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Jon wasn't including wives, or women in general, when making that comment. I believe it was directed to those Mr. Salty framed, AAA battery armed, latte foam sculpting kickball playing 35 year old teenaged beta males like Quaid, Montague, Hummus and Zach who live for the quirky, edgy and kewl.

Hmmm.......the one at the bottom is an instant classic, the memory of which will last a lunchtime. Remember the old Wendy's ad? That's what it's come to. Next!

Then, you'll love this:

You are absolutely correct. It killed automotive design as far as aesthetics are concerned. Now, there is annoying sameness.

The Sierra was the precursor to the "jellybean with wheels" look. It started the movement toward the soft look without edges. It was a gradual evolution; but by the mid-late 90s, every manufacturer adopted a more rounded style for their respective models. Take a gander at these cookie cutter marvels: : American cars of the mid '50s through the mid '90s (with the exception of Ford which had its Tempo/Topaz/Taurus/Sable lineups in full swing from around 1984) had individual styling characteristics which made it easy to differentiate between manufacturers. Sure, every manufacturer jumped on the fin and chrome craze in the late '50s; but a casual observer wouldn't confuse a 1959 Impala with a Coronet or a Fairlane. Even into the '60s, one could tell the difference between GM, Ford, Chrysler and AMC. You can't say the same for cars today.

Just wait. Government Motors will announce a Chevy GTO based on an improved Geo Tracker platform as a response.

I know that isn't. I only posted the photos which the other posters said they couldn't see. Google "Dodge Barracuda SRT" and you'll get an idea.

This is an example of too much is enough, like using a stick of dynamite to remove a twist-off cap on a bottle of soda. It's a friggin' Jeep, fer chrissakes, not an A-Body muscle car. It's bad enough that the Jeep has been transformed from a cool utility vehicle (which was meant to be driven in a manner that would result in laying waste to forests and leveling mountains and not worrying about the paint job too much. Just use a whisk brush to clear off any debris.) into a sissified (my opinion) luxury ride. Now, it's "Let's jam a rocket engine into a pigeon's patootie and call it a fighter".

I'm sure the widetrack Jeep Cherokee will be an instant hit.

Sounds fishy to me.

Hopefully, FCA won't start using those ridiculous alphanumeric designations, which look like password codes, that every blasted auto manufacturer has adopted to replace real model names. Oh, quit the overused and annoying monochromatic model lineup in TV ads. The Deutsche Neue Welle look is sooooooooo 1980s.

The former is doable. FCA might not be willing to pay Warner Bros. licensing fees for the latter. Sure miss that "Meep-Meep!" horn.

This is part of the "a quirky new take on the classic ____________(fill in your own choice)" strategy which is targeted toward parentally subsidized, Smith Bros. neckbearded, toilet plunger physiqued, pipe cleaner limbed, nasally-helium-infused-kazoo-voiced, ski-caps-and-scarves-in-the-summer-skinny-chick-jeans-Dinty Moore-lumberjack-shirt wearing, celebrating-their-seventh-anniversary-as-first-semester-NYU freshmen-majoring-in-Etruscan-cat-poetry Like, Yahstafarians, aka "Millennials" looking to upgrade from that vintage (read "used and hand painted") 1954 Schwinn Phantom fixie that cost almost as much as a fully loaded Hellcat.

Good point. Where's Diver Dan when you need him?

Bill, I read an article last week in which indicated that 2019 will be the last year of the Hemi V8 and the Hellcat will be killed off in 2018. Sure, you can get the same horses out of a V4 or V6; it just ain't the same. It's like a juiced up squirrel on a treadmill making sounds like a Cox .049 engine instead of a predatory big cat on the loose roaring to let one know he's in the neighborhood.

I've never been a fan of the aerodynamic "jellybean with wheels" design. There are no individual styling characteristics anymore. Almost everything on the road today looks like a slightly modified version of the car next to it. Either a bulky, rolling toaster with a sunroof or a Silly Putty egg with four doors and a sunroof. I blame Ford coming out with the Sierra XR4, initiating the "Bulgemobile" look, and killing off creative automotive design. This 'Cuda is just another example.

As a Dodge convertible only model. Not liking this look at all.

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You can also use Magic-Sculpt two part putty. It's great for filling in those annoying sink marks that are located in inconvenient locations. It can be smoothed with your finger (with a little water), which minimizes sanding, and there is no shrinkage. You won't tear up the surrounding plastic trying to remove any excess.

Hobby?!? Fun?!? Aw, go on. Quit pullin' our legs. Hobbies are the leading cause of psychotic episodes among people looking for relaxing diversions.

Put it away and take a break from the build. Attempting to continue working while becoming frustrated only begs for more mistakes to occur.

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Check out the 1/4 scale "3D Printed" Model T Hot Rod.