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| Originally Posted by catmando I didn't like the Wally's shape when I first saw it, but the more I studied it the more pleasing to my eye it became. The sharp, simple lines remind me of a Frank Lloyd Wright house, and the yacht has its own modern elegance.
However I certainly don't like that "beak" on the 67 Open. Even Fountain does it better than that.  |
I agree that the Wally look is an acquired taste, and I'm sure that Frank Lloyd Wright had his share of detractors.
There will always be someone who bites at the latest idea, however odd to the rest of us.
I remember all the high-powered yacht brokers who panned the look of the "popsickle" bow pulpit that the Lazarra boys offered on their popular late '80s- early '90s Gulfstar/Viking motoryacht lines; the great unwashed (buyers, ahem) didn't seem to mind much...
But, I digress. Call me a Philistine, but the Wally look, reminiscent of Dick Tracy's chin, is too large a departure for us traditionalists, and I believe most buyers would count themselves as such.
Look, for example, at the two latest flops from GM--- the Pontiac Aztek and the latest Cadillac STS/CTS et. al.--- John Belushi-esque "Samurai ChopSlash Design" are just not moving off dealer's lots. Too wierd, too niche-like to appeal to the crowd.
So, of course, they'll probably sell the **** out of them, just to show me what I know!