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"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland) 01/09/2019 at 11:32 • Filed to: None

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I always like the fake snaps on a landau top.

CalzoneGolem > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/09/2019 at 11:36

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CB > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/09/2019 at 11:37

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Theoretically, you can still snap stuff to it. Like a second landau top, to protect your first landau top.

someassemblyrequired > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/09/2019 at 11:39

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Here you go :

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > someassemblyrequired 01/09/2019 at 11:40

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Fancy tempo!

someassemblyrequired > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/09/2019 at 11:46

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I think the luggage rack really compliments all of the other bad design and aesthetic choices in a landau-roofed Tempo.

fintail > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/09/2019 at 11:52

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The way the gas door cuts into the C-pillar trim really bugs me, somehow.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/09/2019 at 11:52

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I honestly think fake landau tops look good (on older cars) and I don’t really care who knows. They don’t look good on things that are less boxy than a tenth-generation Cadillac Eldorado.

InFierority Complex > CB 01/09/2019 at 11:54

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Yo, dawg.

It’s landaus all the way down.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > fintail 01/09/2019 at 11:55

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Well executed tho.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/09/2019 at 12:02

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I just have to leave this here.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/09/2019 at 12:04

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Those aren’t fake, those are definitely real snaps. They just don’t have anything to snap to. Sad really. Alone in the world with one mission, to hold the one that fits like a glove, but denied due to circumstances beyond your control.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/09/2019 at 12:08

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Maybe there is a fabric trim piece that snaps onto the metal trim piece that you put on for fancy occasions.

fintail > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/09/2019 at 13:08

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Probably better alignment than ce rtain new cars.

Tristan > someassemblyrequired 01/09/2019 at 13:39

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L U X U R Y

Tristan > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 01/09/2019 at 13:40

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They look good on boxy Town Cars and Cadillacs.

ranwhenparked > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 01/09/2019 at 19:37

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If they’re vinyl, either without padding or very thin padding, yes. The bulky canvas/sailcloth ones pretty much always look terrible.

I think the real dividing line is whether the car was designed to have one from the factory, if not, it usually doesn’t look good.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > ranwhenparked 01/09/2019 at 20:15

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ranwhenparked > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 01/09/2019 at 21:00

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I read somewhere that GM purposefully designed the rooflines of modern Buicks and Cadillacs to not work well with carriage roofs in order to discourage that practice amount their dealers.

FCA US , on the other hand, has taken an opposite approach, practically inviting it. 

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > ranwhenparked 01/09/2019 at 21:23

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I think with those two examples it has more to do with 20 year old Daimler-Benz platform with considerable structural constraints. That is a really neat rumor , it seems like something GM would do. I think both of those look decent with Landaus.

ranwhenparked > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 01/09/2019 at 21:31

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Well, the Challenger is designed to look like an enlarged version of the 1970 original, to the extent that I remember people on the FP speculating that Chrysler was actually just showing a Chip Foose customized original instead of a new car, when they debuted the concept. And the original was offered with a factory vinyl roof, so the shape does kind of suit it.

And, of course, the 300 was intentionally styled to be reminiscent of classic American sedans (although Ralph Gilles said the roofline was actually inspired by the Rover P5 ), so it makes sense that a vinyl top would work at least as well as on an ‘89 Diplomat.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > ranwhenparked 01/09/2019 at 21:39

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That’s true. They did a fantastic job essentially taking the first generation Challenger and making a body that would pass modern crash tests and be suitable for the modern market. Now we just need Mitsubishi to make a new version of the Galant Lambda (still the best Challenger as far as I’m concerned).

The 300 looks incredible from the outside. They should make an Imperial based off of it. I especially like the long wheelbase 300.

In GM’s case, it may just be that none of their models are reaching back as imitation of bygone vehicles. The Camaro has virtually no styling cues from the OG Camaro, and most of their other cars are based on small, aerodynamic city cars or are meant to be performance beasts, in the case of every single Cadillac sedan/coupe.

ranwhenparked > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 01/09/2019 at 21:43

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They wanted to, Daimler killed it so as not to step on Mercedes’ toes (and there were questions of whether Brampton could have even handled an extra product anyway).

Now, with the 300 slated to die after 2020 and Chrysler being turned into FCA’s “people mover” brand, an Imperial is likely not going to be in the cards ever again.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > ranwhenparked 01/09/2019 at 21:46

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Aw, I didn’t know they were killing it off...

Chrysler doesn’t make sense as a people mover brand. With no 300, they would have the Pacifica, and that’s it. They’d need more CUVs to be a people mover brand, but I don’t think we’ve seen any concepts lately.

ranwhenparked > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 01/09/2019 at 21:55

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That’s right, there’s supposedly a production version of the Chrysler Portal concept coming soon, basically a smaller, electric minivan.

There’s also talk of giving them a 3-row crossover, which would probably be a rebadged Chinese-market Jeep Grand Commander, and possibly a wagon-like crossover based on the LX platform, which would be a partial revival of the Dodge Magnum.

The sad thing is the 300 is still doing relatively well, all things considered. They sold over 46,000 of them in 2018, which is down from the peak in the ‘00s, but still better than it did in the 2009-2011 timeframe, and really not *that* far off from the 2014-2017 numbers.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > ranwhenparked 01/09/2019 at 22:01

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Sounds like a viable ish future. Dodge is pretty much already at the point of an all people-mover lineup at this point, with the exception of their muscle cars.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc 01/09/2019 at 23:38

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This is an analogy to my hair line.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/10/2019 at 11:07

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Hair is so overrated