2 red, coachbuilt, 2 seaters

"Milky" (jordanmielke) 07/26/2017 at 09:46 • Filed to: Crossfire, Allante, coachbuild, karmann, Pininfarina

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Pictured: the last 2 cars you were expecting.

(Pininfarina made the Allante’s body, don’t give me any flack)

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Milky 07/26/2017 at 09:58

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Is the Crossfire coach built in that it’s basically a Mercedes with a different body?

Milky > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 07/26/2017 at 10:10

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The difference is that Mercedes assembled the SLK in its own factories and had Karmann assemble the Crossfire.

Weird when it already had an assembly line for the chassis and everything. But since Crossfire sales tanked, it was a smart move.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Milky 07/26/2017 at 10:14

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2 red, coachbuilt, 2-seaters, that sold about as well as a pile of #2

Milky > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 07/26/2017 at 10:23

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Like great artists, they weren’t understood in their time.

punkgoose17 > Milky 07/26/2017 at 10:24

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Mercedes was pretty stuck up about the merger and did not want to touch Chrysler product. They probably did not want Chrysler cars to be built in their factory.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Milky 07/26/2017 at 10:34

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I knew the Allante was coachbuilt...who coachbuilt the Crossfire?

Milky > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/26/2017 at 10:41

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Karmann , they made a lot of weird stuff.

Dark chocolate > Milky 07/26/2017 at 10:50

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2 POS cars. Actually the only POS in the pic is that crossfire.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Milky 07/26/2017 at 11:01

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I believe that one of these is a beautifully designed and crafted machine with a fine engine and loads of luxury.

I believe that one of these is an ugly pile of dogshit with an anemic engine built at its company’s lowest point.

Care to figure out which is which?

Milky > Dark chocolate 07/26/2017 at 11:04

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Lol, who pissed in your chocolate this morning?

Milky > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 07/26/2017 at 11:11

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We’ll I don’t think either is beautifully crafted and you could say both we’re made at the company’s low point. So ¯\_()_/¯

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Milky 07/26/2017 at 11:18

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I’d say Cadillac was doing pretty strong around the time. The FWD Devilles and Broughams were selling pretty well.

Milky > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 07/26/2017 at 11:55

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So does that imply the Allante the beautifully crafted machine with its “fine” engine that takes it 10 seconds to get to 60? Where as the Crossfire has an “anemic” engine that takes it 6.5 seconds to get to 60?

yitznewton > Milky 07/26/2017 at 13:34

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It’s the new... Allanté! (obligatory)

Dark chocolate > Milky 07/26/2017 at 13:57

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no one, I just think all crossfires are POS.  

Milky > Dark chocolate 07/26/2017 at 14:19

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Cool story bro.

Milky > yitznewton 07/26/2017 at 14:28

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Oh man, that is very ... of the times .