As best as I can find, the 1975 B210 ‘Honey Bee’ had an MSRP of $2849. Man, it’s hard to believe that a scant five years before, you could get a new, strippo Ford Maverick or AMC Hornet for just under $2000.
The featured car is just so wrong on so many levels that I’m strangely drawn to it.
A co-worker bought a new 2006 Aveo. It was an OK appliance, I guess, but to say the seats were hard would be putting it kindly. A buckboard wagon would’ve been a more comfortable ride.
The Aveo may have been the most recent example of the automotive version of a ‘penny-wise, pound-foolish’ throwaway car. For the time, they were the cheapest new car one could buy, but were about the worst in every other metric.
Slow, uncomfortable, and poor fuel economy for the class, they weren’t so great mechanically, either. Most reviews suggested that, rather than buy a new Aveo, a smarter purchase would be a two (or maybe even three) year old Corolla or Civic. It wasn’t too long after it arrived on the market, that a forlorn Aveo (usually a sedan) with a mostly blackened rear, belching out blue smoke and limping down the highway, wasn’t an uncommon sight.
Other than one with a whimsical ‘Super Bee’ decal on its flank, they have about the same melancholy CC appeal of, say, a first year Hyundai Excel.
Too funny! I remember thinking when I took that photo, “where have I seen this car before?” Now I know. I’m guessing that the owner of this vehicle has a sense of humor. Just a guess.
Don’t laugh too loudly. At today’s Cars & Coffee Richmond, a guy showed up with a 1970 Subaru 360 in the same paint scheme. With 360 proudly spelled out on the hood alongside the black racing stripe.
posted at the Cohort by Mike Hayes
Not!
It was probably stung by a super bee, the body looks swollen from the B-pillar to the rear bumper .
Better than a Caravan R/T.
It reminds me of this…
+1
B210 fan here!
I’d take the honey bee over the “super bee” any day
As best as I can find, the 1975 B210 ‘Honey Bee’ had an MSRP of $2849. Man, it’s hard to believe that a scant five years before, you could get a new, strippo Ford Maverick or AMC Hornet for just under $2000.
That B210 is only missing the ‘honeycomb hubcaps’!
Happy Motoring, Mark
I wondered the same thing! But honestly I always thought the “honeycomb” wheel covers looked like someone took a baseball bat to a pie tin.
The featured car is just so wrong on so many levels that I’m strangely drawn to it.
A co-worker bought a new 2006 Aveo. It was an OK appliance, I guess, but to say the seats were hard would be putting it kindly. A buckboard wagon would’ve been a more comfortable ride.
The Aveo may have been the most recent example of the automotive version of a ‘penny-wise, pound-foolish’ throwaway car. For the time, they were the cheapest new car one could buy, but were about the worst in every other metric.
Slow, uncomfortable, and poor fuel economy for the class, they weren’t so great mechanically, either. Most reviews suggested that, rather than buy a new Aveo, a smarter purchase would be a two (or maybe even three) year old Corolla or Civic. It wasn’t too long after it arrived on the market, that a forlorn Aveo (usually a sedan) with a mostly blackened rear, belching out blue smoke and limping down the highway, wasn’t an uncommon sight.
Other than one with a whimsical ‘Super Bee’ decal on its flank, they have about the same melancholy CC appeal of, say, a first year Hyundai Excel.
At least it’s bee-sized!
This car hideous enough to warrant another appearance! My guess is the owner works at this Lowe’s store as both photos are taken at the same location.
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/qotd/qotd-whats-the-most-inappropriate-modification-you-have-seen/
This car is now so infamous that it even has made it to Imgur in a photo taken at a local Wal Mart parking lot (how fitting). http://imgur.com/5B1sL6H
And another internet appearance… this car is a star! This time on the Ship Canal Bridge (I-5) in Seattle
https://www.reddit.com/r/Shitty_Car_Mods/comments/60ix03/chevy_super_bee/
Too funny! I remember thinking when I took that photo, “where have I seen this car before?” Now I know. I’m guessing that the owner of this vehicle has a sense of humor. Just a guess.
Maybe beecause the owner also owns a real Super Bee, and his DD is a tribute to it.
If a guy modifies his car to attract attention, this guy has gotten his moneys worth!
Yup seen this before. There was a crappy looking Ford Ranger running around Beaverton some while back with a sticker that said “yeah, its got a Hemi”.
It even has crappy ARE wheels.
Don’t laugh too loudly. At today’s Cars & Coffee Richmond, a guy showed up with a 1970 Subaru 360 in the same paint scheme. With 360 proudly spelled out on the hood alongside the black racing stripe.
No, I didn’t have a camera with me.
At least the owner didn’t turn it into a Transformers “tribute” car.
If this doesn’t make you smile, you may take yourself way too seriously.