L'auto de Homer Simpson

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Durant un épisode récent, certaines informations à propos de l'auto de Homer Simpson ont étés divulguées, Alors voici le résultat:
- Now, in the most recent episode, titled Pork and Burns, the year, make, and model of Homer’s car is finally revealed: it’s a 1986 Plymouth Junkerolla.

C'est quoi une Junkerolla?

My speculation is that the Junkerolla was a limited-volume, ultra-low-cost version of the four-door K-car sedan. The front panel was replaced with a cheaper-to-produce one that used round sealed-beam lights and a less-exepensive plastic grille assembly with three horizontal bars.

The Junkerolla also was designed to be a way for Chrysler to get rid of warehouses of old parts, which is why the Junkerolla has chrome bumpers from a Valiant (rear bumpers are used both front and rear, without the bumper guards), and the taillights are leftover and quality-control rejects from the 1971 Valiant models.






See, in 1987, (for real!) the Chinese carmaker First Auto Works (FAW) built some modified Dodge 600 cars and called them the Hongqi CA750F. My theory is that the Junkerolla models were built the year before, in 1986, as a sort of practice run for the factory and its workers to get up to speed. That would also explain the unusual styling features and the use of surplus parts.
These few Chinese-made training cars were then shipped back to America for evaluation, and at least one of these was eventually sold to the public, specifically a portly, yellow-looking man named Homer J. Simpson.
It feels good to finally know.

En 1987, le constructeur automobile Chinois First Auto Works (FAW) a construit quelques Dodge 600  et les a appelés la Hongqi CA750F.
Ma théorie est que les modèles Junkerolla ont été construits l'année précédente, en 1986, comme une sorte de pratique pour l'usine et ses travailleurs
. Cela expliquerait également les caractéristiques de style inhabituel et l'utilisation de pièces excédentaires.
Ces quelques voitures de formation fabriquées en Chine ont ensuite été expédiées en Amérique pour évaluation, et au moins une de ces dernières a finalement été vendue au public, en particulier un nommé Homer J. Simpson.
Enfin on sait.