Marion, IN

Marion, IN
Population: 29,900

Recently, I took an updated look at a midwestern town that I remembered mostly for its presence of old cars. I discovered that they were gone, for the most part. Well, today, I looked at a small city 1 state over and found different results.
Marion, Indiana is a rustic city out in farm country. One thing that is painfully noticeable is poverty, which 17% of the population suffer from. Very old, run-down homes dot the landscape of the city, and if you want to see new cars, focus your attention to the downtown area only. Cars die slowly here. Old pickups from the 1990s and earlier aren't an unusual sight, despite the fact that Indiana is a "high-rust" state. Old Buick Lesabres, Pontiac Grand Ams ,Chevrolet Blazers and Mercury Grand Marquis are regularly observed in this town, and there are cars from the 1950s-1970s still sitting in driveways.I spotted a few old Corvettes, a Fiero, a rare 1970s BMW 5-series, a late-1970s Buick, an immaculate early-70s Ford Convertible with rims, and some oldies from the 50s.This puts Marion in the running for most unpredictable and interesting city I've examined so far (just wait until I start looking out west, though).
While Ford trucks are the most common vehicle, their SUVs and passenger cars aren't as popular.Escapes and Focuses don't appear too often, and Fusions are just catching on. The older Tauruses and discontinued Grand Marquis are more common than the current models.
Even though Subarus are built in Indiana, they are a rarity in Marion, as are any overseas brand.I will go on record to say that the Honda Civic is the likely sales leader for non-US models.
Marion is best-known for being near the childhood homes of actor James Dean and "Garfield" cartoonist Jim Davis. If those 2 celebrities were born much later and still growing up today, which cars would most likely be in their households? I have the answers.

1. Ford F-series
2. Chevrolet Impala
3. Chrysler Vans
4. Chevroilet full-size pickups
5. Dodge Ram