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 2:37am

{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 3:54am

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 4:23am

@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 4:30am

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

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

11 Jul 2007 4:34am

@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 4:48am

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 5:07am

Shuva Brata Deb from Hyderabad, India

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

11 Jul 2007 6:22am

@Shuva Brata Deb: Thanks Shuva Brata Deb.

Bron from Canberra, Australia

Very charming indeed badala!

11 Jul 2007 6:40am

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 6:53am

@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 7:52am

Angry Buddha from Phoenixville, United States

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

11 Jul 2007 8:16am

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

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

11 Jul 2007 8:51am

SGP from Atlanta, United States

This is so nice. Great work.

11 Jul 2007 9:10am

Anup from Bangalore, India

Wow!!!!!!! Nice one

11 Jul 2007 9:49am

Erik from Netherlands

Looks loke a giant pink frog, wonderful!

11 Jul 2007 9:54am

travelingrant from Kanazawa, Japan

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

11 Jul 2007 10:15am

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 10:20am

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 10:41am

Tim from Bordeaux, France

Nice photo! :)

11 Jul 2007 10:46am

Alfredo J. Martiz J. from Tokyo, Japan

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

11 Jul 2007 11:38am

Nadine from Montréal, Canada

Love the idea and the colours.

11 Jul 2007 12:01pm

Nadine from Montréal, Canada

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

11 Jul 2007 12:04pm

@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 12:14pm

Seraphine from San Francisco, United States

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

11 Jul 2007 12:14pm

LuisRodrigues from Lisbon, Portugal

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

11 Jul 2007 12:38pm

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 12:49pm

Amit from Santa Clara, United States

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

11 Jul 2007 12:53pm

hamidreza from Tehran, Iran

Interesting shot. Very nice contrast.

11 Jul 2007 1:28pm

Hamid from Tehran, Iran

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

11 Jul 2007 1:34pm

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 2:31pm

Cathie et Michel from Paris, France

oups! beau décor de jardin

11 Jul 2007 2:57pm

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

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

11 Jul 2007 3:32pm

shotzz.eu from Warsaw, Poland

Old cars are always special

11 Jul 2007 3:50pm

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 3:53pm

@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 4:03pm

Bob from New Jersey, United States

Nice find!

11 Jul 2007 4:51pm

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 5:54pm

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

Riya from Blacksburg, United States

Nice subject for photograph

11 Jul 2007 6:47pm

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!!

11 Jul 2007 7:38pm

@amy: Thanks amy.

Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand

Nice shot! The car looks very old.

11 Jul 2007 8:23pm

@Zing: Thanks Zing.

Margot from Lisboa, Portugal

Eheh! parece saído de um desenho animado!

11 Jul 2007 9:31pm

@Margot: Obrigada pela visita e comentário.

Scene by Sharon from Canada

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

11 Jul 2007 9:33pm

@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!

11 Jul 2007 11:56pm

@Rags: Thank you.

M.E. from Encino, United States

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

12 Jul 2007 12:39am

@M.E.: Thanks M.E.

allyy`* from Singapore, Singapore

this is an interesting contrust :)

12 Jul 2007 1:46am

@allyy`*: Thanks allyy`*.

Susankritha from Montreal, Qc, Canada

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

12 Jul 2007 8:49am

@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!

12 Jul 2007 8:21pm

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 2:30pm

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