Stupid interior trend

[Dr.Jass]

OK, so I got the new Summit catalog, and the "centerfold" is an '80 Z/28. I think the car is very-tastefully done and actually quite pretty. Then I looked at the interior: it has aluminum eyelets in the upholstery.

Now I have Power Block on the TV, mostly as background noise, and Search and Restore is doing a '67 Mustang. What do we find in the upholstery? Titanium eyelets in the upholstery.

Yes, it looks kind of cool, but apparently none of these idiots ever got into a Levi's Edition Gremlin or Pacer on a hot, sunny summer day. Didn't we learn this lesson in the '70s after being burned by copper rivets on denim upholstery? Metal accents on seats get very hot, guys. Hot enough to burn you through a T-shirt, actually, and God forbid you're wearing shorts and a tank top. I guess it's the engineer in me; I appreciate good form, but not at the cost of function. The Z/28 may be just a show car (I don't know), but the Mustang is being built as a driver. I wonder how the guy for whom it's being built will feel about those eyelets after his first summer with the car.

Camaro seat detail:

 

[69.5CUDA]

wasnt ferarri or aston doing this too not long ago as in a year or so?

 

[68R/T]

Doc, you should know by now, it's the same with almost anything, "fashion before function"

My favorite saying with stuff like this, "Glitter sells"

 

[68R/T]

In contrast to my above reply, back in the late 50's, a company located 5 miles from me started making snowblowers. They were the most crude and mundane looking of almost any machinery. But, they were built like a sherman tank. If needed, you could start it up in the fall and use it non-stop until spring. They had a local reputation for their endurance.

But, sadly, their major flaw was their looks;

 

[71ChargerRT]

People have an extremely short attention span. Haven't you seen the rest of the stupid trends of the 70's coming back? We're one talentless hack away from bringing back disco!!! :hurl:

:wtf: Personally I don't like them, just see something else to come loose and create a tear on the seat, but I guess for a "show car" they're ok. I'm also the guy that would pass on anything rare, "one of one" or odd in any form because I want drive and enjoy my car:vroom:. There are people that love those cars, and I appreciate them for what they are but wiping my car down with a cloth diaper after I push it out of a trailer doesn't sound like fun to me :dgt:.

 

[68R/T]

People have an extremely short attention span. Haven't you seen the rest of the stupid trends of the 70's coming back? We're one talentless hack away from bringing back disco!!! :hurl:

Actually, I think it's more of a problem of the designers running out of ideas. So they revive these old ideas hoping to dupe a whole new generation. Who is looking at, (and hopefully buying), this new junk? Not the ones that experienced the first time around. They're trying to appeal to people that weren't even alive then. The gullible & unknowing. :doh:

 

[Stretch]

It looks like they molested a blue plastic tarp to get those! Wow thats tacky!

 

[thrashingcows]

Doc, you should know by now, it's the same with almost anything, "fashion before function"

I like to say..."Fashion knows no sense...."

 

[68R/T]

50 years ago the car was considered part of the man's "domain", and they were engineered to reflect it. Just look at the old ads, it was all about macho, durability, power. They didn't advertise style, fashion, comfort, ease of operation.

The popularity of the "new" GTO's was helped a lot by advertising it with a growling tiger, not "rich Corinthian leather" :doh:

Do you think Harley's would still be popular if their image was associated with clean-shaven dudes wearing designer leathers?
The only reasons that you will see a woman on a harley is either that she wants some guys attention, she wants him jealous or she's a dyke. [smilie=f:

 

[69.5CUDA]

yet the hogs have leather tassels.....and always have....

you will however find such holes in some race seats so the drivers back side doesnt burn up....

 

[68R/T]

yet the hogs have leather tassels.....and always have....

Some hogs, and it's usually the same bike that has every possible doo-dad and lights that they make for them. :hurl:Who are they trying to impress?

As always, how you dress it is a matter of personal taste............or dis-taste

 

[71ChargerRT]

yet the hogs have leather STREAMERS.....and always have....

you will however find such holes in some race seats so the drivers back side doesnt burn up....

Fixed

Some hogs, and it's usually the same bike that has every possible doo-dad and lights that they make for them. :hurl:Who are they trying to impress?

As always, how you dress it is a matter of personal taste............or dis-taste

My old boss did stick to the aftermarket side covers, pipes and programmers on both his Heritage and later on his Road King