[Oldsarge]

 

[Patrick06790]

Assuming there's a trout stream running through the back 40, that'll do.

 

[MikeF]

And the stream runs through grouse woods.

 

[Tom3]

The very first car I ever WANTED was a Porsche 356 Cabrio. The first car I ever bought with my own money was a 1958 MGA (which I believe is the car in the background). The car I have been driving for the last 22 years is a 911 Targa (because it had a beltline that reminded me of the 356).

This picture must be in England where they made the German car park down the driveway?

Tom

 

[Mr. B. Scott Robinson]

If one is required to live in Rhode Island, Newport will suffice. RI is where the car is plated.

I once stayed on the campus of Salve Regina University while touring the Newport mansions and the Tennis Hall of Fame. A very lovely part of America for certain.

Cheers,

BSR

 

[WatchmanJimG]

This picture must be in England where they made the German car park down the driveway?

My first thought was that the driver is a dashing ne'er-do-well disapproved of by the young lady's tightass rich parents--sort of like the "not the boy from Reseda" line in Karate Kid. :amazing: :amazing: :amazing:

 

[Mr. B. Scott Robinson]

I think I might have preferred the ride parked at the front door.

cheers,

BSR

 

[Dhaller]

As one familiar with older Porsches, I am wholly unsurprised that the car broke down - AGAIN - just as it pulled into the drive.

(But who am I kidding - the whole setup looks fine to me!)\

DH

 

[Fading Fast]

Echoing a similar sentiment posted in another thread:

"Ideal trad life," heck, I'll take one day of my life being that casually and classically elegant.

 

[eagle2250]

It is hard for one not to absolutely love the picture in the OP and what it represents. However, I must tell you I am not one of those inclined to be fans of the Porsche brand of automobiles. Frankly, they have always struck me as 'way too much money for way too little transportation reliability. A foolish pit in which to dispose of one's assets, but perhaps no worse than the Corvette I thought I couldn't live without! I think it time for me to take my chinos, my button down shirts and my penny loafers and drive off into the sunset in my Chevy. LOL.

 

[Fading Fast]

⇧ Having not owned a car since moving into NYC in '89, my opinions are all of the armchair theoretical type.

I've always thought it would be fun to own (as a second car) a late '50s/'60s foreign sports car. I've gone through different periods (all in my head) where I like this or that make or model more, but I always love the concept.

Having enough friends who have done so, I've come away from their experiences recognizing that it is an indulgence where the price is not tied to some intrinsic transportation value (as you note, buy a practical, thoughtfully priced car for that), but is simply a luxury good for aficionados.

You do it when all the necessary expenses are covered and you can treat yourself to something impractical.

As noted, I have no experience with them, but continue to romanticize the idea in my head.

Some favorites:

 

[Oldsport]

'Is this the ideal Trad life" Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality.'

I think you can figure out the melody....

 

[TallLefty21]

Don't tell me KJP finally made his way to AAAC.

 

[fred johnson]

It is hard for one not to absolutely love the picture in the OP and what it represents. However, I must tell you I am not one of those inclined to be fans of the Porsche brand of automobiles. Frankly, they have always struck me as 'way too much money for way too little transportation reliability. A foolish pit in which to dispose of one's assets, but perhaps no worse than the Corvette I thought I couldn't live without! I think it time for me to take my chinos, my button down shirts and my penny loafers and drive off into the sunset in my Chevy. LOL.

I will be similarly dressed following you in my 2103 Subaru forester!

 

[David J. Cooper]

Not sure I would want all of the work involved in managing an estate and 2 1950s automobiles.

 

[Fading Fast]

Not sure I would want all of the work involved in managing an estate and 2 1950s automobiles.

I assume they have staff for all that.

Kidding aside, I hear ya - the more you have, the more you have to do to maintain it.

 

[eagle2250]

^^ Nope, no staff!
I'm not sure it would have qualified as an estate, but our home in NW Indiana came with a couple of wooded acres, that always seemed to need tending to. I regularly spent 6 to 10 hours of virtually every free weekend...maintaining the estate. Yea, that's my story and I am sticking to it!

 

[xcubbies]

But, really, are they happy?

 

[smmrfld]

Looks pretentious as hell.

 

[denace_mennis]

I enjoy following both of them on Instagram. However, almost all of it is completely staged or faked. And I don’t know if any of it is really quite ideal. It might be more ideal if they were driving an old Volvo.