The other day,
my normal Waikiki routine
turned into
British Motoring
Festival Day!
This beauty at the Post Office
screamed
"LOTUS!"
[ and whispered:
'Get IN' ]
It was stirring a memory. . .
laying practically on my back
like watching TV in bed. . . .
oh yes!
Dad's yellow Jaguar-
Photo courtesy Harmon Motors
Seems to me, I only rode in it once.
[I was on my own by then.]
[I was on my own by then.]
But that ride was memorable.
One thing I DO remember:
It was finicky about starting
in the rain.
A Ford Transit
sat nearby
Nice size
for a business on an
island.
the Transit is Not TOO big, like some
vehicles I could mention. . .
HEY! A few blocks away:
Another British motoring icon!
But I couldn't get that small van
out of my mind;
It was evoking
something,
something from childhood.
But what?
GOT IT !
Going to work for the day
with Dad in his
"English Ford."
This was before 'compact cars'
when the Volkswagen
was still new
-and strange-
to those accustomed to
BIG American Cars !
Funny
how EVERYTHING
can bring you back around
to something you
keep remembering
anyway.
Often when driving
I remember one of the things
he said near the end:
"I just wish I could
drive my car."
Remembering that
brings joy
back to driving,
and dissolves
traffic blues.
Often when driving
I remember one of the things
he said near the end:
"I just wish I could
drive my car."
Remembering that
brings joy
back to driving,
and dissolves
traffic blues.
Miss ya Dad
& Thanks to YOU, my friend
for looking in
for looking in
Warmly, cloudia
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17 comments:
yea, that's a Lotus. I've seen it around Waikiki as well.
Of course the jag was a hard start in the rain, it was meant for mist and fog. Brit engineering and all.
Memories on wheels!
Memories are precious .. how incredibly BRIGHT is the paint on those cars .. more brilliant perhaps due to the Hawaiian sunlight?
Thanks for the ride, Cloudia!!!
What funky cars your Pop had. I didn't know Jags were made in yellow. You could put your scooter on top of that new square version....DrumMajor
Your dad's yellow Jaguar is absolutely stunning! It kinda reminds me of Bumblebee, a character in Transformers. I wish my dad had a car like that too. It would be amazing to drive that around and pretend like you’re actually riding Bumblebee. =)
I laugh - my first car was considered small at the time - 4 cylinder - now it would be a mid-size.
Oh Cloudia my heart goes out to that little Ford too. Thank you for sharing this beautiful "zoom, zoom" kind of day with us. :) Karen
Very interesting festival. Do you know, dear Cloudia, that I have a yellow car?
Ciao dall'Italia.
Kiss
Erika
Yellow giggles of Happiness!
thank you dear friends-
loved the jag!
precious dad
namaste /\ from mumbai
aloha!
Kauniita vanhoja autoja:)
Of all the cars above I love the English Ford the best, useful with character! I miss my Dad also.
You are such a CAR-D!
;-)
J
thank YOU most sincerely dear Friends
I'm so glad the memories of your dad can come back to bring you some peaceful joy.
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