This must be an inside joke

"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired) 06/27/2017 at 21:36 • Filed to: Nadir of the American automobile

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Beige 1978 Dodge Omni on display at the Henry Ford Museum.

E90M3 > someassemblyrequired 06/27/2017 at 21:39

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See, the Ford Pinto wasn’t the worst car of the 70s.

someassemblyrequired > E90M3 06/27/2017 at 21:42

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Nope, Austin Marina FTW.

daender > someassemblyrequired 06/27/2017 at 21:42

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The K-cars did help Chrysler survive the 80s.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > someassemblyrequired 06/27/2017 at 21:45

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*Mr. Regular intensifies*

someassemblyrequired > daender 06/27/2017 at 21:48

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Yeah I guess the K cars did borrow a lot from the Omni/Horizon. But I would be OK with a K car. I guess they did already have that covered with the Magicwagon they had on display.

someassemblyrequired > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 06/27/2017 at 21:52

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Ha if there was one car I was sure belonged nowhere near an automotive museum ever it would be this car in that spec.

Berang > someassemblyrequired 06/27/2017 at 22:01

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I think they actually did a story on this car, where they said it was extremely hard to find cars like this, from that era, in good condition. So when they had the chance to get this Omni they jumped on it.

MM54 > someassemblyrequired 06/27/2017 at 22:24

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I’ve often said that if I saw a half-decent Omni for sale locally for a good price, I’d buy it and drive it out of spite (and to see just how bad a car can be).

wafflesnfalafel > someassemblyrequired 06/27/2017 at 23:04

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nice - me thinks the curator has a sense of humor

Turbo Doritos > Berang 06/28/2017 at 04:55

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A few years ago they said they were looking for the regular cars from that era so they could preserve them properly. No problem finding good examples of sports and luxury cars, but the everyday cars were eluding them.

Turbo Doritos > someassemblyrequired 06/28/2017 at 04:58

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But if you only preserve the best then you don’t actually see how the world was in the past.

someassemblyrequired > Berang 06/28/2017 at 10:01

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Makes some sense, I saw a couple in Idaho and Wyoming last week, but they were late 80s versions. The 70s ones are all long gone.

someassemblyrequired > MM54 06/28/2017 at 10:03

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Ha I know the place in rural Idaho where you can get a your choice of Omni or Rampage.

someassemblyrequired > Turbo Doritos 06/28/2017 at 10:06

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True enough - there is a Festival of the Unexceptional concours in the U.K. that I want to go to at some point: https://www.hagertyinsurance.co.uk/articles-and-resources/events/festival-of-the-unexceptional

Turbo Doritos > someassemblyrequired 06/28/2017 at 22:26

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That sounds amazing, my kind of car show.