{"id":494446,"date":"2015-05-01T00:22:09","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T00:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=8885"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:23:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:23:25","slug":"what-history-can-do-to-a-great-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/what-history-can-do-to-a-great-design\/","title":{"rendered":"What History Can Do to a Great Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>My Top Ten list changes every year. I know what I like, but once in a while new cars creep in. I love a great new design, but old designs often make a \u201ccomeback\u201d on my list after a hiatus from the visual mainstream.<\/p>\n<p>A great car design hits me emotionally. It makes me want to write bad checks, risk a third mortgage, consider selling a kidney. A lasting design often gets fused to my brain, unified with innovation and beauty. But, many great designs, heralded upon release, loved by many and celebrated worldwide, suffer a lack of market acceptance and wind up ignored by the masses. Further still, a great car will sometimes become quickly dated, or take a hiatus from desire only to return a hero again. Even a great design can become tainted by poor mechanical performance or unfortunate business\/manufacturing circumstances. Three of my favorite and wildly different examples are the Lamborghini Muira, the Studebaker Avanti and the Porsche 911.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? You&#8217;re missing out<\/h2>\n<p class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content\">Any Text Here<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"a07online-global-marketing-prompt\" href=\"https:\/\/supercars.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=86696\">Get Started<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-signin\">\n<h4 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-signin\">Already a Member? <a href=\"https:\/\/supercars.memberful.com\/account\">Sign in to your account here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Top Ten list changes every year. I know what I like, but once in a while new cars creep in. I love a great new design, but old designs often make a \u201ccomeback\u201d on my list after a hiatus from the visual mainstream. A great car design hits me emotionally. It makes me want to write bad checks, risk a third mortgage, consider selling a kidney. 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