See The USA In A Chevrolet – Using Patriotism to Sell Cars
GM calls on the cast of Glee to sell Volts and Cruzes, recalling Campbell-Ewald’s 1952 ad campaign. Despite market share below 20%, GM insists that “Chevy runs deep.”
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What does -26F feel like?
In a word: Shitty. I empathize with those of you in Oklahoma this week where temperatures are colder than the north pole. I can’t imagine -28F being a usual thing for Okies.
Kids Toys Suck
Toys created for kids today are too glitzy and require too little effort on the part of the child. I had a big yellow Tonka dump truck made of steel that went CLANG CLANG CLANG. The tires were big and knobby and if you weren’t careful, you could hurt yourself on the sharp edges — like a real dump truck.
Priceline and Travelocity: How To Use Them For Road Trips
If Joseph and Mary had read this article, Jesus might have been born in a Hilton instead of a shed.
Betty White: National Treasure, Cadillac Enthusiast
The Gen-Y crowd pulled their collective head out of Dane Cook’s ass and rediscovered this gem of a comic actress, petitioning her on Facebook to host Saturday Night Live, a performance that earned her an Emmy. And she happens to love Cadillac Sevilles.
Why does the Impala exist?
It’s freshly 2011 as I write this, and the Impala’s replacement has been pushed back to 2014. 2014! By then we’ll have flying cars and iPhones that translate dog barks into words. I’ll be 32 years old. Hopefully by then they’ll invent a pill that lets my hair grow back.
Less Congestion, Longer Commutes?
St Louis enjoys low traffic congestion, ranked 3rd best among 31 metro areas, but Herbie Markwort of Next STL notes that while congestion is indeed low, St Louisans spend more time driving than ever, partly due to urban sprawl.
50 MPG, Spokane to Portland, 1992 Honda Civic Hatchback
In 2005 I took my dad’s 1992 Civic hatchback through rural Washington to Portland and Multnomah Falls. Six years later, I regret not buying the car for myself.
Video and Review: 1991 Saab 900 Turbo Convertible
Designed in Sweden.
Made in Finland.
Driven by weirdos and architects.
What were road trips like in the 1940s?
Were there cowboys and indians? Did you have to shoot buffalo for food? Did you have to float across the river? Did people die of dysentery? Okay, so it was nothing like the Oregon Trail computer game (remember having to write your own epitaph?), but it was still interesting.