Thursday
Mar122009
It was $400, what do you expect?
Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 8:00AM 
I'm participating this week again in Bex's fun new photo meme over at Adventures of the Grigg Boys. This photo isn't THAT retro, it's about 15 years old. This was my first car, the Comet's less-cool sibling, the Maverick. It was brown when I got it.
Yes, it took a while. And yes, I conned some poor sod into doing most of the work FOR me. I was a 19-year-old hottie, it might as well get me a jauntily-painted vehicle.
The poor car died of embarrassment several months later. It was survived by a checkerboard van and a zebra-striped Audi.
Reader Comments (31)
Love the paint job!
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Oh, I love it! First cars are rad, mine was a VW bus named Rusty. He lived up to his name.
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Surely, this photo has been doctored.
REALLY?!
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That is an AMAZING car! Way better than my hand-me-down piece o'crap Monarch.
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I think I have the matching wool mini-skirt, only in blue!
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My dad got my first car a new paint job for the price of several cases of beer. That's how things work out where I'm from...
Of course, it's not as good as FREE, but my dad had a good time watching the guy work while sharing the goods.
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that car is so super cool! my first car was geo metro - on the upside, it was a convertible. imagine how much cooler my geo would have been with polka dots. i wish i had your creativity!
thanks for playing! don't forget to add your name to mr. linky.
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That car is awesome! It makes it even better that you con someone into painting it for you!
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I honestly do not know what to say. That is truly horrible. And I must laugh. I still love you..
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my, my that IS a jaunty paint job, isn't it?
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Oh wow! I LOVE it! Too bad you don't still have it. That's the kind of car that's totally worth restoring.
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Stop it! You had a plaid car!?! There's one MORE reason that you are my hero.
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OH I like it! At that age I was still driving my parents stationwagon!!!!!!!! Your car shows determination
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I admire your creativity. Did you have the the knee socks and sporram to go with it?
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What a paint job.
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OMG - I want to wear your car.
And I miss being a 19 year old hottie...sigh. Why didn't I pimp my car when I had the chance.
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A Maverick? You, ma'am, are awesome.
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Whoa! Guess you got yerself a plaid car there, girlfriend.
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How preppy! Gotta say that's a head turner!
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holy crap. plaid? i am totally doing this to our car. hahahahaaaaaaaaaaa (that's evil laughing, in case you couldn't tell by all the a's)
I actually had a Maverick, too! I thought I was the only one. Mine wasn't nearly as cool, though, and that's really saying something!
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omg, dude. seriously?
i love you so much.
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I DIG that car
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holy shit, that looks professional. You could be making millions with custom paint jobs!
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Oh, the cars of our youth. Good thing we all pulled our heads out, right?!
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