Rebecky’s new car
I’m a big fan of cars and over-the-top design, so when Jon sent me a photo of the new Bugatti Veyron, I was properly impressed. Bugatti is one of the most celebrated names: possibly the most celebrated: in all of motoring. In its heyday before the Second World War, they made some of the most magnificent cars ever to turn a wheel, including the Type 57SC Atlantic “above”, which may be the most beautiful car ever built.
In the peculiar world of modern corporate relationships, the Bugatti name is now owned by Volkswagen, which seems a bit off, frankly. But I doubt that will deter the world’s oil sheiks and rock stars from plunking down the cash for a Veyron. It features a W-16 engine, whatever the hell that is. “I suppose it’s two V-8s side-by-side.” It is rated at 1001 horsepower. That’s one thousand and one. For comparison, Plooblewagon has 130. The price tag? Something over a million dollars. The advertising slogan should be “A thousand horsepower. A million bucks. Fuck you”
As far as my taste in design goes, I do have a limit, and I think I found it today at, of all places, Wal-Mart, while shopping for a new toothbrush. “Yes, shopping. The offerings are many and varied and not a little bewildering. I almost felt like I should check Consumer Reports before making an investment.” My <a href=”old toothbrush, probably a giveaway from my dentist, is just a nice, plain old, comforting arrangement of bristles on a stick. Here’s my new toothbrush, the Oral B CrossAction Vitalizer. Those green prongy bits are “gum stimulators” I am literally afraid of it. Frankly, the only reason I bought it was because I began composing this post the moment I saw it. I have no idea what it will do to my questionable timeworn dentition. If the next time you see me my mouth is packed with gauze, you’ll know why.