Predators and Prey
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Ravofox
back to Aussie foxying!
I imagine the art dungeon is run by Sally
*starts a bonfire using the bundle of posts*
Pretty!
DRGN Juno
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA -Sukhoi, 2020
You know what happens when it gets quiet in here - it's time for F A C T S. I promise this one's short.
Today's episode is another retrospective look based on recent news, putting off other stuff I've been meaning to write for some time now. Today, GM's Detroit-Hamtramck factory marches one step closer to its impending closure, sending off the final example of a long-storied nameplate. You'd find it masquerading as almost anything from taxicabs, to police cruisers, to family haulers, to lowriders, to race cars - even being the subject of an engineering beatdown if you recall our lesson Soichiro Honda. In fact, it's almost impossible to imagine a modern American scene without one of these by the curb or in a driveway. And despite being resurrected twice in 1994 and 2000, this time it looks like it's gone for good. Today we say goodbye to a slice of Americana - the Chevrolet Impala.
A 1959 Impala as seen in Baby Driver (2017)
The Impala nameplate has survived ten generations, two cancellations, and two subsequent reboots. But the ones that everyone remembers are the first to third generations. Long, sleek, and elegant, these cars introduced the personal luxury of Cadillacs and Chryslers to the American buying masses. Spurred on by the success of the Bel-Air Impala trim package in 1958, Chevrolet penned a standalone Impala model in just 13 months, becoming its own car in 1959. Like the Bel-Air that preceded it, it would become a styling icon, featuring more radical design elements such as the wraparound windshield, a shortened greenhouse to make the car appear longer, and signature v-tail trunk. Like the Bel-Air before it, it became a hallmark of 1960s design. It was the symbol of American opulence, and a prized piece of automotive history. The fourth generation onwards never quite had that panache that the originals did. But still, it was a car that dotted North America and select export markets, being the fourth best-selling car of all time (behind the VW Beetle, Ford Model T, and Lada Riva). If you grew up in the era, you probably had a story about one.
A 1996 Impala SS - regarded as an excellent 'sleeper' due to its high performance and unassuming looks
The Impala name has been resurrected twice, the first time in 1994 as a performance trim package for the Chevrolet Caprice, and again in 2000 as a midsize front-wheel drive Camry clone. Changing markets and a failure to adapt have killed it off the first and third times, with the oil crisis rendering the first run obsolete, a full lineup redesign killing it a second time, and the SUV boom making the latest iteration unprofitable. While the later iterations will be best remembered as being 'there' (and the 1994-1996 being remembered as one of the best factory sleeper cars of all time), the early generations showcased the best of GM's design. It was America on wheels, and at all once, a styling, cultural, and performance powerhouse. And for that, it deserves some respect.
A Chevrolet ad featuring a 1962 Impala convertible
Today's episode is another retrospective look based on recent news, putting off other stuff I've been meaning to write for some time now. Today, GM's Detroit-Hamtramck factory marches one step closer to its impending closure, sending off the final example of a long-storied nameplate. You'd find it masquerading as almost anything from taxicabs, to police cruisers, to family haulers, to lowriders, to race cars - even being the subject of an engineering beatdown if you recall our lesson Soichiro Honda. In fact, it's almost impossible to imagine a modern American scene without one of these by the curb or in a driveway. And despite being resurrected twice in 1994 and 2000, this time it looks like it's gone for good. Today we say goodbye to a slice of Americana - the Chevrolet Impala.
A 1959 Impala as seen in Baby Driver (2017)
The Impala nameplate has survived ten generations, two cancellations, and two subsequent reboots. But the ones that everyone remembers are the first to third generations. Long, sleek, and elegant, these cars introduced the personal luxury of Cadillacs and Chryslers to the American buying masses. Spurred on by the success of the Bel-Air Impala trim package in 1958, Chevrolet penned a standalone Impala model in just 13 months, becoming its own car in 1959. Like the Bel-Air that preceded it, it would become a styling icon, featuring more radical design elements such as the wraparound windshield, a shortened greenhouse to make the car appear longer, and signature v-tail trunk. Like the Bel-Air before it, it became a hallmark of 1960s design. It was the symbol of American opulence, and a prized piece of automotive history. The fourth generation onwards never quite had that panache that the originals did. But still, it was a car that dotted North America and select export markets, being the fourth best-selling car of all time (behind the VW Beetle, Ford Model T, and Lada Riva). If you grew up in the era, you probably had a story about one.
A 1996 Impala SS - regarded as an excellent 'sleeper' due to its high performance and unassuming looks
The Impala name has been resurrected twice, the first time in 1994 as a performance trim package for the Chevrolet Caprice, and again in 2000 as a midsize front-wheel drive Camry clone. Changing markets and a failure to adapt have killed it off the first and third times, with the oil crisis rendering the first run obsolete, a full lineup redesign killing it a second time, and the SUV boom making the latest iteration unprofitable. While the later iterations will be best remembered as being 'there' (and the 1994-1996 being remembered as one of the best factory sleeper cars of all time), the early generations showcased the best of GM's design. It was America on wheels, and at all once, a styling, cultural, and performance powerhouse. And for that, it deserves some respect.
A Chevrolet ad featuring a 1962 Impala convertible
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*repairs door*
That'll be $2,125 in damages.
Groggy
Hm!
Sorry, got too carried away by F A C T S.
*hands you $2,127 to pay for my transgressions*
Keep the change.
TR273
Pirate Fox Mom
Izzy4895
Diaper Fox
Admit it, Vulpine Valley is corruption Skunk Hollow's internet connection again
That traffic from Vulpine Valley is commercial activity. Nothing more. Nothing less. Some foxes have taken an interest in ordering hollow log entrances for their mischief dens.
Pygmepatl
Spotted Skunk
Izzy4895
Diaper Fox
Does that make Kathleen 20% cooler?
TR273
Pirate Fox Mom
Yes that one is an interesting one. It’s supposed to be a Renamon digimon (looking left) but the shape of the head looks like something else looking right, (Sergal maybe?).
Simo
Professional Watermelon Farmer
*finishes some orders for hollow log entrances in the Skunk Hollow Woodworking Shop in red oak and flame maple, and prepares them for shipment to Vulpine Valley*
TR273
Pirate Fox Mom
Only until she sees I've posted it, then things are likely to get hot around here.Does that make Kathleen 20% cooler?
A Minty cheetah
~C H E E~
This probably says a lot more about my mind than anything else, but my first thought was this:
*braces for hose attack*
Simo
Professional Watermelon Farmer
TR273
Pirate Fox Mom
Simo
Professional Watermelon Farmer
A Minty cheetah
~C H E E~
*flutters eyelashes innocently**Just looks at you, very disappointed.*
Pygmepatl
Spotted Skunk
So it is a Renamon. I actually thought it was a fox, but from the markings it is clearly a Renamon. It still looks like a fox.