Saturday, 17 May 2025

AUTO BIOGRAPHIES?

 It must be a slow day down south because Richard's latest post is about one of the silliest and low-brow American TV comedy series My Mother The Car from the 1960s. No doubt it was his favourite.

He rightly wondered if reincarnation was a thing if Robert would come back as a 1956 Vauxhall Velox. I think he's spot on with that although I thought that he was a 1955 model.


I now wonder what car Richard would be should he be reincarnated as one and the most fitting one would be a Nash Metropolitan.


I imagine that I'll come back as a 1952 Maserati A6.





9 comments:

Richard (of RBB) said...

I think you need a comment.

Richard (of RBB) said...

You could come back as a supermarket trolley.

Richard (of RBB) said...

Or a wheelbarrow.

Richard (of RBB) said...

There you go, 3P guy, four comments now!

THE CURMUDGEON said...

Now why am I thinking of a mobility scooter?



Or a zimmer frame.

Richard (of RBB) said...

What a great turn of comment!


NOT

THE CURMUDGEON said...

What a great turn of phrase?

Also NOT!

THE CURMUDGEON said...

Just out of interest, and testing how far AI (Robert's friend - it's a pity it didn't exist back in 1969 when he was in the third form - has taken over Google ) I searched for a comparison between a Nash Metropolitan and a Maserati A^ both from 1952. Here is what it said:

"AI Overview
It's highly unlikely that a 1952 Nash Metropolitan would ever compete against a Maserati A6 in a race, and there's no record of such a race. The Nash Metropolitan was a small, subcompact car known for its affordability and fuel efficiency, while the Maserati A6 was a high-performance sports car designed for racing and luxury. Their performance and intended use are vastly different."

Yes, that's fair. It's like the difference between 3G and 3P I guess.

Richard (of RBB) said...

I have never had anything to do with a Nash Metropolitan, never even heard the name. Are you using 3P?*

* an old form of AI