what cars are these?
08-31-24, 10:12 PM
#1802
Lexus Fanatic
SUVs were not a significant factor in the American market back then. The only ones I can remember seeing were the International Scout and Travelall, and the Jeep Wagoneer. Foreign-brand SUVs, for all intents and purposes, did not exist aside apart from a very few Toyota Land Cruisers...and the first Range Rover did not come along until 1970. There were a few Ford Broncos and Chevy Blazers and an occasional Dodge Ramcharger, but even they did not sell in significant numbers. That all changed in 1984 when the Jeep Cherokee was introduced, and in 1990 when the Ford Explorer hit the scene......that's when the SUV market in the U.S. really began to take off.
08-31-24, 11:06 PM
#1803
Lexus Fanatic
09-01-24, 07:05 AM
#1805
Lexus Fanatic
09-01-24, 02:05 PM
#1807
Lexus Fanatic
RAV4 was the first mass market modern crossover aka SUV before that they were basically as stated above, wagons.
09-01-24, 03:10 PM
#1810
Lexus Fanatic
Is that a real photograph? There is really the remains of a prop aircraft in the background? Looks AI generated.
09-01-24, 03:34 PM
#1811
Lexus Fanatic
Although the original roots of the modern crossover can be traced to the 1981 AMC Eagle and Eagle SX-4, the mass-market 1995 Subaru Outback actually proceeded the Toyota RAV-4 and Honda CR-V by a year or two in the U.S. market. While the Outback was essentially a Legacy Wagon, it had the crossover-type raised-suspension, car-based AWD, and lower-body fairings that became the crossover hallmark.
09-01-24, 03:39 PM
#1812
Lexus Fanatic
An aircraft propeller would not be shaped like that, although I do agree that is what looks like an aircraft cockpit behind it.
As for the car, I think that is a Buick Concept from the 50s or 60s, but I'm not sure which one. Reminds me of a Batmobile...although a true Batmobile would be in black.
09-01-24, 08:14 PM
#1813
Lexus Test Driver
Although the original roots of the modern crossover can be traced to the 1981 AMC Eagle and Eagle SX-4, the mass-market 1995 Subaru Outback actually proceeded the Toyota RAV-4 and Honda CR-V by a year or two in the U.S. market. While the Outback was essentially a Legacy Wagon, it had the crossover-type raised-suspension, car-based AWD, and lower-body fairings that became the crossover hallmark.
Slow as a dog but had 4x4.
09-01-24, 09:02 PM
#1814
Lexus Fanatic
