if classic cars are so beautiful, why don't manufacturers just remake them?

[gotsmack]

Why don't the detroit 3 just rerelease the look of the cars from their glory days, but with new guts and safety features? Not for all their lines, but maybe for 1 model.

I know that they won't be as big or look 100% the same, but why not a modern sized car that looks 90% like a classic?

It might hurt the sales of classic cars, but the manufacturers shouldn't care too much.

 

[96Firebird]

Classic cars aren't "classic" because of their looks, well most of them anyways...

 

[joutlaw]

See the retro styling of the Mustang, Camaro, and Challenger.

 

[amish]

safety features

todays required safety features and standards would most likely cause a redesign of many areas of the car.

http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/FMVSS/index.html

it wouldn't be cost effective for the company. so to get around it companies use licensed dealers like dynacorn. to offer updated bodies at a high price for the end user to update with modern workings. this gets around the need for the new safety features as the car only has to meet the safety features of that time period.

http://www.dynacornbodies.com/

 

[Railgun]

They do, but you're not going to be affording it.

 

[Throckmorton]

Because even though they're beautiful, they look dated.

The current Mustang isn't a copy of the first one, it's a modern looking car with retro styling cues. The Camaro is a scifi future car with even fewer retro styling cues.

 

[Ferzerp]

wouldn't be as big you say?

 

[Throckmorton]

wouldn't be as big you say?

I think the positions of the cars and camera make the new one look even bigger than it is.

 

[amish]

i'm an idiot...i forgot about the ICON brand vehicles.

http://www.icon4x4.com/

complete turnkey models that have updated internals but look like the original at first glance.

edit: i would possibly buy one of their CJ models...

 

[Insomniator]

I think the positions of the cars and camera make the new one look even bigger than it is.

...did cars not have side view mirrors back then?

 

[Ferzerp]

I think the positions of the cars and camera make the new one look even bigger than it is.

The new one is 6" longer, 7" taller, and slightly narrower. It's quite a bit bigger.

 

[Viper GTS]

http://singervehicledesign.com/

Not the first car I'd buy for that kind of money but if I had unlimited cash one of those would definitely be in my garage.

Viper GTS

 

[LTC8K6]

The new one is 6" longer, 7" taller, and slightly narrower. It's quite a bit bigger.

But not like the apparent size difference shown in that first photo...

 

[Ferzerp]

Well, over 6 inches in two of 3 dimensions is a pretty big difference. Maybe not as much as the first picture, but the second picture doesn't really show the size well as far as I can tell.

 

[thedarkwolf]

...did cars not have side view mirrors back then?

A lot of cars didn't have passenger side mirrors back then.

 

[LTC8K6]

 

[AstroManLuca]

Because even though they're beautiful, they look dated.

The current Mustang isn't a copy of the first one, it's a modern looking car with retro styling cues. The Camaro is a scifi future car with even fewer retro styling cues.

Yes, I agree with this.

The PT Cruiser and VW New Beetle are both retro styled cars. When they were new in the late 90s and early 2000s, they looked pretty radical compared to the designs of the time, but now they don't really stand out from all the other cars on the road.

 

[OutHouse]

god those old Tauru's were and still are ugly.

 

[Knavish]

You can buy a new '64.5 to '66 mustang body for $15,000 shipped:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45102253/ns/business-autos/t/ford-launches-new-mustang/#.T2ehntX65eI

 

[AstroManLuca]

god those old Tauru's were and still are ugly.

The original Taurus was revolutionary, and had a futuristic design (for its time) that changed the course of automotive styling.

Obviously whether you actually like it or not is totally subjective. I do, partly because it's not a bad looking car (especially given its age) and partly because I appreciate the impact it had.

 

[ElFenix]

i think you could fit that old SHO's wheel and tire within just the new SHO's chrome wheels.

oh and fsck chrome. why does detroit need to shovel it all over everything? look at how understated and mature the old SHO's wheels look compared to the gangsta new ones. terrible.

 

[Zap]

oh and fsck chrome. why does detroit need to shovel it all over everything?

Thank you! I also hate all the chrome, especially the huge chrome grills some cars now have.

 

[TakeNoPrisoners]

Lol, look at the styling of the current Camaro, Mustang, and Challenger. Then look at the glory days models of those cars.

Look familiar?

 

[JulesMaximus]

They do, but you're not going to be affording it.

Wow... that is pure sex. :thumbsup:

Do want!

 

[Kadarin]

They do, but you're not going to be affording it.

That thing is beautiful.