Synchronized Saabing, Re-Imagined

 From left to right: Bia Feres and Branca Feres.

AND now for something completely different.

I’ve been jabbing at automakers and journalists all week long. So, I thought I’d give it a rest, sit back, and actually enjoy the subject I write on with such frequency.

Which leads me to synchronized swimming. Ever notice how the synchronized swimmers we’ve seen in old black and white films seem, somehow, frumpy? The standard of beauty in their day was radically different to what we’re accustomed to seeing now. That and those bathing caps…

And that’s fine.

On points, it takes nothing away from their gift. It’s just that many of us who aren’t caught up in the technique would be more involved if Bia and Branca Feres were the ones swimming (they’re on Brazil’s Olympic team).

In the same vein, I’m sure many women would be more engaged watching Brad Pitt review cars on the tube as opposed to yours truly.  And that’s fine, too.

So – when I watch the YouTube video “Saab Suite” (which I’ve posted on ADL some time back but can’t be arsed to find it) I  marvel at the technical prowess these 80’s Saab 9000s and their drivers exhibit.

It’s just that when I watch these grey box cars take such fast turns ’round cones with such fluid grace, I like to re-imagine the old hatchbacks as Aero X’s doing the same thing.

After all, standards of beauty have changed since 1987.

That said, the red 900 convertible that makes a fast cameo at 06:00 -what a fox she was in her day! Still is…come to think of it. Classic beauty never gets old.

Neither does this brilliant video ~

 

By Gunnar Heinrich /  Automobilesdeluxe