In Hollywood they’re always trying to remake old movies, McDonalds keeps bringing back the McRib, and every now and again someone tries to resurrect some long dead car make or model. With few exceptions these are almost always bad choices. Well, maybe not the McRib as those are curiously delicious. Anybody know when those will be coming back?
For cars creating a modern interpretation of a beloved classic is fraught with danger. What was the intrinsic element that made the original so revered? How do you replicate that in a modern analog? Sometimes the resurrection is successful, take the reintroduced Camaro for example, or to a lesser extent the 2002-2005 Ford Thunderbird. That latter car was a noble swing and a miss.
Other attempts have been far less successful. Some in fact, might have made you question whether or not their creators ever actually had seen the archetype they were seeking to emulate. That’s what we’re interested in today, the weirdest, least authentic reintroduction you have ever seen. What in your mind has been the worst re-birth?
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