Monday, August 20, 2012

Nothing is so dangerous as being too modern...





“Nothing is so dangerous as being too modern; one is apt to grow old fashioned quite suddenly.”

Oscar Wilde, An Ideal Husband



The most modern/trendy items look dated the most quickly.

8 comments:

TropicalSunbird said...

I don't know what kind of car that is, but it's beautiful! And I'm gonna have to think about that quote for awhile. ; )

Kionon said...

Kinda looks like a Studebaker, but it could be an Oldsmobile (and I'm probably way off).

Muffy Aldrich said...

It is a 1947 Pontiac Chieftain, which happened to be driven over from the Owl's Head Transportation Museum.

Kionon said...

Ah. I had been thinking of the Oldsmobile 98, which looks pretty similar...

Squeeze said...

Is the Shaker quote picture Lake Winnepesaukee?

Muffy Aldrich said...

@Squeeze - It is mid-coast Maine. (Muscongus Bay)

Patsy said...

It is car show season in New England!

Whitney Cosgrave said...

love that quote, and that picture!