Term used here to describe a used car or even collector car that looks great from a distance but up close its myriad faults are clearly visible.
Sunday morning took my freshly washed Seville to pick up middle daughter from a birthday party sleepover.
The gleaming Caddy seemed to make an impression on the male population of the little court. As I exited the Seville an older gentleman called out what year, 1985 I answered, chiding his buddy across the street he says I told you so.
He replies, "A beautiful car and a beautiful driver", well a double whammy compliment, can't do much better than that! Especially as I had no make up on and was just in jeans and a black sweater.
Only problem we were about twenty feet apart.
I had gone to photograph a car for an article at the shop of a former work colleague. Later when we talked on the phone he says, from twenty feet you are really hot. How is that for a backhanded compliment, and told him so. Laughing he says that is the best he can admit to since he used to know me as a guy. Hmmm I was slightly mollified.
Well I am a work in progress, nothing forty grand in facial surgery won't cure.
Hugs,
April
photo is of a heavily patinaed Mark IV in Detroit.
