You have an excellent point there. I don't suppose I'd recognize an
L29 if it ran over me. ;^)
Cheers,
CR
Max Heim wrote:
>
> You are correct, of course, though in the Cord's case I don't think the
> FWD layout has much to do with its long-lasting appeal -- rather, it is
> the unique Gordon Buehrig styling that made it so memorable. The first
> FWD Cord, the Model L29, had "normal" contemporary styling, and is now
> almost forgotten.
>
> Charley & Peggy Robinson had this to say:
>
> >
> > Could be but a classic design means a well-tested and refined design
> >that has stood the test of time, doesn't it?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > CR
> >
> >Max Heim wrote:
> >>
> >> I presume he meant "classic" in the sense of "classic layout for small
> >> sports roadsters", not "grand automobiles of the Twenties and
> >> Thirties"...
> >>
> >>
> >
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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