Hi Tim, Thanks for the compliment on the Lady Kenmore. At one point I was thinking of getting vanity plates that read "CQD-MGY" but then how many Titanic rivet counters like us would ever get to see it? The general public would hardly know the distress call letters let alone the Titanics call letters.
A life jacket in the back seat might get more reaction! I was going to keep some Sea-sickness patches in the glove box for those twisty winding roads.
While walking around the Queen Mary, a young couple about to sail on the Carnival Destiny was near us asking the tour guide some questions. "Was this an earlier Cruise ship?" he asked. The Queen Mary a "Cruise Ship"! The statement made me cringe!
I suppose as generation pass, perceptions change. Young kids today look in disbelief at my 75 Eldorado convertible. The are confused by the WhiteWall tires, the use of Chrome everywhere and the fact an interior can come in any color other than tan or gray like todays cars. So my car is alot like the Queen Mary. Oversized, a luxury icon of the past, admired by those who like the earlier days of excess. And much like the liner, it consumes massive amounts of fuel to move a short distance! I predict long after I am gone she will have a similar fate. The engine will be silenced, the fuel removed and it will be a museum piece. But untill then, I will still cringe as the flip flop wearing tourists smudge her brightwork. Again, not unlike the Queen Mary!
I hope we all can coordinate our schedules in the fall for a visit.
Until then, Happy Motoring!
David in Hartford
A life jacket in the back seat might get more reaction! I was going to keep some Sea-sickness patches in the glove box for those twisty winding roads.
While walking around the Queen Mary, a young couple about to sail on the Carnival Destiny was near us asking the tour guide some questions. "Was this an earlier Cruise ship?" he asked. The Queen Mary a "Cruise Ship"! The statement made me cringe!
I suppose as generation pass, perceptions change. Young kids today look in disbelief at my 75 Eldorado convertible. The are confused by the WhiteWall tires, the use of Chrome everywhere and the fact an interior can come in any color other than tan or gray like todays cars. So my car is alot like the Queen Mary. Oversized, a luxury icon of the past, admired by those who like the earlier days of excess. And much like the liner, it consumes massive amounts of fuel to move a short distance! I predict long after I am gone she will have a similar fate. The engine will be silenced, the fuel removed and it will be a museum piece. But untill then, I will still cringe as the flip flop wearing tourists smudge her brightwork. Again, not unlike the Queen Mary!
I hope we all can coordinate our schedules in the fall for a visit.
Until then, Happy Motoring!
David in Hartford