I just said that you're pretty. Even when you're covered in...engine grease, you're... No, especially, especially when you're covered in engine grease.
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§ ita § - Sep 01, 2005 2:50:27 pm PDT #4291 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
DCJensen - Sep 01, 2005 2:51:48 pm PDT #4292 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
My want.
Oh yeah. And very SciFi, too.
Jon B. - Sep 01, 2005 3:50:35 pm PDT #4293 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
It's a concept car.
What does that mean?
tommyrot - Sep 01, 2005 3:54:00 pm PDT #4294 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
A car where the designers go, "Wouldn't it be cool if a car had this, that and the other thing?" And then they build a car like that and take it to auto shows to gauge interest in the various features, as well as the car's styling. A concept car would typically come way before the actual prototype.
If I had known when I posted that it was a concept car, I probably wouldn't have posted. Most concept cars (and their concepts) don't see the light of day.
eta: Concept cars are often not even drivable.
eta² The Volkswagen New Beetle started out as a concept car to demonstrate a car powered by a fuel cell. The retro-styling came almost as an afterthought. But the styling of the car received such a positive reaction that they decided to produce it as a regular, gas-powered car. But stuff like that rarely happens.
Jon B. - Sep 01, 2005 4:15:37 pm PDT #4295 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Ahhh, thanks.
NoiseDesign - Sep 01, 2005 6:14:26 pm PDT #4296 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
The Dodge Viper, and Plymouth Prowler made the transition from Concept Car to Production almost unchanged.
tommyrot - Sep 01, 2005 6:27:30 pm PDT #4297 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yeah, they are among the few that I can think of that did that. Maybe the PT Cruiser too?
NoiseDesign - Sep 01, 2005 6:41:36 pm PDT #4298 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
The Chevy SST I think it's called. It's the newish compact pickup with the chopped lines. It also came almost directly from concept.
There's been a move in the past 10 years to do it. The original F150 lightning was also a concept that moved into production as well as the GMC Cyclone in the 90's.
What?
Me? A car nut?
Kristen - Sep 01, 2005 6:49:32 pm PDT #4299 of 10003
The SSR? The little pickup that's a convertible?
tommyrot - Sep 01, 2005 6:58:08 pm PDT #4300 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I think that it.
That's a really cool truck. I was surprised to find out it wasn't selling as good as they expected.
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