Piece of Crap (Car)

For all of its obsession with new, the Japanese have an occasional hiccup. Witness this piece of crap (car). Adam Sandler once sang about fine automobiles like this one.

A couple of special touches here: (1) Clear packing tape holds the side mirrors in place. (2) Old dirty T-shirts cover the (presumably dirty) seat backs.

The model is so old I have never seen it before. It looks a bit like a knock-off for an American muscle car in the Seventies. Doubtless, it is a product of the oil shocks. Have you ever seen the first Honda advertisements in the United States? The Accord today is a different species. In my high school art class, when we collage using old National Geographic magazines, invariably the insider covers would contain Honda advertisements bragging about "space age" features, not limited to fuel injection and airbags.