zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Culture
/
Blip: Happy Luv Day
Blip: Happy Luv Day-August 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:12:10

Image for article titled Blip: Happy Luv Day

Yes, happy anniversary, everyone. To commemorate this day, I’d like to remind everyone that Chevrolet once sold a re-badged Isuzu pickup truck and

I wrote about this truck and the peculiar name that would likely very much not fly on a modern truck a few years back, and reached out to Chevrolet themselves, where I got one of the strangest responses from a major automaker:

“I think you’re casting into a fishless pond with speculative product questions…”

What an oddly poetic way to tell a reporter to fuck off.

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Culture
We're Finally Entering The Age Of Fun Animated Lighting
We're Finally Entering The Age Of Fun Animated Lighting
If the general state of the world is getting you down, and you’re thinking that modernity has nothing to offer you but miserable weird weather, pandemics, crazy people who disagree with you online, and a general sense of despair, then I have good news for you. Because while, sure, all...
Aug 8, 2026
Genesis Is Going Very Electric, Very Soon
Genesis Is Going Very Electric, Very Soon
Genesis will lead Hyundai’s electrification efforts, Takata airbag recalls are still a thing and, surprise, the Tesla Roadster has slipped back another year. All this and more in this Thursday edition of for September 2, 2021. Automakers are busy making projections that they’ll stop selling gas-powered vehicles by maybe...
Aug 8, 2026
Blip: The Knockout Detail
Blip: The Knockout Detail
This 1967 Ford 12M is a handsome little car, but the thing I want to point out to you this morning is more of a detail of mid-century illustration that I really like: drawing via knocking out part of the image. I’m talking about that fence behind the car—what’s...
Aug 8, 2026
The Audi Grandsphere Concept Proves EVs Can Be Boats, Too
The Audi Grandsphere Concept Proves EVs Can Be Boats, Too
On Thursday, Audi revealed the Grandsphere: a four-door EV concept the brand describes as “a private jet for the road” that it plans to bring to the IAA show in Munich next week. As you can see, it’s obscenely massive. At 17.6 feet long, the Grandsphere is only a...
Aug 8, 2026
You Have To Watch This Hilariously Dorky Ford Promo Video About A Mostly Forgotten Car
You Have To Watch This Hilariously Dorky Ford Promo Video About A Mostly Forgotten Car
I’ve been going down a bunch of weird automotive rabbit holes today, but at some point you just have to stop, grab the crazy thing in front of you, and come up for air. So, in the interest of actually doing my job today, allow me to introduce you...
Aug 8, 2026
I Love Everything About This Volvo S90 Limo With Nearly 500,000 Miles
I Love Everything About This Volvo S90 Limo With Nearly 500,000 Miles
Limousines are an awesome way to get around and if there’s anything cooler than a regular limo, . This 1998 Volvo S90 on Facebook Marketplace is a Swedish family-hauling brick that’s been stretched and driven 485,000 miles. I love everything about this thing. There’s always something alluring about a...
Aug 8, 2026
Copyright 2023-2026 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved