Because the dealership where I bought my car was dumb enough to give me state safety inspection and basic services free for life as long as I own the car, I visit them every 6 months for my oil change. Last week was one of those times. In fact, it was the 43rd time.
While I was waiting for someone to recycle my old oil I wandered about the showroom. It only took a few minutes to nickel something disturbing (to me). Between the showroom and the front line outside there was no color. All the cars were black, gray, silver, and white. In the second line there was one dark blue SUV.
I started paying attention at red lights, in parking lots, up and down the neighborhood streets. Cars have no color. It was not that long ago you could buy red, blue, and green in varieties of shades. Orange, purple, and chartreuse were almost common. It was longer ago but still in our lifetimes that two-toned, multicolored patterns decorated our motorized chariots.
I’m doing my part. I have a red car. It’s actually my third red car. I’ve also had blue, green, gold, tan, brown, and even black, white, and gray. And one the dealer called pewter. I called it another gray. I liked those cars. I can remember those cars because I can associate the color with a particular event or an era. If they had all been back, white, or gray, I’d likely not even remember them.
Car colors and the occasional chrome to excess identified our rides, were extensions of our personalities. They have been replaced by ever higher lift kits and exponentially increasing tire sizes. Oh, and tattoos. Can’t forget the tattoos. Where did we go wrong?
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I think in Canada it’s actually illegal to paint an NB Miata beige.
If not, it certainly should be!
You’re right! Where have all the colors gone? I love that you’re driving your third red car….vroom, vroom! My dream car will forever be a red 65 Mustang. Sigh! 😎
Red is a good car color. You will always know where the highway patrol is when you ride down the road in one of them!
You know it! 😎❤️😎
You can say that again!
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Red is so very definitely your color–bold, brave, and a tad bit brash (not the color innuendo). What’s sad is that so many other thing seem to be going monochromatic. Our HOA limits color so dramatically that a house down the block painted a lovely burnt orange color was given a week to have it repainted We’re no longer allowed the freedom to express ourselves with color choices? Even when we had our home painted gray, I was told the five different shades of gray I chose weren’t on the approved list. Ridiculous. Drive that red car with bravery and fun, my friend.
Where have all the red cars gone? Ha, ha, maybe the highway patrol has locked them all up Michael. Ha, ha.
Anything is possible- and what you just said, highly probably!
I, too, see vehicles in shades of flat gray or khaki. They are ugly colors that make me sad. On the flip side just this spring I’ve been seeing more bright blue vehicles so the trend is turning for the better.
I certainly hope so. Blue is a nice safe way to return to real colors again.