I guess someone misread the instructions and couldn't assemble the title sequence. It's probably being used as a coatrack.
It turns out that Acme is a real car company, and their vehicles are delightfully old and wouldn't look out of place in a WB cartoon.
The worst thing about that beer argument?
They were both in their sixties. I guess decades of brand loyalty has given them some rather hard opinions.
Also, while I understand why they replaced the chair (we don't have to smell it) I'm kinda sad to see it go. It always looked like such a comfortable throne in which one could relax, rule Feed Dump, and be given an involuntary front-row seat to Beej dong.