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今天,曾经是世界上最大的汽车制造企业的美国通用汽车公司申请破产保护,给曾 是美国国民经济三大支柱的汽车工业划了一个极不光彩的句号。虽然奥巴马总统全 力支持通用汽车公司的改革计划,新的通用汽车公司的前景充满了很难预测的多种 因素。
在美国买第一辆汽车时,就听朋友说美国车的质量靠不住。结果,这么多年,从来 没有买过美国车。
租车时倒是开过Buick-别克,
甚至凯迪拉克-Cadillac,两个字可以形容,舒适。
今天纽约时报刊登了一组读者提供的曾经拥有的GM生产的汽车照片,作为一个纪念 吧。
"This photo was taken in 1960 by my mother on a trip from Massachusetts to California to visit her family after my father died. In those days you could drive right up to Old Faithful, have it to yourself and count on it blasting off every hour on the hour. The 1951 Chevy Deluxe (4-door, with fender skirts) was just as faithful, smoothly making the trip without so much as a murmur of discontent." -- Virginia Grahame Location: Old Faithful - Yosemite National Park,Photo: Virginia Grahame
"An American icon. The cherry red Chevy in front of the ice cream parlor, the flag, all from Murphy's CA on highway 49. Too bad it's not my car." -- Bob Dales,Location: Murphys, Calif.,Photo: Bob Dales
"Is GM dead? I found this truck parked at a cemetery. With GM heading to bankruptcy, I thought this scene couldn't have been staged better." -- Enrique Stiglich,Location: New Orleans,Photo: Enrique Stiglich
"The Pinnacle and excesses of GM's glory days, a 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood." --Tom Bottoni,Location: Virginia,Photo: Tom Bottoni
"1986 Pontiac 6000" -- Gene Bell Location: Hollis, N.Y.,Photo: Gene Bell
"1972 Chevy Impala. Purchased new in '72, still run's like a top. One owner." -- Pam Lucas,Location: Dungeness, Washington,Photo: Pam Lucas
"This photo was taken in 1956. It was a 1954 Corvette, 51st off the assembly line and the first to be offered in a color other than white. I was 20 years old and one happy puppy!! Talk about 'the good old days.'" -- Richard Roberts, Location: New York, New York,Photo: Richard Roberts
"1953 Oldsmobile" -- Edward Levy Location: Stuart, Florida,Photo: Edward Levy
"Here is the Pink Titanic about to hit an iceberg. Taken on Mardi Gras day, Royal St New Orleans. I've been saving this photo for today." -- Bob Dales,Location: New Orleans,Photo: Bob Dales
"My son and I own matching Z28 Camaros. Stored winters, always hand washed!" -- Sol Rothenberg,Location: Livonia, Mich,Photo: Sol Rothenberg
"My new 1972 Corvette, loved it despite all its flaws." -- Joe Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
"My father, Harley, was an Oldsmobile man and I grew up in the back of them. He used them long and hard and in 1984, just as our 1971 Delta 88 was reaching the end of its useful life, my uncle who lived several states away became ill and suddenly died. My father, Harley, needed a new car in a hurry car and purchased a brand new Oldsmobile Cutlass at our small town dealership, it was the last car he would ever own. After that trip he used the car rarely and by the time he passed away in 1995, the car had just 60K miles on it. After another 6 years of gentle use by my mother, I finally inherited the car. Since I am in the Foreign Service and live overseas, the car spent a lot of time in storage. After agonizing over it for many years I finally decided to sell it last fall. One of the last things I was able to do before I sold the car was get a photo with my 2 year old son, also named Harley, with his grandfather’s car." -- Thomas Kreutzer。Location: Monroe, WA,Photo: Thomas Kreutzer
"Clementine, a 1973 Chevrolet Caprice convertible, 400-cubic inch V8, a beloved rust bucket learning project, patched everywhere from rust caused by salted Canadian winter roads. I owned her about 5 years and we enjoyed countless summertime cruises through the mountains and islands of British Columbia Province, as well as Washington and Oregon States, top down and stereo blaring." -- Leonard Ryan,Location: Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada,Photo: Leonard Ryan |
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