Comments on: Those Stable, Happy 1950′s

By: Uncle B

Uncle B — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:35:30 +0000

Not the same recession – we had jobs, resources,family farms to flee to, strong population, good food, a mechanical and labor oriented world, and no competition from overseas, now we have cars from China to contend with, and the automotive sector is fleeing off-shore as fast as it can. SEE:
â€œThe astounding Chinese have epoched the great GM, of U.S.A. in producing an Electric/gas/plug-in car! They are driving them in the streets of China as we speak, they will be retailed in the U.S.A. by 2011, they will cost half the price of a “Volt” and they are “On Order” for Israel! GM, take a deep breath, your naughty parts have just been cut off by a Chinese high-tech competitor, and the “Volt” is still “Vapor-ware”!â€ See:http://www.cleantech.com/news/3983/chinas-byd-sells-first-mass-produced-plug-cars
AND:
China’s New Hybrid Cars: Almost Affordable in China
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/chinas_new_hybrid_electric_cars.php
The jobs that have already gone off-shore are gone forever – Obama said so on T.V. today! The Ohio “Rust Belt” and a third world Detroit are the markers of the end of the “American Dream” and the end of the “Cheap oil era” is the coffin nail in the American Empire – The Post great republican depression (GRD) America will be a “Post Materialist” Meritocracy of primarily vegetarian survivalists of the coming economic holocaust. They will live in shanty towns, with well humanured and composted veggie patches, and scavage the ruins of once great cities like Detroit for survivalist items, pots, pans, old clothing and linens. They will have an educated approach to survival and possibly use resources like the internet to communicate ideas and methods for existing more comfortably on the ruins that once were a great Empire. It is all over, except for the running to the hills to avoid the civil unrest, military interventions, and debauchery to come.

By: jupitercrash

jupitercrash — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:23:27 +0000

maybe there is something seriously wrong with me, but I am almost in love with that station wagon…. the wings!! I think it is so ugly if I had the chance I would be forced to drive it…

By: Mike C.

Mike C. — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:30:31 +0000

Just the other day I saw a photo of a Ford print ad for those, and the slogan was “The thrill starts with the grill !”

Oh well – could have been worse. Could have been a Segway.

By: ErikTheRed

ErikTheRed — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:45:28 +0000

I don’t know… that pea-green color of “The Family Truckster…”

By: JohnB

JohnB — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:08:46 +0000

Aside from the 1958 recession, I’d guess that one reason sales fell was because Chevrolet redesigned the classic ’57 and came up with the ugly ’58.

By: YT

YT — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:34:53 +0000

Not related to station wagons:

We’ve seen the gov’t put retroactive stipulations on the TARP money. Well, it turns out some banks were FORCED to take it.

http://www.twincities.com/ci_11722986?source=most_viewed