yeh...well not that our family history has anything to do with this discussion, but my uncle (who designed the efigy) is a chief designer at holden. he had a hand in the VT and monaro...and was chief designer for the exterior of the VE. i am a graphic designer, my brother is a draftsman, my other uncle is also a graphic designer. my aunty is an aritst & art teacher. i also have an uncle who is an architect. so u can say, design runs in the family.
i find it suprising that u, an FJ ethusiast, would not see what the design was trying to do.
Fortuantly, accomplished designers and motoring journailists all around the world CAN see what the design was trying to accomplish and gave it massive praise.
but, to each his own i guess.