Don't see too many of these

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg) 11/06/2016 at 17:43 • Filed to: None

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It’s a Pontiac Astre, a rebadged Chevrolet Vega. Neat!

fhrblig > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/06/2016 at 17:55

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Wow, what did they sell, like 5 of them?

When I was in high school, one of my neighbors had its direct competitor, the Mercury Bobcat. It was in surprisingly good shape, and in that reddish burnt orange color that was so popular in the 70's.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > fhrblig 11/06/2016 at 17:57

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My dad’s first car was an Astre in the color you described.

kanadanmajava1 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/06/2016 at 18:00

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That looks very clean. The sunroof isn’t probably original but otherwise it looks like a new car.

shop-teacher > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/06/2016 at 19:32

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I’d rock it.

Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/06/2016 at 20:51

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It’s not that nobody bought them. It’s that, like most of their Vega siblings, they all dissolved into brown dust within three or four days.

I mean, uh, years. Stupid autocorrect.

ranwhenparked > Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious 11/06/2016 at 22:38

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Yeah, the Vega and it’s ilk were basically equivalent to 10 year old used cars from the moment they rolled off the assembly line.