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Auto of the Month

Natalya Simonova: “Do you destroy every vehicle you get into?”
James Bond: “Standard operating procedure. Boys with toys.”

Today’s post marks the beginning of a segment near & dear to… the outermost parts of my imagination.

I grew up with Hot Wheels & racing games, they’ve been around me as long as I can remember…

*cue backstory:
(show child w/ toy, show child growing, show teen with controller, Virtual crash! virtual screams!!, show virtual sad story… cut to real driver’s license, montage real speeding tickets -and end scene.
thank you.

Long-story, short: I like automobiles;
particularly, well designed automobiles.

Huntsville is home to a plethora of well kept, well designed automobiles; much more than I’ve ever seen in one place (minus car shows).

This segment is my way of sharing a bit of Huntsville’s car culture with the world.

Not every post will be a collective. Not every car will be an Aston Martin, you never know what we’ll pass by…

neither do we for that matter.

    &
    that’s
    life.

Here’s to enjoying the ride.

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The Aston Martin brand has been special to me since I first learned about the cool guy w/ the weaponry in his car. This is the only brand under which I admire every make and model. Hence, I show a collective of models here (minus the Vantage I have on GT5).

Most often, AOTM will highlight one model at a time.

-for those wondering:
Yes, I still collect Hot Wheels. Stay with me here…

The diecast DBS and the ONE-77 were acquired a few months after I snapped pix of the DB9.
Special thanks to Beck at the Speakerbox for the opportunity, I may have more info on them later.

My first time seeing an Aston Martin in person was in Orlando, FL back in 2009 -where I met a brother known as Theodore Belafonte but that’s a story of its own…

I hope you enjoy this segment,
it’s fun,
& there’s much more coming-
I still owe some people a few pix of a certain Chevy Nova

-peace til next week.

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Also, Sunn’s b’day just passed, watch the “Showtime” video a few times as a salute to him- he directed this one.

2 Comments

  • Aston Martin is, and always will be, a beautiful piece of art. That timeless grill design.
    Also, I’ve noticed something interesting in the new design for the Ford Fusion…

    Uno, Dos, Tres

    *strokes chin*

    • You get all of today’s cool points for the Fusion comparisons. Those shots show a beautiful frame. I tip my hat for the design of the Fusion over the years, I’ve never seen one that made me question the designers. I can’t say that for everything from the Ford brand… but the Fusion is usually nicely sculpted.