Car Stories

Do you have a little story about a car, which still lives in your memories?

title=”Karmann-Ghia” / Volkswagen – photo by Frizztext, click on the picture to enter his galleries
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I’ve written (at http://www.flickr.com/photos/frizztext/5035146317/) for example about a red Volkswagen / Karmann-Ghia:
“My friend died in the sixties in such a car, because he drove with high speed below a truck who came from the right side (in the night); headless he ended.
My friend (U. Sandermann) played wonderful guitar in a swing jazzband (and he loved to talk about philosophy) – I miss him …
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comment there by Kevin Trotman / The Rocketeer – http://www.flickr.com/people/kt/
“Sad story. Sorry to hear about Sandermann… he sounded like a talented friend. I had a 1972 model but not convertible. Mine was green. I crashed it into a telephone pole the day before my last year of High School was to begin because I was showing off in a parking lot and not paying attention. I was not hurt, but the accident caused enough damage to the car that it would cost more to repair than my father paid for it, so alas, it was no more. I loved that summer of 1978 when I did enjoy my Karmann Ghia. To this day, however, I will not own a green car because of this.”
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joyousjoym – http://www.flickr.com/people/joyousjoym/ – commented:
“Sorry to hear about your friend ! I lost my baby brother at 29 years old ! He and his wife miscalculated the turn and hit a drainage cauldron and the truck exploded ! My brother was killed instantly but his wife had on her seat belt and survived the crash only to burn in the fire as her door wouldn’t open ! I was 9 months into my youngest sons pregnancy! They burried them the day i gave birth ! I had no idea – it was even happening when i went into the hosp to have my son , they were making arrangments to burry my brother ! I miss him ! It was at night too and they had just gotten off of work and also had been drinking !”
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Vladimir Dimitroff – http://www.flickr.com/people/maistora/ – commented:
“Tragic death of a fine musician triggers memories of lost loved ones… We all have those stories, life is full of absurd and cruel moments and I sympathise with everyone whose memories were invoked. As ‘movie frames’ from my own friends and relatives flashed through my head, I aso remembered that life still goes on – and must go on. And I always prefer to celebrate life, even in the face of tragic loss… And a red open-top car is a celebration of life; this particular one a very fine example, well preserved and very well photographed. I wish I could take it for a spin right now!