I think it also depends on how we use our cars. I use them for basic transportation as well as fun. So, its not that silly for me either. However, others drive them only on a good day in the weekend, so for them its purely hobby. In that perspective, I can see Hugh's comparison with a football game (instead of my team is better than yours, here its my Imperial is better than your Cadillac!). D^2 Quoting RandalPark@xxxxxxx: > Interesting proposition Hugh, but Elwood Engel did not design the '58 > Lincoln. That was done by John Nadjar. > > I guess that silliness is in the eye of the beholder. I think it is fine to > enjoy them in a silly way if that turns you on. For me it is serious. The > money that I spend on them is hard to come by and the work that it takes to > keep them running is certainly nothing to laugh about. When I am on the road > a lot of people smile. When I have to opportunity to talk with them, they > usually don't say that the car is funny looking. Although there are some very > odd styling cues such as the Flight sweep deck lid, gun sight tail lights, > free standing headlights (not sure what they called those), and the New > Horizon Super Scenic Windshield. > > I guess by today's standards one could say that our cars are "silly", but in > their day they stood for luxury and prestige. > > Paul > >