Re: Re: IML: Fuselage Era cars - 69-71

[<tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Yes, in '69 this term was used in advertising.  You will be hard pressed to find it used afterwards.  I'm 
not aware of any other manufacturer using this term.

Mark M


> From: Jkelly808@xxxxxxx
> Date: 2005/08/19 Fri AM 02:48:37 EDT
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: IML: Fuselage Era cars - 69-71
> 
> I believe I have seen ads from '69 for the fullsize 
> Imperial-Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge products in which the copywriters described the new design as 
> "fuselage" style and even had photos of jet aircraft in the background to drive the 
> design point home.
> Funny, while fuselage is most closely associated with Chrysler products, I've 
> seen a few ads/collectible car stories recently in which '71-'76 GM products 
> are described as "fuselage"-style. Just like in '57, the Chrysler stylists 
> caught the General napping, only to have GM come back and use Chrysler's own 
> design to beat its brains out in the showroom.
> Jim Kelly
> Honolulu
> '68 and '71 
>  
> 
> 



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