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    1962 Hillman Minx Down On The East Bay Street

    1961 Cadillac Fleetwood Bashes Tire Wall At High Speed, Driver OK

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    Image of Armand Armand
    11/15/09

    In reply to 1962 Hillman Minx Down On The East Bay Street
    As a Rootes Group nerd (I mean, "enthusiast") I love it, even if the rusted sills look very, very bad for a British unibody car. I'd rather have a Minx wagon, but this will do in a pinch. #rootesgroup
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    11/15/09

    In reply to 1962 Hillman Minx Down On The East Bay Street
    Does anyone know why Loewy would so blatantly copy the 1953-54 Studebaker's design for the Minx? Was there an attempt to sell the Minx in the US through Studebaker dealers? If not, that seems like a lazy thing for a design consultant to do.

    The irony is that the Minx has a better-balanced look than the Studebaker sedans. Although the low-slung Starliner coupes were stunningly beautiful, the sedans were considerably taller -- and downright ugly. #rootesgroup
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    Image of Armand Armand
    11/15/09

    @DrLemming: There was never any link between Studebaker and the Rootes Group besides their affiliation with Loewy and a little legal wrangling over who had the trademark to the name "Hawk." The lack of stylistic differentiation between the Minx and the Studebakers does seem lazy on Loewy's part, but it wasn't unique. Pininfarina used pretty much the same design for the Peugeot 404, Lancia Flaminia and Austin Westminster, and Bertone's small '60s sedans for Datsun and Mazda looked an awful lot like their Alfas. #rootesgroup
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    11/15/09


    @Armand: Also, the big Fiat 1800/2300 shared the same styling concept as the 404 and BMC Farinas. As for the Bertone connection between the Alfa Romeo and the Mazda, the Mazda 1500/1800 body was originally intended for the 1967 Alfa 1750. Alfa turned it down, so Bertone sold the style to Mazda, and it doesn't look like a lot of changes were made. #rootesgroup
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    Image of MadHungarian MadHungarian
    11/15/09

    @DrLemming: The Vauxhalls of the time looked like shrunken '58 Chevys. English Fords looked like various American Fords left in the dryer too long. Over in Germany, NSU was blatantly ripping off the '60 Corvair. The US was the style leader. So Loewy worked with what he knew. He was not the only designer of the time to recycle his themes for another company. The '64 Imperial shares some lines with the '61 Lincoln for a reason. #rootesgroup
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    Image of eggwich del fiero eggwich del fiero
    11/15/09

    In reply to 1962 Hillman Minx Down On The East Bay Street
    I like the paint, and in general I like little cars that look like shrunken land barges, but you'll always be the only minx for me, Murilee.

    /mouthbreathing creepiness #rootesgroup
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/15/09

    In reply to 1962 Hillman Minx Down On The East Bay Street
    Can't argue with that two-tone paint job. Just perfect. And four cylinders looks about right for that critter. The rear looks like a 1960 Mercury, the front--old Ford? And all shrunk down to a handy traveling size. I'll take two. #rootesgroup
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    11/15/09

    @Novaload: Probably fits nicely in the trunk of a Fairlane... #rootesgroup
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    Image of Lounge Singer Chamois Lounge Singer Chamois
    11/15/09


    @Novaload: Apparently the two-tone paint job was known by Hillman as "The Gay Look". #rootesgroup
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/16/09

    @Lounge Singer Chamois: The people certainly look happy enough, but where are they, Morocco? #rootesgroup
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    Image of escapenguin escapenguin
    10/04/09

    In reply to 1961 Cadillac Fleetwood Bashes Tire Wall At High Speed, Driver OK
    "'Tis but a scratch!"

    Kinda reminds me of the time I backed out and smacked a light pole with my LTD, knocking the headlights out and busting up the housing and reflector on the left side... I didn't have any money, all I had was epoxy and zipties. But I cobbled it all back together. Even epoxied the reflector from the shattered pieces. And it actually looked pretty okay. Haha.
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    10/04/09

    In reply to 1961 Cadillac Fleetwood Bashes Tire Wall At High Speed, Driver OK
    I really hope this ends up as someone's daily driver until the next race. It'd be worth the thirteen miles per gallon and constant helmet use.
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    Image of Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
    10/04/09

    In reply to 1961 Cadillac Fleetwood Bashes Tire Wall At High Speed, Driver OK
    Don Draper would approve (although the pink paintjob would be better for Betty).
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    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    10/04/09

    In reply to 1961 Cadillac Fleetwood Bashes Tire Wall At High Speed, Driver OK
    My prediction was and still is: even if the Cadillac loses it still wins. If it does not finish the race, I hope that somehow it squarely T-bones a Commie Car in the process. Also as I said last week, these old Caddies handle better than most realize.

