Dead Guy in Sportscar
Chuck
classic UL of the "Brand New Sportscar for a Pittance" circulated in
my community, particularly amongst the adolescent, male population.
For those few who might never have heard it, basically, a (favorite
sportscar) can be purchased for a song, from a local garage, because
it was found recently in the woods, the driver having expired in it
with the windows up, and had spent the summer fermenting in the
upholstery. ("Nice car you got...sure does stink, though!")
In any case, the car in the version I experienced, in the early '70s,
was a "brand new 'Vette" which had been found in a local patch of
woods with the driver, or his remains, behind the wheel. There was
even a local garage that had the car, and you could buy it for
$500...although nobody I know of actually went to see the car, nobody
knew the person in it, and the car has apparently vaporized.
My question is, did anyone else hear this classic, and what were the
particulars, if you did?
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In a sidebar, this actually DID happen to a close friend, although the
car was a clunker, he committed suicide in it, after telling everyone
he was going to another state, and was months later found in the
vehicle.
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Chuck "My Life is an UL" Holcomb
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Chuck
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Ulo Melton
>Back when I was in junior high or the early years of high school, the
>classic UL of the "Brand New Sportscar for a Pittance" circulated in
>my community, particularly amongst the adolescent, male population.
>For those few who might never have heard it, basically, a (favorite
>sportscar) can be purchased for a song, from a local garage, because
>it was found recently in the woods, the driver having expired in it
>with the windows up, and had spent the summer fermenting in the
>upholstery. ("Nice car you got...sure does stink, though!")
[snippage]
>My question is, did anyone else hear this classic, and what were the
>particulars, if you did?
I've never encountered this one in the wild, but it's featured in four of
the three Brunvand books (_The Vanishing Hitchhiker_, _The Choking
Doberman_, _The Mexican Pet_, and _The Baby Train_).
There's also a nice older version at:
<http://www.snopes.com/spoons/legends/deathcar.htm>.
Ulo Melton
David H. Siegel
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> the three Brunvand books (_The Vanishing Hitchhiker_, _The Choking
> Doberman_, _The Mexican Pet_, and _The Baby Train_).
Four of the Three? That's a neat trick.
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>Ulo Melton wrote:
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>> I've never encountered this one in the wild, but it's featured in four of
>> the three Brunvand books (_The Vanishing Hitchhiker_, _The Choking
>> Doberman_, _The Mexican Pet_, and _The Baby Train_).
>Four of the Three? That's a neat trick.
Stolen from Douglas Adams.
Alice "Trillian" Faber
Chris Lewis
> > I've never encountered this one in the wild, but it's featured in four of
> > the three Brunvand books (_The Vanishing Hitchhiker_, _The Choking
> > Doberman_, _The Mexican Pet_, and _The Baby Train_).
>
> Four of the Three? That's a neat trick.
Ever read the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" trilogy?? It also has four
books!
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Bluebottle (in cupboard):
Open the door Eccles.
Eccles (outside):
How'd I do that Bluebottle?
BlueBottle: You turn the knob on your side!
Eccles (puzzled after looking under arms and at hips):
I don't GOT a knob on my side????
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Bill Kinkaid
>Hey David,
>
>> > I've never encountered this one in the wild, but it's featured in four of
>> > the three Brunvand books (_The Vanishing Hitchhiker_, _The Choking
>> > Doberman_, _The Mexican Pet_, and _The Baby Train_).
>>
>> Four of the Three? That's a neat trick.
>
>Ever read the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" trilogy?? It also has four
>books!
>
This is an old post, right?
Bill in Vancouver
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LadakA
in the late '50s or early '60s. As with your version, the car involved was a
Corvette.
Considering what I know about so-called "urbab legends" (this being a
well-known example), this story may even go back farther.
Andy
Georg Bauer
chaz39...@LESSyahoo.com wrote:
>My question is, did anyone else hear this classic, and what were the
>particulars, if you did?
Funny. I did hear it in Germany around late 70's, maybe early 80's (hey
it's far too long ago to give exact timing). It was a Porsche in my case.
The rest of the details exactly like in your case (up to the details of
the local garage, the woods and the no-one-nows-name-of-driver details).
bye, Georg
Georg Bauer
<cll...@bigpond.com> wrote:
>Ever read the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" trilogy?? It also has four
>books!
Nope. It has 5.
Derik Sagan
Chuck wrote in message <3682b754...@news.capital.net>...
>Back when I was in junior high or the early years of high school, the
>classic UL of the "Brand New Sportscar for a Pittance" circulated in
>my community, particularly amongst the adolescent, male population.
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I encountered this same legend in Germany many years ago with a Porsche,
looked high and low and never could find the "discounted" car.