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Warpy

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3. Well, to be fair, most mid 50s land barges have been turned into frypans and washing machines
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 04:55 PM
Jun 18

so long ago that some of the frypans and washimg machines have been turned into chassis parts for Teslas. However, some people did cling to the 50s cars, using junkyard parts to fix them, that those cars finally turned into classics instead of just old cars that probably needed ring juobs, cough cough.

The problem for Tesal being a classic at some point (unlike the deLorieans) that the innovation was all where it doesn't show. Yes, the earliest model was sporty, but prosaically so. It lacked the the lunatic panache of the Buick's ventiports or the late 50s Chevy';s unibrow tail fins. It's the wacky design dropped onto an old drive train that makes these things desirable.

I'm sure there are Tesla owners who will cling to their cars until the last battery has leaked its toxic guts onto the road with no replacements available, but Hollywood will likely resort to mockups in future "good old days" films instead of the real thing.

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