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    2009 Michelin Challenge Design Searches For Next Iconic American Vehicle
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    Image of Stoatmaster Stoatmaster
    01/13/09

    In reply to 2009 Michelin Challenge Design Searches For Next Iconic American Vehicle
    The Nebula seems to have the spirit.


    The Packard has a lot of jag Mk10/420G going on.


    Which is fine, but articulated con rods?

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    Image of TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah
    01/12/09

    In reply to 2009 Michelin Challenge Design Searches For Next Iconic American Vehicle
    [jalopnik.com]


    But you know, we got screwed

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    Image of 413wedge 413wedge
    01/12/09

    In reply to 2009 Michelin Challenge Design Searches For Next Iconic American Vehicle
    the packard appears to be the only practical, useful, attractive, sellable acid trip here
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    01/12/09

    @bigblockautoX: What Packard?
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    Image of Armand Armand
    01/12/09

    @bigblockautoX: Unless you read the designer's description.
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    Image of mikedrawcar mikedrawcar
    01/12/09

    In reply to 2009 Michelin Challenge Design Searches For Next Iconic American Vehicle
    The Michelin Challenge is open to almost all ages, hence the 300C lookalike, and a few others. And yes, it was asking for the next great American car, but if you think about it, the Camry or Accord are probably the most defining cars of the general population of America. Sure, they don't scream 'America' like a Z28, but they are a solid representation of suburban Americans, so I don't think you can begrudge anyone from choosing to not use one of the Big 2.3's brands.

    Or they were just done by those companies or people wanting to get jobs at those companies.
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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    01/12/09

    In reply to 2009 Michelin Challenge Design Searches For Next Iconic American Vehicle
    Volvo=America? Correct me if I'm wrong, but we've not invaded Sweden yet, have we?
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    01/12/09

    @Schm-san, has gone to the dark side: Not yet, muwahahahahahaha
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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    01/12/09

    In reply to 2009 Michelin Challenge Design Searches For Next Iconic American Vehicle
    yes, forgot about my vote for student designer...


    nebula. needs a fedora hatted maquette with a nice purple well fitting suit modeled next to it though

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    Image of Bumblebee Bumblebee
    01/12/09

    In reply to 2009 Michelin Challenge Design Searches For Next Iconic American Vehicle
    Boy, that's a lot of fail.


    And what's with all the foreign name plates in an American vehicle competition?

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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    01/12/09

    In reply to 2009 Michelin Challenge Design Searches For Next Iconic American Vehicle
    "In the year 2015, Metro Los Angeles presents an innovative one person semi-private vehicle system, which is called PDD (pickup-drive-drop)."


    someone might want to inform the mta!

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    Image of TR3-A TR3-A
    01/12/09

    In reply to 2009 Michelin Challenge Design Searches For Next Iconic American Vehicle
    Give me a simple car that I can understand. A car where I know every nut and bolt and washer. A car that I can fix no matter what goes wrong. A car I can modify according to my tastes and whims. None of these flights of fancy fit that description.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    01/12/09

    @TR3-A: You mean like in the olden times? Its amazing to realize that even 20 year olds today were born after cars became too complicated for the home diy-er to do much more than check the oil and washer fluid.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    01/13/09

    @TR3-A: 2009 cars are a lot more complicated than 1960 cars. That's Do you really want to be tampering with your car's ABS and electronic suspension?


    If you wanted to build a car yourself, you could get one of those sports car kits.

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    Image of DannyBN DannyBN
    01/12/09

    In reply to 2009 Michelin Challenge Design Searches For Next Iconic American Vehicle
    "Zipper-cum-door"?


    Do I even have to say it?

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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    01/12/09

    @DannyBN: Wes is just trying to be helpful, writing the jokes so we don't have to.
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    Image of ck314 ck314
    01/12/09

    In reply to 2009 Michelin Challenge Design Searches For Next Iconic American Vehicle
    Nebula is a nice re-interpretation of the 20's and 30's crazy glamour.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    01/12/09

    @ck314: I agree. My vote would be for either the Nebula or the Packard.
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