Thursday, January 8, 2015

A Presence I Have Not Felt Since...

While I recover from my cold, I'll continue my series of brain-optional musings:

A few years ago, a Danish company introduced a new sports car, called the Zenvo ST1:

Photo by G. Patkar, used via Creative Commons


As I looked at pictures of the car, I kept thinking that it looked strangely familiar.  Have you ever seen a car that just makes you think of someone?  Well I eventually recognized who this car reminded me of:

Detail of a photo by Thomas Geersing, used via Creative Commons


That didn't seem like a good inspiration, the expendable troops who can't shoot straight.  Well leave it to Toyota to get it right.  Here's the 2015 Yaris:



And here, I believe, is its inspiration:


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