Man, I dig it! Talk about a babe magnet.
Posted on 01/07/2015 5:54:52 PM PST by Libloather
Vice President Biden might not be the only “car junkie” in the West Wing.
A trip to a Ford factory outside of Detroit on Wednesday left President Obama drooling over the latest model of the auto manufacturer’s iconic Mustang sports car.
While touring the factory, Obama inspected versions of the company’s F-150 pick-up truck and the Focus, a compact sedan that has seen sales spike in recent years. But it was a cherry red Mustang that drew the most attention from Obama, who declared that he needed to get into the car.
“This is an American car, right here, this Mustang,” Obama said. “That's beautiful."
The president continued to swoon over the car when speaking to autoworkers shortly after his tour.
“I have to say I love Secret Service. I love the beast that they put me in,” Obama said, referencing the heavily-armored presidential limo.
“But I just had a chance to look at these new Mustangs, and I got to say that the Mustangs had a little more style, a little more flavor.”
He later told the crowd that he wanted to come to Michigan “because this state proves no matter how tough times get, Americans are tough.”
“And plus, I wanted to see the new Mustang,” he added.
The appearance echoed Biden’s appearance at the Detroit auto show a year ago, when the vice president declared himself a “car junkie” and spoke of his father’s work managing a pair of car dealerships.
During that trip, Biden showered praise on the Corvette Z06, a new sports car unveiled at the auto show by GM. The vice president compared it to a 1967 Corvette Stingray his father gave him as a wedding present that he still keeps at his Delaware home.
“I just want you to know that that ’67 was zero to 60 in 5.5 seconds,” Biden said. “I didn’t do that…but it was. But this new Corvette, Z06, is zero to 60, allegedly, in 3.4 seconds.”
And Ford didn’t take Government Motors money. His Grace went to the wrong place.
Greenies gonna be furious...Ford besmirched.
I’m so torn...
Barack Obama: “I love the beast”
but that new independent rear suspension Mustang REALLY looks good. Now if I could only talk the wife into..........
never mind, lost cause.
“This is an American car, right here, this Mustang,” Obama said. “That’s beautiful.”
The rest of you rabble can drive the econo-sh** boxes he was heard to say further.
The pansy is out of his element.
Sounds like he’s hoping for a freebie gift.
Man, I dig it! Talk about a babe magnet.
72 Mach 1; that was my car. 0bama has disgraced the legacy.
I haven’t bought a new car since 1991 and don’t keep up with them like I used to.
I got a free subscription to “Car and Driver” and reading the specs on new cars floored me. Horsepower is way, way up while cubic inches are generally down.
On the other hand, I could change the water pump in my 55 Ford in less than 15 minutes. It took me all day to do the same on my 91 Crown Victoria and I bet it has only gotten worse.
I'm drooling.
I want that.
I thought this was going to be about Obama at the Mustang Ranch.
I had a ‘72 Mach when when I was a HS senior in ‘73-74
While the jocks were showering with other guys, I was seeing how many cheerleaders I could pack into my ride.
Once had the entire Junior and Varsity squad in it for a picture.
What I wouldn’t give to relive those days
Oh, please. Gays drive cabriolets. Mustang builds a convertible. Nothing personal :)
Things must have really changed since I was in high school in the 60s.
I liked the motorheads, the ones who read “Hot Rod” and thought “Motor Trend” was for the weirdos, but it was the jocks who went out with the cheerleaders.
Gorgeous!
I still lean toward the looks of the Camaro of the last few years, but that Mustang will give it a run for its money!
Personally, I drive Camrys, because they don’t fall apart after 5 years.
I’ll eat my hat if Hussein can drive a stick. I won’t own an automatic.
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