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harley daVidson Fatboy
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duke 390
toyota’s
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mercedes
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this issue, I spent 24
hours in LA recently
with the drop dead
gorgeous Aston Martin Vanquish.
Now I’ve had the good fortune of
spending more than a couple of
years in the City of Angeles – but
never like this!
It’s a land seeped not only in
A, B, and C grade stars, face-lifts,
silicone, script writers, surf and
sand, but also in a car culture like
nowhere else in the world. The car
is not merely a toy, status symbol,
and expression of wealth, but
also very much a necessity in LA
due to the absolute lack of public
transportation whatsoever. That’s
why the 405 is less freeway and more public
parking lot during rush hour.
Despite traffic that would make you consider
amputating your left leg if you drove a manual,
I was fortunate to drive a beautiful (in my eyes)
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo during my time there.
And while it was a machine that I treasured,
the flip-up headlights on that child of the 80’s
wouldn’t so much as raise a Chihuahua’s left
eyebrow (Paris Hilton’s, or otherwise) in the
jaded hills of Hollywood. In fact, the valet
would run from it – lest it break down en route
to the parking garage. Little did they know that
Porsches don’t break, but that’s another story.
You’ll be surprised to know, however, that
valets in Beverly Hills today have a similar
reaction to Ferraris. I’m not sure where I heard
recently that they actually hide Ferraris as fast
as they can – save for the few already on display
at the porch – for fear of the Prancing Horse
appearing too common. No, I’m not joking
– there really are an over abundance of new
Ferraris in the greater Los Angeles area. And
you can add Lamborghini to that list as well.
On Rodeo Drive and Sunset Boulevard, they’re
no longer eye candy – just a noisy distraction.
You now need an MP4-12C at the very least to
turn heads in Hollywood. Or an Aston Martin
Vanquish for that matter – having it in bright
red doesn’t hurt either.
And this is a very real risk facing iconic
brands like Ferrari and Lamborghini at present
– one that’s undoubtedly accentuated in the
plastic (yet strangely soulful) mini-universe that
is LA. Put simply, these icons of motoring have
become too commercial – they’ve put their logo
on too many baseball hats over the years. In fact,
their cars have become too perfect as well – if
you can fault them for that. They’ve lost some
of their individuality – their personality. And,
as a genius of Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino,
communicates via
Pulp Fiction
– a movie that
captures the peculiar essence of LA – personality
goes a long way!
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