"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
04/28/2016 at 22:05 • Filed to: None
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"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
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There are timeless cars, and then there are classless cars. Cars like the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and others don’t really say much about your demographic. The Queen can have a Rover, and so can a farmer. The thing is, though, even with cars like the Land Rover, the image still caries an air of dignity. You don’t necessarily associate it with wealth, but at least here in the States, you do associate it with class. I would venture to say that here in the U.S., there is only one car that could pull up to a redneck bonfire party in rural Alabama or the Sebonack Golf Club in Southhampton and look completely at home. That car is the Jeep Grand Wagoneer.
I love the Grand Wagoneer. It is one of the coolest SUVs on the planet, and were it not for the lack of airbags I would very much want one as a daily driver. Ever since Top Gear turned every geared into a wannabe journalist-expert, it has been nearly impossible to read about a car without being barraged with hyperbole and exaggeration. The statement I made above is not an exaggeration; I mean it quite literally. There are other cars that simply don’t tell you about the owner’s socioeconomic status. A poor person can drive a Ford Mustang or a Jeep Wrangler, or even a Prius, and so can a rich person. The Grand Wagoneer, on the other hand, accentuates the image of a person on either end of the spectrum. It makes a trailer home look just a little bit more hickish, and a Nantucket vacation house look just a little more snobbish. As for everyone in the middle, it makes just about anyone who drives it look inexplicably and incredibly cool in an “I don’t care what you think” kind of way.
God I want one of these.
E92M3
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
04/28/2016 at 22:19 |
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A friend of mine has that exact one for sale. Same color, original engine but converted to Fuel Injection.
ranwhenparked
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
04/28/2016 at 22:19 |
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The Grand Wagoneer is absolutely the American Range Rover. As of 1987, Grand Wagoneer buyers had the highest average net worth of any American-brand car buyers, higher even than Cadillac or Lincoln. It was one of the reasons Chrysler was so interested in American Motors, they figured that once they were in control, they could persuade those customers to look at some of their other products.
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sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> E92M3
04/28/2016 at 22:20 |
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That’s a big plus.
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sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> ranwhenparked
04/28/2016 at 22:22 |
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When it was new, it was definitely only a car for the well-heeled.
Land_Yacht_225
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
04/28/2016 at 22:46 |
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I’d argue the Roadmaster Estate can do the same, but then again, they’re the same car at different ride heights...
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sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> Land_Yacht_225
04/28/2016 at 22:51 |
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True. Although I would argue the Wagoneer does it even more so at present because it has reached cult collector status (you can find them restored for over $50,000) and the Roadmaster has yet to.
FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
04/29/2016 at 00:01 |
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Spot on. My rich aunt who buys a new S-class every few years and owns two $500k homes still has one of these that she bought new in the early 80's. She takes it out whenever she doesn’t want to be noticed. She’s 6'3" and my cousins (her sons) are even taller. Back before the SUV craze it was one of the few vehicles available that would fit them with more luxury than an Econoline.
JR1
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
04/29/2016 at 00:05 |
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We often have very similar tastes in cars
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sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> JR1
04/29/2016 at 07:59 |
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It would seem so.
StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
04/29/2016 at 09:17 |
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Came here expecting to be mad about you calling the GW “classless”, read it (surprise I know!) and realize you meant it in another way. Agree 100%, such awesome vehicles.