Comments on: Stick It

By: Jack Chinelii

Jack Chinelii — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:37:17 +0000

Part of what I’m getting at here is that designers, CEOs, and people in Charge of creating new and exciting cars aren’t doing that for the most part.

They’re rehashing old ideas, similar to Hollywood remaking/adding upon classics and the video game industry making every game a series bleeding it to death…instead of creating something entirely fresh, new and inspiring.

There’s a waning craze for muscle cars right now, but I have a feeling it’s cyclical and part of the baby boomers spending the last of their cash thanks to the hype of Barrett-Jackson.

Is it laziness? Is it complacency? Do Americans care?

By: James

James — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:05:35 +0000

I hear a lot of people speaking about the retro madness crazy but I ask myself, is it really a craze, or have we always been fascinated with late 60′s/early 70′s iron?

How many people do you see restoring cars from the 80′s or 90′s? I don’t really see anyone doing it, or at least in rare cases.

People are still restoring the cars from the 60′s and 70′s because those classic lines are what drive people back for more. It seems that mode of style has transcended pure trend following, and the Challenger is probably Detroit’s effort to please a population hungry for the sleek, classic, musclecar design. So let them be!

The Challenger is a beautiful car. Retro madness will commence until there is a car built that people will want to trade their musclecars in for. I welcome the day, but I’ve yet to see it happen. I think styling since the early 70′s has gone downhill.

By: Enrique

Enrique — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:47:52 +0000

Great cars! Incredibly overpriced and man are they heavy!!! Still retro-madness is the in thing these days.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:42:15 +0000

Yeah, I agree with Jack. It just depends on what world you live in. The R32-R34 Skylines are huge icons in my mind… Challengers, Mustangs and Camaros were definitely icons in my past. But that’s when i was a wee lad, before I knew much about handling, cornering and power/weight ratios. I’m not saying they aren’t icons! But the whole muscle car revival is pretty lame. Lazy designers and engineers throwing together power plants from there other performance projects. Instead of a step forward its a sidestep to get paid. How many times do you need to reinvent something? I dont agree with Clarkson’s opinion on the “soulless” GTR, I grew up playing Gran Turismo. Im not sure that movies are the driving force in determining soul and character. Find me at age 14 killing Gran Turismo 2.

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:09:26 +0000

I guess you’ve never seen the hit Godzilla movie from 1974 “Gojira tai Mekagojira” co-starring an early ’70s Skyline 2000 GT.

Sarcasm aside, what I’m referring to transcends tinsel town and has more to do with the car’s dynamic and how it plays into its sense of identity. The Skyline/GT-R has just as much strength and originality in its nature as the Challenger or Mustang.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:34:12 +0000

Cars such as Challenger and Mustang are immortalized in films such as ‘Vanishing Point’ and ‘Bullitt’
Skylines having no soul in state is natural, it’s not their homeground.
I’m sure when Skyline receive a equal iconic movie roles as forementioned films (not talking about crappy fast and furious turds), I’m sure Skyline will receive a soul for later generation

By: Austin I.

Austin I. — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:12:53 +0000

“How can the Challenger be held on high for its soul and character and when the only thing passed down from its antecedent is a name, but the Nissan GT-R is called cold and soulless when its history is as old and as deep as any of Detroit’s iron? ”

I think that has to due with familiarity. And the U.S seems to be able to throw their hand of RECOGNITION a little further than Nissan/DAT could at the time.

Here in Michigan, they have Charger State Police cars…..

BRING OUT THE CHALLENGER COP CARS! Word on the street is also, Challenger Convertibles in 09. I’m a import car guy through and through, but this new Challenger, I agree with you, its some dope looking shit! BIG! And looks so smooth.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:51:37 +0000

Not only that but all of its core components come from other vehicles… the engine is From the Charger and 300C, the tranny is from a Viper. They just softened the old challengers look and put that design or a rolling chassis made out of other cars… junkyard dog.