Shoot The Pink: Elise Does Dallas

Bertel Schmitt
by Bertel Schmitt

Don’t mess with this Texan pinko. Writes reader Red5:

“This travesty of both the eye and Collin Chapman was seen by me parked outside a restaurant in a section of gentrified Oak Cliff in Dallas Tx. The picture doesn’t do justice to just how big those color matching wheels are.”

PS: Frau Schmitto-san, our in-house specialist for the graphic arts, calls the color “cherry pink, an American pink.”:

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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  • Crxrex Crxrex on Apr 16, 2012

    Colin may be more offended by the misspelling of his name. ;)

  • Jonnyguitar Jonnyguitar on Apr 16, 2012

    Run rabbit run

  • ZoomZoom ZoomZoom on Apr 16, 2012

    I would drive that car. Assuming that the color on my monitor is representative of it in real life...

  • Ciddyguy Ciddyguy on Apr 16, 2012

    If this is anything close to real life, this looks like that anodized aluminum pink finish on vintage aluminum cups and such from probably the 50's and yet, still available today. An interesting color to say the least, the car itself, not so much. At least it's a way better color that flat finished pink 250Z up further in the posts thread for the day.

    • Rpn453 Rpn453 on Apr 19, 2012

      Haven't seen those, but cheap mountain bike parts in this color of anodized aluminum were pretty common in the mid-nineties. One of those things that teaches you how silly fashion can be. Aside from the ridiculous and dysfunctional wheels, I don't mind this car/color combo for a female driver. A serious sports car like an Elise can pull it off. She's no poseur if she drives it competently and enjoys it.

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