So yes, some were just right first time. But some were just the beta testing for the decent one. Have you ever heard Land of Confusion by Genesis? It's utterly awful. Now go and listen to the cover by the brilliant Norwegian all-female Katzenjammer. Doesn't that feel better?
So, everyone loves the mk1 Golf. Fair enough. But the mk2 is just so much better. Especially the second version of the mk2, where we got prettier bumpers, chunkier column stalks, a little leather bag around the gearstick rather than a rubber cast of a 1970s municipal pyramid, the power steering that was so desperately needed, and even a supercharger if you were relatively rich:
And while the mk1 Consul/Zephyr/Zodiac was a massive technological advancement for Ford, what with its mac struts and unitary construction, there's no getting away from the fact that it looked like you'd packed a loaf of bread at the bottom of your shopping bag, immediately forgotten about it, then packed a box of washing powder on top of it at one end and something similarly heavy on the other. The mk2,however. Just, unnnfffff. One of those rare cars that looks good in every body style, even if Farnham Abbot and whoever did the cabriolet weren't 'official'.
And let's not forget the DS. Yes, its first iteration was achingly pretty and looked like a '50s spaceship and yes, it held the record for most orders taken at launch for forever, but when you think of Deeesses, it's not the one you think of. Because again, the second generation was just so much better. It's still utterly timeless. It's still utterly gorgeous. It's right second time.
So, everyone loves the mk1 Golf. Fair enough. But the mk2 is just so much better. Especially the second version of the mk2, where we got prettier bumpers, chunkier column stalks, a little leather bag around the gearstick rather than a rubber cast of a 1970s municipal pyramid, the power steering that was so desperately needed, and even a supercharger if you were relatively rich:
And while the mk1 Consul/Zephyr/Zodiac was a massive technological advancement for Ford, what with its mac struts and unitary construction, there's no getting away from the fact that it looked like you'd packed a loaf of bread at the bottom of your shopping bag, immediately forgotten about it, then packed a box of washing powder on top of it at one end and something similarly heavy on the other. The mk2,however. Just, unnnfffff. One of those rare cars that looks good in every body style, even if Farnham Abbot and whoever did the cabriolet weren't 'official'.
And let's not forget the DS. Yes, its first iteration was achingly pretty and looked like a '50s spaceship and yes, it held the record for most orders taken at launch for forever, but when you think of Deeesses, it's not the one you think of. Because again, the second generation was just so much better. It's still utterly timeless. It's still utterly gorgeous. It's right second time.
