Last Call- Seeing Red Edition

Robert Emslie

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Have you ever encountered that feeling upon seeing one of your dream cars where everything in the periphery seems recede into the background and only the object of your automotive passion seems to reside in crystal clarity? I had that experience the first time I laid eyes on one of David Brown’s Astons – a feeling that also hit me  when I first met the woman who I would one day marry. 

Unlike the wife, who has been the central locus of my life ever since, Astons have lost some of their mystique- sadly because of my once having driving one. That being said, this is a good interpretation of that initial experience, and perhaps it is you as well.

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10 responses to “Last Call- Seeing Red Edition”

  1. BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ Avatar
    BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ

    I wouldn´t give a shit how it drives, it would make me make the most handsome guy in town. (perhaps the country)

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  2. Bryce Womeldurf Avatar
    Bryce Womeldurf

    I can remember when I was just about to turn 13, I went to visit my father and before getting on the plane to go back home he bought me a Motortrend. It was my first car magazine and inside was a white 1969 Corvette ZL-1 with a black stripe. After reading the article I was absolutely obsessed with the ZL-1 and the early C3 Corvettes. And yes, I can remember seeing a white C3 that looked very similar parked at a house on my bus route on the way to middle school. Whenever we passed it, time seemed to slow down for a few seconds. I would watch for it every week day on the way to school. And then I remember one day seeing a for sale sign on it and for a split second, the foolishness of youth took over and I thought "it can be mine!" before I realized that I was 15 and there was no way I could afford it. Less than a week later it was gone. The C3 Vettes still make me smile to this day whenever I see one still out and about.
    <img src="http://stwot.motortrend.com/files/2009/06/16644596.jpeg&quot; width="600" height="375">

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    1. JayP2112 Avatar
      JayP2112

      At 15, everything can 'be mine'.

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      1. Bryce Womeldurf Avatar
        Bryce Womeldurf

        You got that right! Then 16 or 17 hits, you get a job, and reality bites. Hard.

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    2. MVEilenstein Avatar
      MVEilenstein

      When I was a kid, I used to pick up the Thrifty Nickel just so I could find cars like this one. Back then, they were pretty cheap.

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  3. Irishzombieman☆ Avatar
    Irishzombieman☆

    Had a very similar time-stands-still experience with an unrestored but clean 1973 Corolla.
    My own Aston Martin dream:
    <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcxhkbVSsW1qanlclo1_1280.jpg&quot; width="400/">

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  4. Tim Odell Avatar
    Tim Odell

    One of these did that to me when I was 17:
    <img src="http://images03.olx.com/ui/1/75/72/2957372_1.jpg"&gt; http://newyork.olx.com/1967-chevrolet-chevelle-ss…

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    1. BlackIce_GTS Avatar
      BlackIce_GTS

      14, I think:
      <img src="http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg71/Isimmo/Quattro%20-%20Autumn%20Leaves/DSC_0021mod.jpg&quot; width=500>

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  5. Rich Avatar
    Rich

    "Unlike the wife, who has been the central locus of my life ever since…"
    My first thought was you meant to write 'focus', but then I started to consider all the definitions and usage of 'locus'….and I'm even more confused.

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  6. sudden1 Avatar
    sudden1

    Well, I want a vintage DB5 for certain special times, and a new Vantage V-12 S for the other certain special times (with a matching Cygnet for beer runs to the 7-11…) Wife is one thing; Mistress is entirely another. And who doesn't want a maid even if she's British and not French? (And yes I know that the Cygnet is really a Toyota…perfect for beer runs when you absolutely, positively have to get it done,)

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