The shorthands used for “cool” are a lot of strange, arbitrary things. The sunglasses can suggest not an oversensitivity to light, but also an oversensitivity to light caused by, say, drinking too much, which could be considered a byproduct of the “cool” behavior of binge alcoholism, I guess. But the jacket-sling-over-the-shoulder? That’s a tricky one. Is it cool to misjudge one’s temperature and be forced to carry, instead of wear, a jacket? Maybe? Especially if your Opel Kadett is yellow-and-black.
Cold Start: The Jacket Sling
- August 9, 2022
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A jacket over the shoulder is 10 times better than a sweater tied around the neck. And Aviators will always be the best looking sunglasses.
I love that Matchbox just released a model of this car.
Let’s be honest here. Good looking dude in good shape, good haircut, probably at supercuts, aftermarket sunglasses, members only jacket, probably wearing knockoff docksider shoes, JCPenney sweater. UNCOOL. But swap in a 911, Sperry docksiders, custom wool sweater, Porsche jacket, aviator sunglasses, $100 haircut exactly the same cut, and now what do you have? Rich guy small penis who is a frigging deueschbag. Porsche dicks keep trying to pass the small dick thing onto every other car and truck owner but if my sister and her hot friends who won’t be more than friends are to be believed. Middle aged Porsche drivers who follow the crowd are the teeny tiny penis crowd.
BTW, Matchbox just released this car in 1/64 scale, except it’s white over yellow. It’s fantastic and costs a little over a buck.
AND hard to find (thanks, Mattel marketing team!). But I did manage to find two so far.
I learned how to drive when I was 14 by going up and down our driveway in a base yellow Opel Kadett. In my imagination I looked just like this guy. Of course, in my imagination it was an Opel GT. I was also on the same line as Gordie Howe.
This guy f***s!
Guy isn’t so cool. He went for the visually obnoxious, rather than the sublime. Truly cool hipsters of the era would have had the Rallye Edition:
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Why would he drive an old Kadett B when he can have the new Kadett C?
Couple reasons. Pre-smog, the engine in the B would be easier to tweak. Also, under the skin, I believe the B is basically an Opel GT. Lots of parts availability.
Above and beyond the fact that it’s simply more handsome.
Dude, just understands how to layer.
Bee cool
From back in the era when polo was cool.
This image sums up what it looks like to get kicked out of the Yacht club because you traded the Merc for a lowly Opel, despite the fact that you were the dude that hooked up all the billionaire bankers in the club with the finest of Columbian marching powders. Either that, or you were just hoping that Hanna Barbera were looking for new ideas for a cartoon at the time and that you could sell them your image.
Perhaps the unworn jacket is a subtle indicator of inadequate vehicle climate control?
Or warm at sea level going up in the mountains to ski layer so will need the warmth. I’ve lived in several areas where sea level is beach weather and an hour away you can snow ski. Awesome if you got the money. I didn’t.
Hey, this is Germany we’re talking about. The sweater is for warmth. The jacket is water-resistant in case of rain. Or, in German: derRegenmantelfürdenFalldassdasWetterschlechtwird
And of course, he’s also got a super cool plaid rain hat that matches the upholstery.
Coooooool…
I think the jacket sling means you’re responsible enough to be prepared for many possible eventualities, but in a casual, non-uptight boy scout about it sort of way. Like driving an economical compact car with a flashy paint job and some nice wheels in an era with many fuel crisises.
All I can think of now is Flight of the Bumblebee…
More cars should have a 2-tone paint option.
Early images of the new Toyota Crown would suggest otherwise, if that’s what we’re gonna get.
Jeep: “We heard you li-”
Literally Everyone: “NOT LIKE THAT.”
And yellow should be more available.
“When you get up in the morning, the light hurts your head
The first thing you do when you get up out of bed, is hit that streets a-runnin
And try to beat the masses, and go get yourself some cheap sunglasses….”
Cheap or rhinestone what do you say?
In this car it’s cool because he’s going to pick up the ladies and be out after dark, so cool!
Really though, I always dug the design of those Opels.