Sunday, January 13, 2013

...And The ADMAS Nominees Are...

The Academy of Dragon Motion Arts & Sciences here nominates the cars we would least like to drive on the Dragon.  (The ADMAS is the most regular readers of this blog.)

Others may feel differently.  Which is part of the the point of this exercise: further nominations are open.  Including two-wheeled (or heaven forbid, three-wheeled) vehicles.  Just use the Comment Window for your own.  Reasons must be supplied, and they should make an attempt at being fact-based.

Other categories may be established from time to time.  Cars or bikes we would most like to make a Dragon pass with is obvious; the problem is the limited number and general agreement.  How about Rides I Would Most Like To Be Seen In At The DGMR--But Not Drive?  (A Harley Earl Cadillac convertible comes to mind...)  Cars I Want To Drive But Not Be Seen In?  Best/Worst Dragon Pretender?  Let the creativity begin!

Pilote wonders why no newer cars made our first list.  Is this because they are so vice-free?  It's easy to imagine being bored on the Dragon in a Toyota Tercel or a Chevy Aveo.  But it's hard to imagine them biting us in our butts, like these nominees.


CARS WE WOULD LEAST LIKE TO DRIVE ON THE DRAGON:


The Fiat Abarth 750/850:  The Director's Cut specifies the pass be made on its original cross-ply tires.  Radials would reduce the Difficulty Factor from diabolical to merely breathtaking.  The image was chosen to illustrate weight distribution.



The 1969 Mustang Mach 1:  The Director's Cut specifies the 351 cu. in. 2-barrel carb model, which adds a lack of power to lack of brakes, handling, and steering feel.  The image illustrates the Mach's impressively high roll-center.



The Crosley, any Crosley:  It comes to mind first among many examples of engineering best described using the fraction 1/2 and and a three-letter word beginning with "a."  The image illustrates the sporty model, the Hot Shot: clearly the best Crosley for the Dragon.  Or a golf cart: in the late 1950's, before battery carts existed, Pilote's grandfather and his foursome used a stripped-down Crosley, rebodied with bag racks, to navigate the Hubbard (OH) Country Club.


1 comment:

Pilote Ancien said...

We have three additional Nominees via email, all from the same Dragoneer (not among the original nominators). Listed in order received, not, perhaps, in order of preference:
1. 1960 Dodge (full-sized)
2. Citroen 2CV (Pilote would quibble: thinks it might be fun)
3. 1968 Yugo

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