International House Of Pinkies

Bertel Schmitt
by Bertel Schmitt

The affliction for pink cars knows no bounds, and TTAC’s word-wide correspondents hunt them down. Here is a small selection of pinkies that arrived in our pink mailbox at shootthepink@gmail.com. North Bay, Ontario, is populated by people with eclectic tastes – for pink Hondas.

Here is another one, sent in by Andre.

Long time Shoot the Pink contributor Gimmeamanual bagged this pink Caddy outside the Novotel in Pudong, Shanghai.

All the way from Panama comes this pink Ecosport, bagged by Edsantos. According to Ed, pink was the “theme color” for Ford’s importer.

Says Ed: “The company that represented Ford in Panama is now competing with another Ford seller. This is why American cars don’t sell here.” Maybe the choice of theme colors has something to do with it also.

If that rhapsody in pink gave you the itch to go on a pink trip – here is the taxi that will take you to the airport, bagged by Dewey Steadman.

Want to leave pink traces all over TTAC? Hunt the pinkies! Send pictures of pink cars to shootthepink@gmail.com . Please enclose your TTAC screen name for proper credit. If you forget it, we’ll publish your pinkies under your full name.

Next time: All-American pink cars.



Bertel Schmitt
Bertel Schmitt

Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.

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  • Daveainchina Daveainchina on Sep 16, 2012

    Saw the pink Caddy in Shanghai on the road, couldn't get a picture, glad someone caught it.

  • George B George B on Sep 16, 2012

    A friend interviewed for an IT job at the corporate headquarters of Mary Kay in Addison, TX. We continually teased him about having to drive a pink car if he took that job. Mary Kay Ash and the pink Cadillac http://www.the33tv.com/news/kdaf-pink-cadillac-story,0,620960.story

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    • Felis Concolor Felis Concolor on Sep 16, 2012

      @Ronnie Schreiber That's a lovely color combination; couple that to some coordinated interior leather with contrasting piping and I'd always have a good day driving whatever sported it.

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