Saturday, September 25, 2010

AWESOME: Euro Rides

Whilst wandering my 'hood here in Berlin, I've noticed a lot of cars you never see in the US - some good, some bad. For the most part, this is a good thing. My first day here I saw a 59 Eldorado with its top down, and a 66-ish Mustang in a similar state. That was a good omen for a guy who, if he had Jay Leno's cash, would be out doing the same thing with it... minus the muscle cars. I prefer the gigantic parade floats and european rarities - but the impulse is the same.


First up - Smart and Mini Cooper (original). The Mini seems like a normal car until you put it next to a Smart. Now, Smarts somehow work in Berlin, unlike the US. There, they just look odd, out of scale, fragile. Here, they fit nicely amongst a set of vehicles that includes NO SUVs. Lovely. The Minis are everywhere. Probably seen a dozen of the older ones so far. Only a couple of the new models oddly enough.


Minis Rule.


And then theres this 1955 Porsche 550, James Dean edition (but without the custom crinkly bodywork) that was sitting on Munchner Strasse the other day. Yeah. Just parked like any other car. *sigh*


How about a late 70s MGB in orange parked in Mitte? I'm surprised to see one of these is still running. Ha~!  Q: Why do the British drink warm beer? A: Lucas makes their refrigerators! (Some of you will get that joke)


And whats this? A Peugeot 204 Cabriolet? Late 1960s according to the intertubes. Not a bad car, considering its French.


Say WHAT? A Porsche 968 in PURPLE? Lordy - terrible color.

Dear Audi: This thing is a laugh riot. The A2 was never brought to the US, and with good reason. Its silly. I guess every car marque gets a mulligan now an again... Please lets not talk of this again.


And, last but not least.... Ok. Least. The MIRTHMOBILE was spotted near my apartment. Seriously, there are none of these on the road in the US, how did one survive here?

I'll keep a lookout for more whacky and rare cars - I'm certain I've only see the tip of the old iceberg.

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