My Favorite "Brief Appearances"
Do you remember any vehicle that showed up in one moment and was gone before we knew it? Of course not!
Do you remember any vehicle that showed up in one moment and was gone before we knew it? Of course not!
General Motors had it in their wheelhouse to create an off-road ready trail dusting, bad-ass pickup truck for their loyal customers.
Little did I know that would get me into the Chicago Auto Show the year after that.
TweetWait…is this still in production? That is the big question surrounding the 2022 Chevrolet Malibu. I thought this was its last year and they would make room for more SUV production at their Fairfax, Kansas assembly facility. Nonetheless, this is General Motors’ big secret vehicle. It comes from a lineup that has been decimated at …
The idea of slotting a key into an ignition, turning it over, depressing the brake, shifting a gear and opening up the throttle was magical to this child of the 1970s.
The interesting point about such vehicles is the fact that the brand no longer exists. These are mobile orphans that defy the laws of vehicular life.
In the past, I mentioned that I do prefer more understated celebrations at this stage in life. This is true, but what if I wanted to go "all out?"
Sadly, this is a business lesson that often used as examples of failures. But, should we consider them failures? Perhaps another lesson from the music industry would be apt here – if you had a one-hit wonder and continues to have airplay and downloads, you are not a failure.
It began in Marin County, California and ended in Northern Virginia. In-between was a series of discoveries with the automobile as a key factor along the way.