O Calhambeque, bi-bi

Posted by Arco-Íris (Leiria, Portugal) on 11 July 2007 in Transportation and Portfolio.

Do calhambeque, bi-bi
Quero conservar o calhambeque
Mas o cadilac finalmente ficou pronto
Lavado e consertado, bem pintado um encanto
Mas o meu coração
Na hora exacta de trocar
Ah!
O calhambeque, bi-bi
Meu coração ficou com o calhambeque

Roberto Carlos

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Comments (53)

Olaide from Fort Collins, United States

oooh sweet and lovely.

11 Jul 2007 7:37am

{H} creatives from Santa Clara, United States

This is a wonderful capture...that pot of plants on top is such a great addition and completes this picture! B-)

11 Jul 2007 8:54am

tengtan from Melbourne, Australia

What a find. Manufactured wrecks in nature have such eye-catching contrast and you've captured the atmosphere well here.

11 Jul 2007 9:23am

@tengtan: Thanks for the visit and comment tengtan.

HorseRotorVator from Newton, United States

Wow, that's an oldie. Nice shot! Love the plant on the hood! :)

11 Jul 2007 9:30am

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

superb image, reminds me of a Walt Disney cartoon with CARS.

11 Jul 2007 9:34am

@Dimitrios: Thanks Dimitrios.

Babul Bhatt from Bombay, India

Yes i have to agree to Dimitrios' comment above it does resemble the cars from the cartoon movie Cars. good shot...

11 Jul 2007 9:48am

Gonçalo from Lisboa, Portugal

Fogo, que desperdício... Um carro desses é claramente de colecção, ainda por cima com matrícula portuguesa. À falta de melhor uso, serve de vaso para as plantas.
Ao mesmo tempo que é caricata, não deixa de ser uma bela imagem.

11 Jul 2007 10:07am

Shuva Brata Deb from Hyderabad, India

I like stuff like this. I have a very similar post named Abandoned Dodge.

11 Jul 2007 11:22am

@Shuva Brata Deb: Thanks Shuva Brata Deb.

Bron from Canberra, Australia

Very charming indeed badala!

11 Jul 2007 11:40am

Walt from Scarborough, Canada

Lovely old car - and I agree - the use of it as a planter is great - did you do that or was it found like that?

11 Jul 2007 11:53am

@Walt: I found thus.
Thanks Walt - glad you liked it!

Bob Israel from Brookfield, WI, United States

Wonderful image badala . . . nice work.

11 Jul 2007 12:52pm

Angry Buddha from Phoenixville, United States

I love old rusted cars. They make for such a great subject.

11 Jul 2007 1:16pm

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

Ha! LOL! Great image. There's something noble about the way it's decomposing.

11 Jul 2007 1:51pm

SGP from Atlanta, United States

This is so nice. Great work.

11 Jul 2007 2:10pm

Anup from Bangalore, India

Wow!!!!!!! Nice one

11 Jul 2007 2:49pm

Erik from Netherlands

Looks loke a giant pink frog, wonderful!

11 Jul 2007 2:54pm

travelingrant from Kanazawa, Japan

Thats great. Who knew a car could have such character?

11 Jul 2007 3:15pm

Ekker from NA, Malaysia

OMG this is one great pic. Reminds me of birds on a water buffalo or something but it really is great and cute! :D

11 Jul 2007 3:20pm

Dawn Sutherland from Phoenix, United States

Looks as if the car has become part of the landscape, the flower pot on the fender made me smile.

11 Jul 2007 3:41pm

Tim from Bordeaux, France

Nice photo! :)

11 Jul 2007 3:46pm

Alfredo J. Martiz J. from Tokyo, Japan

So cool Badala, excellent, I like oldies and this is great, =)

11 Jul 2007 4:38pm

Nadine from Montréal, Canada

Love the idea and the colours.

11 Jul 2007 5:01pm

Nadine from Montréal, Canada

In fact I love it so much I would like to decorate my appartment with it !!!

11 Jul 2007 5:04pm

@Nadine: You're very kind! thanks for your visit and comment Nadine! cheers

Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This is really awesome shots, eveything here blends so well. :)

11 Jul 2007 5:14pm

Seraphine from San Francisco, United States

I love that the headlights have eyelids.
It's a beautiful photo.

