Saturday, March 29, 2014

I can think of 3 vehicles that defined their place/niche in automobiles.

Jeep
Mini
Mustang (pony car)
Checker Marathon (taxi)

You won't find any "type/catagory" in a drop down menu that says Jeep, it will only allow you to choose SUV, but anyone with a brain knows that a Jeep is a singularity. Whether you refer to a WW2 Willys or a Wrangler, that is a Jeep, not an SUV.

Mini, a bit looser than a Jeep when it comes to epitomizing it's niche, but a 60's Mini like a Cooper, is a paragon of the "Mini" and no Isetta or tuk tuk falls into the description, and a Mini doesn't fall into any other.


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