If any of you watched Mad Man last night..

[busterbrown]

What Chevy model were they talking about.. 1968 or 69?
Any ideas?

[pugetres]

1. The show was set in May '69

so my SO and I think it'll be a 1970's model. 2nd gen Camero? Maybe the XP882 concept car?

[MADem]

5. I thought the show was set in 68--they were talking about voting for McCarthy or RFK.

RFK is still alive, which would put the episode BEFORE June of 1968.

EDIT--I thought it might be the restyled Camaro, but as name not needed noted downthread, it's the VEGA.

[katanalori]

2. 1968 Corvette

Peggy is typing a press release at end of show about the merger of the two ad agencies; Her voice states the date she is typing and the year is 1968.

[MADem]

6. The cars come out in August, and they're the next model year--so it would be a 69 car.

RFK is still alive, so she's typing before June.

There was a line in the script re: voting for RFK or McCarthy. The primaries are still underway, MLK has been killed in the previous episode, so we're probably in May 68.

[name not needed]

3. They're pitching the Chevy Vega

Roger mentioned the XP-887, which was the model number for the Vega concept.

[Paladin]

4. And---correct me if I'm wrong, but....

....wasn't the Vega a legendary GM piece of shit?

[JVS]

9. It sucked, but it did manage to get positive initial reviews.

Most of the legends of its shittiness that I've heard had to do with them rusting or falling apart. It also didn't help that each year the engines offered were less powerful due to emissions controls/ switch to unleaded.

[MADem]

7. GOOD CATCH--that's IT!!

It was aluminum! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Vega

The aluminum-block inline-four engine was a joint effort by General Motors, Reynolds Metals, and Sealed Power Corp. The engine and its die-cast block technology were developed by GM engineering staff, then passed to Chevrolet for finalization and production. Ed Cole, involved with the 1955 small-block V8 as chief engineer at Chevrolet and now equally involved with the Vega engine as GM president, often visited the engineering staff engine drafting room on Saturdays, reviewing the design and directing changes, to the consternation of Chevrolet engineers and manufacturing personnel, who knew he wanted a rush job.[7] The engine in development became known in-house as "the world's tallest, smallest engine" due to the tall cylinder head.[14] Its vibration, noise, and tendency to overheat were rectified by 1974.[10]

[sufrommich]

8. I read somewhere else that John Delorean was

in charge of new concept cars for GM at the time. I wonder if he'll make an appearance ala Conrad Hilton.