Well, you did it. You got through another Monday and, hopefully, you get to relax before you meet Monday’s best friend, Tuesday. If you had a hard day, I have something to make you laugh. Both readers and Autopian authors have published some really sick burns over the past few days, and they’re great.
Jason wrote about the car ads that don’t have cars in them. One of those ads was from VW, which depicted an Apollo Lunar Module as a representative of a VW’s function over form.
Emil Minty:
The moon landing ad could also have had the caption:
“Another triumph for German engineers.”
Matt wrote a Morning Dump that contained a story about the last Tesla Model S and Model X. Church:
The Model X is also a car that was produced.
I actually lol’d. Got ’em.
Matt wrote a different Morning Dump about Honda’s first annual loss in 69 years, as well as other automaker losses. I don’t hate manual transmissions:
“The German ones are, as usual, losing a war on two fronts.”
Brutal. Funny, but brutal.
Jason wrote about a Ford Mustang II that’s been modified to look like the famed Eleanor. Ishkabibbel:
It’s Temu Eleanor!!
Óscar Morales Vivó:
The Eleanor at Home.
Canopysaurus:
Eleannoy from Gone in 60 Easy Payments.
Finally, I love this answer to our question about a road-going car that would make a great flying car, Back to the Future style. Sasquatch:
I can’t believe no one said 1986 Winnebago Chieftain. I can’t be the only one who watched Spaceballs.
1959 Cadillac coupe
1961-1963 Ford Thunderbird (not just for the rocketship styling, you get so many chances to make Thurderbirds jokes)
Any of the Alfa Romeo BAT concepts
Chrysler Turbine
Lamborghini Countach, Diablo or Miura
Ferrari Testarossa
Lancia Stratos
De Tomaso Pantera
Studebaker Avanti
Jensen Interceptor
Have a great evening, everyone!
Top graphic image: Tesla
Anyone else notice the Mercedes-Benz Star on top of the Lunar Lander in the VW ad?
It’s how you know it’s expensive to fix.
And parts may not be available in your country?
What? No mention of Sylvain Viau’s flying cars?
Allow me:
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&hs=5fX&sca_esv=dbcb67f4d240fbb9&sxsrf=ANbL-n5ZJMQi5o3BRRPFrMtHQiVgtpL99A:1778582937296&udm=2&fbs=ADc_l-aN0CWEZBOHjofHoaMMDiKpaEWjvZ2Py1XXV8d8KvlI3jljrY5CkLlk8Dq3IvwBz-SJyfRX_inP-J3Cs9lQZu9J-w-s39WMlkYCuZrBZDnSTW7OXuSDEQSVLUzfyzqI1jWpENUC4uWpCIdxdmLCQnvNttnwC5mQyhzLnniQQw33yXpl3w0&q=Sylvain+Viau&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-lrnhybOUAxWRzQIHHeZ_OC8QtKgLegQIHhAB&biw=1470&bih=786&dpr=2
Unsurprisingly the Citroën CX floats best 🙂
https://www.behance.net/gallery/17907655/Flying-cars
Misses the flying car question, but didn’t Citröen introduce the DS as a flying car, or at least a wheel less car?
In original advertisements the flying option tooled like this
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MGHbyPrppRYbw9CYmCbhmRaf6i-4a2kspigaFFRoZwGQKTuDq8byhoS5ahdBDhyphenhyphen8k_-EYO2kZ1_Aq4tCVC6zvRMGrV6YRwAPGpwz_yg7taOoCNMWSyPLWnigATOkxRF77RGJ3BmpnJzvvTQOy8qu2K8Sf4CKeponjYmLggIMulrOLiJmg4J0ZZ2_Sxg/s1200/citroen-ds-flying-car-ad.jpg
But by the time it went into production concessions to practicality were made in some aerodynamic aids that spoiled the look in my opinion
https://youtu.be/qoID_LDiQ-g
And – there’s a new Spaceballs coming
https://youtu.be/CvldsATrrcM
Curious how they’ll get around the fact that Rick Moranis doesn’t leave his village, Pullman hasn’t buckled a swash since ID4, and Barf and Dottie would need recasting (hm, David Harbour and Chelsea Handler?). Eh, I’ll show up for Zuniga regardless.
Now that I think about it, the recent Beverly Hills Cop was a dang miracle, with so many of the original actors.
Tom Lehrer – Wernher von Braun – YouTube
Once ze rockets go up….
When they declared the standard of 9.9 quality at JSC, Von Braun polled his crew of scientists.
Any issues? he asked.
Nein
Nein
Nein
going around the room. Nine neins
He told nasa, “There you go!”
I particularly liked Harveydersehen’s note about it happening on the 81st anniversary of VE day.
The amount of knowledge the members of the site have is phenomenal.
It’s a national holiday where I grew up, so it’s easy to remember 🙂