John,
I think the (Frog) Citroen DS19 and DS21 Cabriolet
would fit nicely into the Girly-Girl list.
Currently on the Citroen list is a 1961 DS19 Cabriolet
listed for 135,000.00 euros.
Way ahead of it's time with air suspencion, would put the
current day hoppers to shame.
Would be nice of you to buy it for your honey, do'nt ya think ???
The car reminds me of some women I met in
French Morocco (late1950s early 1960s ) who
had harry legs and armpitttts, etc etc.
Kirk
PS. Arnie, no pc cops here in San Bernardino.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Soderling" <jsoderling@astound.net>
To: "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 8:39 PM
Subject: Healey Ain't No "Girly-Men's" Car
> Hi all,
>
> One of the great things about owning and driving a "ham-fisted"
> "hairy-chested" Austin Healey roadster is that Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger
> can't call us "Girly-Men"!
>
> Cars, like people, often exhibit characteristics or acquire reputations
that
> tend to identify them as either masculine cars or feminine/"chick" cars.
> Limiting the discussion to roadster/convertible cars, either classic or
> contemporary, here are a few masculine and "chick" convertibles that
> immediately come to mind:
>
> Masculine Convertibles
> a.. Austin Healey
> b.. Cobra
> c.. Porsche
> d.. Mustang?
> e.. Corvette
> f.. BMW Z3, Z4 & Z8
>
> "Chick" Convertibles
> a.. Miata
> b.. MB SL
> c.. Chrysler Sebring
> d.. VW Beetle & Rabbit Cabriolet
> e.. Lexus SC 430
> f.. Audi TT
> What are the characteristics that might tend to place a car on one list or
the
> other? For example, it seems that models that were successful as race
cars or
> rally cars would most likely be thought of as masculine. One Healey owner
I
> know would go so far as to place all convertibles with roll-up windows on
the
> "Chick" list.
>
> Anyone care to add or subtract classic or contemporary convertibles
to/from
> either List? Where might various MG, Triumph and Jaquar "open tops" fit?
>
>
> Vrooom vrooom,
> John
>
> Hang in there, Arnie, don't let the "political correct" cops intimidate
you.
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