11 Jul 2007 5:14pm

LuisRodrigues from Lisbon, Portugal

Muito fixe...;) cool, o vaso azul em cima está muito engraçado!

11 Jul 2007 5:38pm

Shrig from United States

its funny how sometimes beat up old pieces of junk make wonderful pictures. great photo you have here!

11 Jul 2007 5:49pm

Amit from Santa Clara, United States

Very nice shot...this shot should be part of movie "Cars"

11 Jul 2007 5:53pm

hamidreza from Tehran, Iran

Interesting shot. Very nice contrast.

11 Jul 2007 6:28pm

Hamid from Tehran, Iran

A post modern picture! I like the irrevelance seen in it.

11 Jul 2007 6:34pm

Jose from Barcelona, Spain

Que imagen tan buena y divertida, el pobre coche con el faro torcido figura un guiño muy simpático. ¡Muy guapa!.
Saludos.

11 Jul 2007 7:31pm

Cathie et Michel from Paris, France

oups! beau décor de jardin

11 Jul 2007 7:57pm

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

Good shot, that old wreck is probably someones dream hotrod project.

11 Jul 2007 8:32pm

shotzz.eu from Warsaw, Poland

Old cars are always special

11 Jul 2007 8:50pm

Pedro Lírio from Lisbon, Portugal

Boa foto, o detalhe e a luz estão optimos e dão um realce muito bonito as cores, parabens!

11 Jul 2007 8:53pm

@Pedro Lírio: Obrigada Pedro. Encontrei esta "preciosidade" no caminho, que faço para casa. Um dia não resisti e cliquei o carro.

Wendy from Hayward, United States

Wow, this looks like a movie scene! Nice one!

11 Jul 2007 9:03pm

Bob from New Jersey, United States

Nice find!

11 Jul 2007 9:51pm

bronzebilly u.k. from cardiff, United Kingdom

hey badala--brought a tear to my eye--I used to drive around in one of these babies long ago --it's a Ford Anglia--crap motor though--billy

11 Jul 2007 10:54pm

@bronzebilly u.k.: Thanks billy. :)

Riya from Blacksburg, United States

Nice subject for photograph

11 Jul 2007 11:47pm

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

I think everyone has just about all there is to say about this image... and I agree with them all.... Wonderful subject and image!!

12 Jul 2007 12:38am

@amy: Thanks amy.

Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand

Nice shot! The car looks very old.

12 Jul 2007 1:23am

@Zing: Thanks Zing.

Margot from Lisboa, Portugal

Eheh! parece saído de um desenho animado!

12 Jul 2007 2:31am

@Margot: Obrigada pela visita e comentário.

Scene by Sharon from Canada

love the contrast of the decomposing car with the living plants... nice capture!

12 Jul 2007 2:33am

@Scene by Sharon: Thanks Scene by Sharon.

Rags from Plano, United States

Wonderful image. The car seems to have blended in and become part of the scenery. It is as though it was a plant or a tree. Nice image!

12 Jul 2007 4:56am

@Rags: Thank you.

M.E. from Encino, United States

LOL! it seems like the car is laughing... very very nice!

12 Jul 2007 5:39am

@M.E.: Thanks M.E.

allyy`* from Singapore, Singapore

this is an interesting contrust :)

12 Jul 2007 6:46am

@allyy`*: Thanks allyy`*.

Susankritha from Montreal, Qc, Canada

Lovely Composition!! love the colors n the mood captured!!!

12 Jul 2007 1:49pm

@Susankritha: Thanks.

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

One of the best car shots I've seen for a long time! I join with all the others, above, in applauding you for bringing this off so well!

13 Jul 2007 1:21am

Remus from Portugal

Já teve melhores dias, isso é certo.
Mas é quase pecado, ter algo assim tão histórico e deixar apodrecer no meio de um quintal.
Captaste muito bem toda a decadência a que o calhambeque chegou.
Gostei do pormenor do vaso em cima do carro. :):)

13 Jul 2007 7:30pm

@Remus: É tudo original Remus. No entanto não está num quintal, mas sim à beira de uma estrada. Só em Portugal. :(