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Posted: 8/12/2018 4:21:12 PM EDT
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Bricklin sv1 I've seen a couple, back when I was a teen in the early 80s. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 4:21:36 PM EDT
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I've often thought the same thing. Someone there actually saw into the future. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Take a station wagon, give it a lift kit and a basic AWD system. 15 years before the Subaru Outback "created" the crossover catagory https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/1987_AMC_Eagle_wagon_burgundy-woodgrain_NJ.jpg |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 4:22:11 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/12/2018 4:22:15 PM EDT
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Rally fighter
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Posted: 8/12/2018 4:23:14 PM EDT
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The Pontiac Aztek. A minivan looking SUV -- it was ugly as sin. Now a lot of SUVs, crossovers really, look like minivans. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 4:24:23 PM EDT
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Studerbaker Avanti for the win.
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Posted: 8/12/2018 4:24:55 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/12/2018 4:25:11 PM EDT
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BMC Mini - Cooper S
Hot rod version of the Mini. Fast, cheap, good handling, FWD, transverse engine, 4 wheel independent hydraulic suspension. 40 - 50 mpg, depending on tune. Got killed in this country by collision standards and 'not Cadallacy enough' for freeway miles. And Lucas electrics. [The Prince of Darkness] English version of the Volkswagen Beetle. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 4:26:57 PM EDT
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Porsche 959, at least in the US market. Nearly bankrupted the company, but paved the way for everything.
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Posted: 8/12/2018 4:28:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The documentary "Who Killed The Electric Car?" is an entertaining watch if you're a car-industry geek. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 4:28:44 PM EDT
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4 wheel independent suspension too. Later came with a 4spd. Spyders got turbocharging. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Corvair - Basically, a pretty advanced concept (rear engine) for an American car, but the transmission (powerglide/3 spd manual) and drive train were still too far in the past. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/920/Unknown-638544.JPG |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 4:29:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistorySnappy and nimble, fun car to drive |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 4:29:03 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/12/2018 4:29:26 PM EDT
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AMC Eagle. Now everything is a cross-over. I remember seeing quite a few of them in my area back when they were new. They didn’t last long, were very good at rusting. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 4:35:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Bricklin was a neat car. I've seen a couple, back when I was a teen in the early 80s. Quote HistoryQuoted: Bricklin was a neat car. I've seen a couple, back when I was a teen in the early 80s. Ugly as sin in person. Only thing cool is rear engined V8. As for "ahead of time", this turd actually had some interesting features for it's time. Studebaker Avanti.  /edit You bastards beat me. Soent the oast 10 minutes trying to remember the Avanti... Quoted:
Studerbaker Avanti for the win. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 4:37:30 PM EDT
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Take a station wagon, give it a lift kit and a basic AWD system. 15 years before the Subaru Outback "created" the crossover catagory https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/1987_AMC_Eagle_wagon_burgundy-woodgrain_NJ.jpg |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 4:42:56 PM EDT
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My town has two of them by two seperate owners. Ugly as sin in person. Only thing cool is rear engined V8. As for "ahead of time", this turd actually had some interesting features for it's time. Studebaker Avanti. https://i.pinimg.com/736x/0c/bb/14/0cbb141f43dc007da8d70b3d0a8a0b24.jpg /edit You bastards beat me. Soent the oast 10 minutes trying to remember the Avanti... Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Bricklin was a neat car. I've seen a couple, back when I was a teen in the early 80s. Ugly as sin in person. Only thing cool is rear engined V8. As for "ahead of time", this turd actually had some interesting features for it's time. Studebaker Avanti. https://i.pinimg.com/736x/0c/bb/14/0cbb141f43dc007da8d70b3d0a8a0b24.jpg /edit You bastards beat me. Soent the oast 10 minutes trying to remember the Avanti... Quoted:
Studerbaker Avanti for the win. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 4:56:51 PM EDT
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Late model corvair. This one is my Dad’s. Has been driven coast to coast
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Posted: 8/12/2018 4:57:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: While being noteworthy, I don't really see too much about it that hadn't already been done by someone else. Plus the smaller displacement engines Studebaker used were less powerful than other domestic offerings. Fiberglass body? Been done before. Supercharger? Been done before. What about it exactly made it ahead of its time? But looking online it seems only real stand out is front disc brakes as standard. Took awhile for front discs to become standard on vehicles. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 5:00:02 PM EDT
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4 wheel independent suspension too. Later came with a 4spd. Spyders got turbocharging. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 5:02:53 PM EDT
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Lets have a thread about cars/trucks that failed because they were too far ahead of their time. I'll start. 2002 Lincoln Blackwood. A luxury truck at a time when pickups were still just work vehicles. A "luxury" truck at the turn of the century meant you got a CD player and power windows. The Lincoln however had a plush leather interior and all the bells and whistles you could want. And it failed, only selling for one year. At a price of $50K (about $70k in today's dollars) it just didn't make sense. Now 16 years later, all of the big three make luxury trims of their trucks with MSRPs that are pushing $70k+. http://playswithcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/blackwood2.jpg It made some sense. They were going after the same market of people who were buying the Cadillac Escalade. I thought the Escalade was a joke since it was a slightly modified GMC Yukon. But, upper-middle class people liked the Escalade, and so did rappers. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 5:08:58 PM EDT
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Studebaker and Packard.
