Wednesday, May 2, 2007

The Capital of Detroit



Forgive my greco-automotive obsession, but am I the only one who sees an Ionic capital on the front end of a Jeep? I always saw the Jeep as a working man's car, more of the Doric order. Alas, times have changed. The Jeep has become the workhorse of America's middle class. What was once a military vehicle used to shuttle our generals is now a luxury vehicle used to coddle our generals. That's Ionic. Look, it's right there in the Jeep logo:

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