Weekly Photo Challenge: Free Spirit
As I watched Layton pack his little bags into Pink Freud, a 1938 Ford, I thought, “He’s a Free Spirit, an Adventurer – Indiana Jones in a Hot Rod.”
I’ll skip over the fact that he had arrived at our house with a pack of luncheon meat and cheese in his Computer Bag, but had forgot to bring a coat of any kind. From our house, he was leaving on a week’s road trip in a car with no side windows, no heat and a broken windshield wiper. (Alberta to British Columbia in early September – rain or snow are both possible this time of year.) Pink Freud’s battery was dead, but once boosted the engine roared to life. With a cheerful wave, Layton and Freud were gone.
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Pink Freud (great name, BTW) looks as luscious as raspberry sherbet – I love curvaceous cars.
It is a beautiful looking car, isn’t it! The Car Guy is starting to think about how he can justify buying one for his fleet.
What great name for a great car, as well as a great interpretation for Free Spirit.
Thanks Robin!
Oh, I love that car. Makes the current models look blah.
Yes! The car has real character compared to modern vehicles.
The name Pink Freud should be trademarked. That color brings back memories of my first bicycle.
I love the colour – it would be nice on just about anything that had wheels!
What a fabulous car! And quite an eccentric gentleman. They go together, don’t they?
Yes, they are a perfect pair. Layton sometimes wears a gangster type suit and uses an old violin case instead of a brief case when he goes out in Pink Freud.
The whole thing conjures up an image of Sigmund F. smoking one of those Pink Owl bubble gum cigars you used to be able to buy for a nickel. Yes, clearly my mind is going… : (
Great story, very cool photo!
That is why you are an illustrator – your mind comes up with quirky ideas that my mind would never think of!