CAR BUFFS PLAYING OUT THEIR DREAMS AT L.A. AUTO SHOW.Byline: Brent Hopkins Staff Writer Neil Fabrisus, eyes bugging out of his head, fell in love with a pickup the color of watery ketchup. The firefighter, who'd driven down from his Frazier Park home to the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Auto Show An auto show, or motor show, is a public exhibition of current automobile models, debuts, concept cars, or out-of-production classics. It is commonly attended by automobile manufacturers. Most auto shows occur once or twice a year. on Saturday, eyed the Dodge Ram
The Ram is a full-size pickup truck from Chrysler LLC's Dodge brand. The name was first used in 1981 on the redesigned Ram and Power Ram, though it came from the hood ornament used on hungrily. He paced around it, nudged his wife, watched the light cascade off the shiny curves of its gleaming black tires. He imagined himself behind the wheel, gunning its powerful engine. ``They added another 125 horsepower to the Hemi,'' he said enthusiastically. ``Holy cow Holy cow or sacred cow may refer to:
His wife's pronouncement that it was the ugliest color she'd ever seen did not deter him in the slightest. Nor did the fact that he'd just bought a new truck. Like the many hundreds of other attendees, Fabrisus was in full-on dream mode. ``I'm just amazed by what I see,'' marveled Sharona Labib, a West Los Angeles
While most came simply to admire, others had a more practical mission in mind. Marcia Lewis Marcia Lewis (born August 8, 1938) is an American character actress. Born in Melrose, Massachusetts and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Lewis made her Broadway debut in the original production of Hello, Dolly!. , a counselor from Playa playa or pan or flat or dry lake Flat-bottomed depression that is periodically covered by water. Playas occur in interior desert basins and adjacent to coasts in arid and semiarid regions. del Rey Del Rey may refer to:
``You don't get the high pressure, buy-it-now, let-me-run-your-credit report,'' Lewis said. ``You can study it on your own, so when you do want to buy, you can come in and say, look, this is what I know, this is what I'm going to pay.'' The father-son team of Edward and Mike Montgomery of Baldwin Hills came partially on a research mission, but mainly to scope out the cars they'd never park next to their practical Toyota Camry. With the 16-year-old Mike about to get his first car, he knew he shouldn't get too attached to the new Ford Mustang drop-top, but hey, he could aspire. ``We're not going to get cars like this,'' he said wistfully. ``But this gives me hope...'' But for those with a bit more driving experience under their belts, there was no need for practicality. That Mustang GT, with its 8-cylinders and 300 horses ready to bust out of its cherry red hood, seemed like an absolute necessity to Justin Harvey. ``I'm shopping for the midlife crisis midlife crisis n. A period of psychological doubt and anxiety that some people experience in middle age. midlife crisis car,'' the 33-year-old computer technician from Diamond Bar said frankly. ``We already hit Porsche, so I'm just trying to see what says 'middle-aged, balding guy.' I'm a computer geek, so of course I need a sports car, right?'' Brent Hopkins, (818) 713-3738 brent.hopkins(at)dailynews.com IF YOU GO Dates: Today through Sunday, Jan. 16, 2005 Hours: Sundays - 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays - 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturdays - 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Location: L.A. Convention Center. 1201 S. Figueroa St. Admission: Adults - $10 Children - 12 and under free when accompanied by an adult Seniors (65 and older) $7 on weekdays CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1) Visitors stroll around an assortment of pickup trucks at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Saturday. (2) no caption (Auto Show) Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion