tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post7849756413581490607..comments2024-03-28T02:29:37.413-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: 14 American Cars That Were a Total Flop |Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-50578915618545471182011-07-16T16:01:47.779-05:002011-07-16T16:01:47.779-05:00Calling the Avanti a flop is more than a little un...Calling the Avanti a flop is more than a little unfair. It didn't die because of any inherent mechanical or design flaws but by bad management decisions and bad publicity. The car itself sold well - to the point where there were only five left at the factory when Studebaker shut down - and producton of small numbers of cars continued for many years after that. In fact Avanti's appear to have been made as late as 2006. Hardly a flop.Brent McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883838112004433045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-54556600460711109082011-07-15T20:32:48.375-05:002011-07-15T20:32:48.375-05:00The AMC Gremlin is on the list, but not the even-w...The AMC Gremlin is on the list, but not the even-worse AMC Pacer?<br /><br />I learned to drive a stick-shift in my brother's Pinto. Thank God, we're both still alive to tell the tale.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-30321414621145612232011-07-15T09:07:38.615-05:002011-07-15T09:07:38.615-05:00Yes, I was the proud driver (my parents owned them...Yes, I was the proud driver (my parents owned them) of a couple of models of the number 1 gem on this list.Benjiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155472883124774755noreply@blogger.com