I named it Red Chief. This two-seater, a 1989 Chrysler by Maserati (!), is my very first car. Shown here with its hardtop, it's actually a convertible - Benjy loves a drive with his ears flapping in the wind... It's kind of a car for show-offs, which is not very "me", but I guess California's love of bright colors and hedonistic style has gotten to me after all.I find the design of contemporary cars generally uninspiring and always wanted an older number, tough I was reluctantly talked out of my dreams of 1970's models by reasonable minds.
Do you remember your first car? Any cars you're in love with?
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Congrat .. I love Italian design! When i was young, I loved AlfaRomeo (specially the Giulietta) and later I owned one. Any car designed by Pininfarina suits me ...
http://www.murrayco.com/Car_Collection/chrysler_TC_maserati_89_2.html
congratulations on your first car! I drive an Alfa Romeo, but I have always loved the old style Jaguar and big range rovers. They have both such elegant designs.
enjoy your own car, it's wonderful to be so free and independant, as a woman, not all the women in this world have this advantage....
have a great week!
Solange
WORLD IN A PAN - I remember your wonderful ALfa Romeo as well as your adorable Peugeot convertible... Such beauties!
SOLANGE - Alfa Romeos are my FAVORITE!!! I just love Italian cars for their design and smooth, sporty diving. Jaguars are divine too.
Thanks for reminding us that in so many countries, women are not allowed to drive. Which really reflects that driving means freedom...
Great Car!!!!
Call me a dreamer, but here it is: the Lamborghini LP400 Countach.
I've loved this car ever since I saw one on the freeway years ago.
It still makes my heart flutter!
lovely car....and love that it is candy apple red! (no, i don't own a car...i don't even have my driver's license...;)
nancy
lovely car and luscious red !
my ex boyfriend had an Austin Healey...i miss the car
Have fun with your new toy !
:-)
Lovely colour and great name! Don't have any story about car, I got my driving licence but I never drived. It's odd I know...
I had a bright green VW Rabbit and I LOVED it!
Que carro hermoso.
je crois que ta " redchief" ressemble terriblement a ma derniere Le Baron que tu trouvais si incorfortable en Floride.... a l'arriere.
Maintenant que tu la conduis c'est surement bien plus confortable.
J'imagine Monsieur Benjy a bord...
Congratulations!
Enjoy !!! :~)
Congratulations! What a gutsy choice! California in style!
The only car that's caught my eye (other than your red beauty) is this one:
http://misscavendish.blogspot.com/2008/07/to-catch-convertible.html
You really do have a quintessential California car. It's lovely!
CANDANCE - I see you too love Italian design; who wouldn't.
NANCY - as a teenager, I was eager to get my license; I am totally into this American idea that a car means freedom... Bad for the environment, I know, but I make up for it in other ways, like being a vegetarian.
MY CASTLE - you miss the car but... not the boyfriend, from what I can read between the lines...?
JL - La Le Baron etait VRAIMENT inconfortable derriere; celle-ci est une 2-places donc ca resoud le probleme!
Benjy est fou de joie.
MISS CAVENDISH - I just checked out your post and am DROOLING. Such a fabulous mint color!
I also read your post and want to say that for me, my car doesn't mean status (it was very cheap, by the way); it's just about clean lines and beauty, like the clothes and shoes I like to wear...
My first car doesn't even hold a candle to yours... mine was a 1996 Ford Focus.:-)
Fond memories of a Studebaker, the windows in the back seat actually had screens. That was when I was a little girl. I have always wanted a "convertible" Spitfire and I think the smart car is zippy.
PVE - when my grandparents moved back to Uruguay from Texas, they brought back a Studebaker with them! It's part of the family lore.
Ah, Spitfires. Gorgeous.
Triumphs...
MG's...
1970's Mustangs...
It doesn't get much better than that.
i love your new car! congratulations on your first set of wheels!~
I love older cars too and find the newer ones somewhat boring to look at. My first car was an old green Subaru station wagon. It wasn't 'cool' or anything as teenagers usually want, but it got me where I needed to go so I was happy. My husband and I still talk about that car....we dated in it! :)
I like your car.
My favourite car is an automatic and grey one, as there are so much stolen cars here and grey is the most difficult colour to spot,there are tons of grey cars here now.
REBEKAH - cute memory! Cars can also be very romantic...
KARINA - ah, Buenos Aires! Tu comentario me hizo reir.
no "shooting" snapshots while driving :)
MANSUETUDE - I'll try to remember that...
congratulations! it looks much better than mine...
I really like my husband's Mini. It is fire engine red and even though it isn't the most practial car, it looks so funny it always puts me in a good mood.
NIKELLA - oh, a Mini! I just love them. They're all the rage here.
How FUN! Your first car!
My first car was a convertible volkwagen bug! I wish I still had it... sigh!
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