My favorite car of the Auto Show....from my favorite movie The Blues Brothers....
1974 Black/White Mt. Prospect Dodge Monaco Sedan...
complete with an awkward "subwoofer" on the roof (available aftermarket accessory)
Kind of ironic after yesterday's Detroit post....I saw my first Packard....only 52 years after they shut down.
1964 GM Concept Car.....the "Runabout"
Katie has a few more years until she starts driving.....but she's got the color down.So after spending a half a day at the Auto Show yesterday.....I figured out what Detroit's problems are....
- #1....GM's CEO, Ed Whitacre, will be getting a 9 million dollar compensation package it was announced .....just as I was paying $19 to park and $11 a person to get sticker shock!
- #2...GM's old CEO, Fritz Henderson.....who unexpectedly resigned in December.....was just brought back this week as a consultant at almost $60,000 a month and expects to only "consult" for about 20 hours a month...so let see........that's about $3,000/hour.
- #3...I went to check out the Ford Flex....which is a kind of mini-van on steroids. Comfortable....roomy......stylish.....all this for "ONLY" $40-$50,000 depending on package. Way too many cars in the $40,000 and up range....this is almost the benchmark now. I know that this is only a few hours of work for Fritz....but should a car sell for the American median annual household income?
- #4...Forget the Camaro.....Charger....Challenger....Mustang....and all of these retro throwbacks.......bring back the Packard and the Dodge Monaco.
Marty
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