Automobiles Designed
by Famous Orchestra Conductors
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by Jeffrey Sward | |||||||
Automobile designed by Arturo Toscanini | |||||||
The automobile
is very fast and holds the land speed
record in its class. The construction
is extremely solid. Handling is very
precise. View of the road is very
clear. The interior is spartan but
comfortable and functional. Even
feature works perfectly. All trips
are by the most direct route and
extremely enjoyable. Unfortunately,
the car was built in 1949 when the
construction of cars was crude by
current standards.
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Automobile designed by Eugene Ormandy | |||||||
The dashboard
and interior trim are fine matched
dark walnut. The seats are overstuffed
with deep velour upholstery. Handling
is very smooth but mushy. The car
has a speed limiter and will always
travel 10 mph slower than the
posted speed limit.
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Automobile designed by Leonard Bernstein | |||||||
The exterior and
interior design is incredibly original
and garish. Flamboyant design touches
are everywhere, such as eleven foot
high fins. Most of the body work
is covered with chrome. The finished
car does not even resemble any kind
of known automobile. Many regular
controls, such as steering, are not
present. The car does not actually
move. It goes nowhere.
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Automobile designed by Otto Klemperer | |||||||
The automobile
is extremely solidly built and weighs
12,000 pounds. Most of the parts
are cast iron. The owner's manual
is ten volumes. Each volume is 500
pages. Top speed is 5 mph. You always
get to your destination, eventually.
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Automobile designed by George Szell | |||||||
Build quality
is equal to a Swiss watch. Even detail
is thoroughly designed and assembled.
Proportions are perfect. Handling
is perfect. However, when driving
it is difficult to forget that the
designer kept firing the assembly
line workers after only a few hours
of work. Assembly line worker turnover
is 400% per automobile.
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Automobile designed by Herbert von Karajan | |||||||
All shapes in
the body and interior are curves.
There are no sharp angles anywhere.
The ride is incredibly smooth. No
bump is ever felt by any passenger.
Driving the car is wonderful for
the first five minutes. However,
the driver soon realizes that all
roads look and feel exactly the same.
After the first five minutes, the
car becomes extremely boring.
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Automobile designed by Wilhelm Furtwängler | |||||||
The design construction,
quality, and handling of the automobile
are all excellent. Upon entering
the car, the driver will notice that
there is no place to insert the key
or start the ignition. Miraculously,
the car starts running on its own
for no apparent
reason immediately after the driver
enters. There is no steering
wheel, brakes, or accelerator. However,
the car always takes the correct
route and obeys all traffic laws
by some obtuse and mysterious
process. The trip is always enjoyable.
You always arrive at your destination
on time by the correct route, but
you are quite never sure how or why.
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Automobile designed by Charles Munch | |||||||
The appearance
of the car is sleek and stylish.
The exterior and interior colors
are bright and cheerful. The fit
and finish are terrible. The transmission
is loose and sloppy. However, handling
is brisk and precise. Acceleration
is rapid. The car is generally travels
faster than the posted speed limit.
All trips are enjoyable despite any
technical flaws.
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