 1993 (with a re-badge model sold as the Mercury Villager), is today in its fourth generation even though none of the variations have particularly resonated with buyers.
Yet, American manufacturers have a knack for giving us a plethora of different names for virtually the same model. GM, Ford and Chrysler do this, perhaps too well.
READ THE ENTIRE ENTRY HERE:
www.cheersandgears.com/page/index.html/_/articles/editorials/stop-re-naming-my-car-r487
TIMELINE GRAPHIC that Drew created:
For a "Reader's Digest" summary of my "car family", see this article I wrote for Motor Gnomes:
www.motorgnomes.com/2012/01/pictures-a-family-of-cars/
Pictures may be worth a thousand words, but they don’t share the complete tale. And, the complete tale might be a bit wordy, so a brief “Reader’s Digest” version….
1973. The newly-redesigned Monte Carlo was named Motor Trend Car Of The Year … and I was born. Coincidence? Fate? Ironic twist?
1973. The newly-redesigned Monte Carlo was named Motor Trend Car Of The Year … and I was born. Coincidence? Fate? Ironic twist?
Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 5 MCs + 1 Caprice Classic
CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 = www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"I can't remember who I was back then" __ Tim McGraw __ 'Red Ragtop'