I thought "Intrepid ACR, WTF?" (okay, that was the second thing I thought). I spent a few minutes googling it, with google insisting that I mean 'car' not 'acr', before realizing that this guy with "1/2 ton axcels" and "hydrolic steering" probably meant 'car'.
@96Roadmaster: I can find no evidence of this. Wikipedia and musclecarclub.com say there was. Also, I found this listing: [www.everycarlisted.com] which includes the car's VIN, you can decode that using the reference here: [www.motorera.com] Yes, it's a '68.
The Corvette had the second longest continuous production in the US, 29 years before they sat out 1983. That may be wrong too, but I'm sure the Suburban is the longest and the Wagoneer isn't second.
The longest continuous run on one platform for an American car in foreign markets is the Ford Falcon, the original 1960 model was produced right up until 1991 in Argentina.
Usually commenting on "Jalopnik insists you do something on Facebook!" articles is disabled, so I'll say this here to make up for all the times I can't: I'm not going to 'follow' this thing because I don't have or want Facebook.
@Psiu! Puxa!: I love your Volvo 240! But I digress: That myth just got dispelled right now, by you. Nobody ever explained it to me, I just thought there was probably some reason. And if there wasn't, then so what?
@JalopJeff: GT and GTS apply to Canadian cars (like mine). American trim levels don't have any official name, but people refer to them as L-type and P-type (this one) respectively.
@Festering neon distraction: Or "No Fear". Remember No Fear? I loved No Fear, because it told me who to stay away from in High School. (and now you know how old I am to within 3 years)
@CmndrFish: AutoZine says: "What an ugly dinosaur with a long tail! " I was on a 'car forum' which consisted of about 8 nearly random 'car guys' from anywhere, their girlfriends, and several totally random people. The Texan custom bike builder's (for sporting intention) girlfriend's 'dream car' was the Earnhart edition of that car. Reasoned but vicious condemnation (of the car) flowed freely from everyone except her boyfriend, but we were unable to change her mind. For no reason, I have attached a picture of her cat. [www.majhost.com]
@∞Gïmmï∞Mørgäikkøŋëŋ∞: IIRC, homologation for that model was 1. They just had to build it, not sell it, so it just sits in a museum. Same with the Toyota GT-One.