Car du jour question du jour
Jun. 25th, 2011 12:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vanillafluffyIf you could turn into a automobile of any kind, what would you choose, and why?
Oooh, baby. What a great question. First of all, it would be a classic. None of your over-engineered contemporary cars. I'm into uncomplicated; a decent mechanic ought to be able to lift my hood and recognize all the parts---no goddamn black boxes, where you need a computer and an "automotive technician" to fix a problem.
My first thought was "Muscle car". Oh, there are so many sweet powerhouses from the 60s. I've been a Mustang fan for as long as there have been Mustangs, and I knew what a Shelby GT 350 was LONG before the remake of "Gone in 60 Seconds". (Yes, the Nic Cage version was a remake; the original was from 1974 and starred nobody you've ever heard of.) Plus, I've got a crush on Carroll Shelby. I don't know that that fits my personality, though.
I think we need to go back a few years. Tailfins, baby! Something a little ostentatious, offbeat, ecclectic, rare. Something like a 1960 Studebaker Hawk:
Complete with the wide sidewall tires, because a girl's got to have the right shoes. The turquoise color is just perfect, though I'd prefer a red interior. I love the combination of red and turquoise, although white and silver would do in a pinch.
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Oooh, baby. What a great question. First of all, it would be a classic. None of your over-engineered contemporary cars. I'm into uncomplicated; a decent mechanic ought to be able to lift my hood and recognize all the parts---no goddamn black boxes, where you need a computer and an "automotive technician" to fix a problem.
My first thought was "Muscle car". Oh, there are so many sweet powerhouses from the 60s. I've been a Mustang fan for as long as there have been Mustangs, and I knew what a Shelby GT 350 was LONG before the remake of "Gone in 60 Seconds". (Yes, the Nic Cage version was a remake; the original was from 1974 and starred nobody you've ever heard of.) Plus, I've got a crush on Carroll Shelby. I don't know that that fits my personality, though.
I think we need to go back a few years. Tailfins, baby! Something a little ostentatious, offbeat, ecclectic, rare. Something like a 1960 Studebaker Hawk:
Complete with the wide sidewall tires, because a girl's got to have the right shoes. The turquoise color is just perfect, though I'd prefer a red interior. I love the combination of red and turquoise, although white and silver would do in a pinch.
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