    "the march of freedom and democracy which will leave Marxism-Leninism on the ash-heap of history as it has left other tyrannies which stifle the freedom and muzzle the self-expression of the people"

    Ronald Reagan’s address to members of the British Parliament on June 8, 1982
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    Image of Arcweld Your Soul Arcweld Your Soul
    10/04/09

    @Flathead Smith: *bang shoe on desk*

    Nikita Khruhschev's Rebuttal to accusations of imperialism, UN General Assembly, October 12, 1960
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    Image of coupeZ600 coupeZ600
    10/04/09

    @Arcweld Your Soul: Wasn't he also yelling, "We Will BURY You!" while banging his shoe? I know when I bang my Size 12 steel-toed White's Logger boot on the table while yelling that across the bar, it gets almost as much attention as when Uncle Niki did it!
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    10/04/09

    @coupeZ600: I think he yelled it at the same meeting but I don't know if it was while he was banging the shoe.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    10/04/09

    In reply to 1961 Cadillac Fleetwood Bashes Tire Wall At High Speed, Driver OK
    Capitalism marches on!
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    10/04/09

    In reply to 1961 Cadillac Fleetwood Bashes Tire Wall At High Speed, Driver OK
    The Christine of Caddys!
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    Image of WarShrike WarShrike
    10/04/09

    @Novaload: Agreed!
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    Image of CptSevere CptSevere
    10/04/09

    In reply to 1961 Cadillac Fleetwood Bashes Tire Wall At High Speed, Driver OK
    That's so proud. Love old Cadillacs. Here's to these heroes.
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    Image of alexander_the_car_salamander alexander_the_car_salamander
    10/04/09

    @CptSevere: Amen to that. My dream car is a 59` eldorado.
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    10/04/09

    @CptSevere: Isn't that a '61 Caddy Hearse over at Boot Hill?
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    10/04/09

    @coupeZ600: No, it's a Packard from the thirties. I wanna chop the top and make a rat rod out of it. Scary.
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    10/04/09

    In reply to 1961 Cadillac Fleetwood Bashes Tire Wall At High Speed, Driver OK
    FLETCH: Does this car run?

    CALCULUS: Miss Belle stopped driving it when the breaks went out. But I run a few errands. It works fine, but if you want to stop, you gotta think ahead.
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    10/04/09

    In reply to 1961 Cadillac Fleetwood Bashes Tire Wall At High Speed, Driver OK
    Kickin' ass with class!
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    Image of Buickboy92 Buickboy92
    10/04/09

    In reply to 1961 Cadillac Fleetwood Bashes Tire Wall At High Speed, Driver OK
    I always wondered, what happens to Lemons cars after the race has ended?
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    10/04/09

    @Buickboy92: Many go on to race another day.
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    10/04/09

    @Mad_Science: That's good to hear. I thought they would junk them or something.
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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    10/04/09

    @Buickboy92: We're on the 3rd race with ours, as long as I can keep the old Volvo together it'll keep running races. and when I can't, it'll probably become lawn art.
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    Image of nosirrahg nosirrahg
    10/04/09

    In reply to 1961 Cadillac Fleetwood Bashes Tire Wall At High Speed, Driver OK
    They'll be fine unless they encounter a new Malibu head on.
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    10/04/09

    @nosirrahg: Oh this ain't no X-Frame impala. I do believe this is one ladder-framed tank!
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    Image of Rustamino owns an El Camino and a Grand National, woot! But I digress Rustamino owns an El Camino and a Grand National, woot! But I digress
    10/04/09

    @TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah:

    They themselves say it's an X-Frame beastie on the 24 hours of lemons site!

    [forums.24hoursoflemons.com]

    They better stay away from the Lada!
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