03-15-2017, 04:24 PM
I do remember being 14, which I turned the year 2000 (yeah, I know), and being able to tell what decade a car was made just by looking at it, and being eager to see what the next decades styles would bring. Apparently the answer, 17 years later, is absolutely nothing.
Although, to be honest, I am pretty sure wind tunnels and computer-modeling software have a lot to do with it as well. Not to mention the old issues of standardized frames and other parts.
Looking forward, I remain hopeful that things like electric and driverless cars, which afford the opportunity to radically change things like motor and steering wheel placement, will allow for more radical changes in body styles. On the other hand, I think we are past the glorious heyday of the automobile as status signifier/symbol of freedom/ubiquitous asset.
Although, to be honest, I am pretty sure wind tunnels and computer-modeling software have a lot to do with it as well. Not to mention the old issues of standardized frames and other parts.
Looking forward, I remain hopeful that things like electric and driverless cars, which afford the opportunity to radically change things like motor and steering wheel placement, will allow for more radical changes in body styles. On the other hand, I think we are past the glorious heyday of the automobile as status signifier/symbol of freedom/ubiquitous asset.