terryMc wrote:
Well, the Ford Thunderbird had a big Ford OHV V8 and still didn't quite make it as a sports car either, and was turned into a luxury car instead. Kaiser didn't last either, and turned to producing utility vehicles, dropping passenger cars altogether in 1955. Whatever potential the Darrin might have had was pretty much doomed from the start.
You know, the De Lorean was another one of those that needed a whole lot more horsepower to pull it off but hey, it made an interesting premise for a movie.