The Vancouver Car Show
A buddy and I recently went to the Vancouver Car Show. Actually it wasn't so recently -- I've been procrastinating on some procrastinating I need to get done... Anyway, the car show.
I feel a bit weird visiting a car show seeing vehicles that cost many times my annual salary, and even thinking how ridiculously out of my league any new car is, let alone any car I'd actually like. And then there's the whole thing about cars aren't so great for the environment, and they're made by, y'know, corporations and stuff. However, I love cars, always have, and there is something worth celebrating in the industry as it creates unique and impressive automobiles (sometimes) and brings them to reality (sometimes). So I took my camera along, and now I 'own' all kinds of vehicles!
There were two cars that I really wanted to see. The new Camaro. And the new Challenger. They were both there. The myriad of other cars recently announced at international car shows like Geneva were not in appearance (why isn't Vancouver as vehicularly cool as Geneva? It's a mystery...). I tried not to feel too bummed, reminding myself that the two cars that I really wanted to see were both there...sigh. Okay.
The Camaro
The Challenger
They are both great-looking cars, but I love the Challenger. First and foremost it is a Mopar (ie belongs to the Chrysler family, which is true of all the cars I've owned so far), and it's such a perfectly updated throwback. It's thoroughly retro and thoroughly modern both at the same time. Interesting details on the Chally, the side signal lights were stickers (not quite ready for prime time, obviously), and check out those wheels! Not only are they huge, but they also have cutouts that run sideways through each spoke -- tres cool!
With insane gas prices getting insaner, I wonder if we're not only going to be reliving the muscle cars of the 70s, but the gas crisis that killed them too... Just a case of history repeating...? (If that's true, buy one with the biggest Hemi, and tuck it away in a garage for 30 years. You'll be able to sell it for the price of an entire condo complex! Let's see in 2037 I'll be...oh, never mind!)
I feel a bit weird visiting a car show seeing vehicles that cost many times my annual salary, and even thinking how ridiculously out of my league any new car is, let alone any car I'd actually like. And then there's the whole thing about cars aren't so great for the environment, and they're made by, y'know, corporations and stuff. However, I love cars, always have, and there is something worth celebrating in the industry as it creates unique and impressive automobiles (sometimes) and brings them to reality (sometimes). So I took my camera along, and now I 'own' all kinds of vehicles!
There were two cars that I really wanted to see. The new Camaro. And the new Challenger. They were both there. The myriad of other cars recently announced at international car shows like Geneva were not in appearance (why isn't Vancouver as vehicularly cool as Geneva? It's a mystery...). I tried not to feel too bummed, reminding myself that the two cars that I really wanted to see were both there...sigh. Okay.
The Camaro
The Challenger
They are both great-looking cars, but I love the Challenger. First and foremost it is a Mopar (ie belongs to the Chrysler family, which is true of all the cars I've owned so far), and it's such a perfectly updated throwback. It's thoroughly retro and thoroughly modern both at the same time. Interesting details on the Chally, the side signal lights were stickers (not quite ready for prime time, obviously), and check out those wheels! Not only are they huge, but they also have cutouts that run sideways through each spoke -- tres cool!
With insane gas prices getting insaner, I wonder if we're not only going to be reliving the muscle cars of the 70s, but the gas crisis that killed them too... Just a case of history repeating...? (If that's true, buy one with the biggest Hemi, and tuck it away in a garage for 30 years. You'll be able to sell it for the price of an entire condo complex! Let's see in 2037 I'll be...oh, never mind!)
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