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Posted: 8/12/2018 5:15:56 PM EDT
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I'm not sure why folks keep posting the AMC Eagle as a failure. It was in production 9 years and only ceased because Chrysler bought out AMC/JEEP. Chrysler continued the Eagle line well into the 90s but they were mostly rebadged Mitsubishis.
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Posted: 8/12/2018 5:17:39 PM EDT
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Not ahead of its time but behind. I like the Centaur: https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.kinja-img.com%2Fgawker-media%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fs--93IQLiBg--%2Fc_fill%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_center%2Ch_900%2Cq_80%2Cw_1600%2F660005030405829551.jpg&f=1 Now you have my Attention! |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 5:18:44 PM EDT
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... Why? besides stainless steel what really did it have to offer? I can't think of anything. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Can’t believe nobody said DeLorean yet. besides stainless steel what really did it have to offer? I can't think of anything. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 5:19:57 PM EDT
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Tesla
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Posted: 8/12/2018 5:24:14 PM EDT
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Thunderbird Super Coupe - blown V6, IRS
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Posted: 8/12/2018 5:24:14 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/12/2018 5:25:41 PM EDT
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The heaviest of the lot carried a 3/4-ton rating like this month's feature 1936 Terraplane Cab Pick-up,
which meant it could haul 1,500 pounds of cargo. The difference was largely in the springs: Commercia l Cars had additional leaves in the front and rear spring packs, giving them a greater payload capacity than their passenger-car counterparts. Power was from the 96-hp 212-cu.in. Terraplane six, with the 102-hp Super Power Dome available. Terraplanes used a three-speed synchromesh transmission with a single-plate, cork-insert, oil-cushioned clutch. Selective Automatic Shift was optional, which provided pre-selective, power-controlled gear shifting. Terraplanes were also fitted with Hudson's "Duo-Automatic Hydraulic Brakes," which mated a primary hydraulic braking system with an auxiliary mechanical system, so that in the event of a brake failure, the secondary system would stop the car. An optional hill-hold unit was available as well, to aid the driver during uphill takeoffs. 1936 Terraplane Cab Pick-up  Attached File |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 5:28:54 PM EDT
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Steduabaker Avainti
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Posted: 8/12/2018 5:30:05 PM EDT
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The Tucker http://www.tuckerclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/tucker-1003.jpg A company so far ahead of its time that the big three colluded to crush the brand. 
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Posted: 8/12/2018 5:32:42 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/12/2018 5:37:23 PM EDT
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Thunderbird Super Coupe - blown V6, IRS https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/215362/DSC_3870-638594.JPG And it's cousin, the 4-cam V8 Mark VIII https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/215362/hqdefault__5_-638596.JPG I would love to get my hands on one of the 5.0 powered ones and do typical Mustang shit to it. Some of them look super damn clean when given the right attentiom and properly set on 275/40-17s. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 5:40:33 PM EDT
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BMC Mini - Cooper S https://assets.catawiki.nl/assets/2018/3/30/2/e/1/2e15d2ff-207d-451a-9fce-176c235373f0.jpg Hot rod version of the Mini. Fast, cheap, good handling, FWD, transverse engine, 4 wheel independent hydraulic suspension. 40 - 50 mpg, depending on tune. Got killed in this country by collision standards and 'not Cadallacy enough' for freeway miles. And Lucas electrics. [The Prince of Darkness] English version of the Volkswagen Beetle. 
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Posted: 8/12/2018 5:41:19 PM EDT
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There was also a convertible Corsa that had four one bbl carbs and a four speed. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 6:01:50 PM EDT
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4 wheel independent suspension too. Later came with a 4spd. Spyders got turbocharging. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Corvair - Basically, a pretty advanced concept (rear engine) for an American car, but the transmission (powerglide/3 spd manual) and drive train were still too far in the past. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/920/Unknown-638544.JPG |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 6:05:16 PM EDT
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Merkur XR4Ti (1985-1989)
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Posted: 8/12/2018 6:10:25 PM EDT
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Tesla |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 6:23:56 PM EDT
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4 wheel independent suspension too. Later came with a 4spd. Spyders got turbocharging. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 6:30:06 PM EDT
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Not failures:
Ford flat head V8 machines, Chevy over head valve straight 6 cars and trucks. Early 60s Studebakers with fuel injection or supercharging. The first Pierce Arrows. The Chapparal race car. The Pontiac Aztek would look normal now amongst its transformer brethren. Try to find one for sale at a sensible price. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 6:43:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: AMC was a BRAND that was so far ahead of its time it failed. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 6:43:48 PM EDT
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The Lincoln also failed due to not offering 4 wheel drive. GM offered airbags in the 70's and they did not sell well |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 6:45:54 PM EDT
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Don't be dissing the Corvair!
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Posted: 8/12/2018 6:46:19 PM EDT
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Studerbaker Avanti for the win. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 6:47:01 PM EDT
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AMC Eagle. Now everything is a cross-over. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 6:50:44 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/12/2018 6:51:36 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/12/2018 6:55:59 PM EDT
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How about the SVO Mustang? A blown 4 banger as your top performance pony car(I guess Fords top performance car period?)... they put some effort into the package... 4 wheel disks, Konis, solid suspension bushings, 5 speed, 16 inch alloys with Goodyear's best rubber... that's a pretty good setup for 1984, and I think alotta those features were probably firsts for the Mustang.. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 7:04:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: and the AMC Eagle.  AMC was a failure. |
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Posted: 8/12/2018 7:23:00 PM EDT
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The GMC trucks with four wheel steering.
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