RE: [ihc] stars

["Jim Grammer" <jgrammer@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-ihc@domain.elided [mailto:owner-ihc@domain.elided]On Behalf Of
>John M. Adams
>Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 5:45 PM
>To: Jim Grammer; ihc@domain.elided
>Subject: RE: [ihc] stars

>P.S. As you know very well, the Loadstar was never "ugly". I don't know how
>you could say that, even in jest!

John, the 'u' word was not used. I wrote 'homely':

home7ly    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (hml)
adj. home7li7er, home7li7est
Not attractive or good-looking: a homely child.
Lacking elegance or refinement: homely furniture.
Of a simple or unpretentious nature; plain: homely truths.
Characteristic of the home or of home life: homely skills.

Speaking purely of the styling, my considered opinion(and I have a strong
fondness for the Loadstar) is that it's a slam dunk for #2 and #3, and a
reasonable contender for #1. They did a great job of cleaning up the styling
of the progenitor(AC/BC), which proved the concept. Even so, I get the sense
that the purse strings were held pretty tightly during Loadstar development,
at least some of which would have happened during the recession in '59-'60.
It also may not have been clear how much of a resounding success the design
would be.

Jim