Dodge...Chevrolet and Honda....Sadly 2 of the three are now history.

We have been "jonesing" all week for the cars of the past. As I look back at the pictures I have posted thus far...only the Mercury (first post with the chrome bumper) and the Ford roadster and the Honda bike are from companies still in business. Even after re-organization, no matter how much spin they put on it...these companies will never produce cars as they have in the past. So now more than ever, when we see a classic car like the Oldsmobile...we are truly looking at a slice of Americana that our chldren will have only heard about through stories told by their grandparents.

The blue Dodge with it's hood wings up reminded me of an Xwing fighter from Star Wars. During the 50's and 60's the car designs were all about fins, chrome and gawdy sci-fi rocket lights. The America of that time was looking towards space and dreaming what it might be like to put a man on the moon. Sputnik was spinning around our blue home already.

Also the symbol of American dominance of the auto industry was exemplified in the Hood Ornament. These heavy, statuesque power symbols of Eagles and mythilogical figures stood proudly on the hoods of the Cadillacs, Pontiacs and all the other Status cars of that time.

Today, with the cost of oil ever on the rise...Motorcycles have made a strong comeback. Harley Davidson, Yamaha and Honda bikes are more popular than ever and have now become not only symbols of independence and non confomity but symbols of a practical lifestyle as well.

Playing on the Ipods of these might be:

Theme from Star Wars
Hey Little Honda
The Godfather Part Two Soundtrack
Born to be Wild
Hey, Mr. Spaceman (The Byrds)
Eight Miles High
Soundtrack from the Altamont Speedway Concert (Google it!)

Playing on the DVD player:
Easy Rider
Return of the Jedi
Tucker (Google it!)
Days of Thunder
American Graffiti


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