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Old 10-08-2019, 11:42 AM   #48 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Fat Charlie View Post
Oddly enough, that was around the time cars started becoming more aerodynamic. They all look the same now because the designers are all trying to do the same thing. That's why all toothbrushes look the same, all shoeboxes look the same, all pickup trucks look the same, etc.
Except cars don’t all look the same today any more than they did back when cars where boxes. It seems at a certain age people just stop caring about the differences. My grandfather thought good design ended in the 50’s.

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