It is easy to find stories in the press and on TV that tell us how terrible the economy is. This picture tells a different story. While the media has been reporting how bad things are we have progressed from the Model A Ford to the Smart Car.

How much progress? Air conditioning, tires that last 30,000 miles instead of 1000, automatic transmission, top speed 80 mph and fuel economy of 41 mpg to name a few.

Life is good and getting better. No matter what the media tell you.  There is the start of an advertising campaign for Smart Car here.

BTW  This story completes a trifecta of modernism.  A picture of a Smart Car (1) taken with an iPhone (2)  posted on a blog (3).