Ridin' on the freeway of love - Aretha's pink Caddy on the block
It's not the actual car referenced in the little chestnut "Freeway of Love," but this Mary-Kay pink 2008 Cadillac CTS signed by Aretha Franklin is hitting the auction block in Los Angeles today. The funds will benefit MusiCares, an organization set up by the Recording Academy (the Grammy people) to provide humanitarian support to musicians that need help. That doesn't mean getting a speech therapist for Ozzy, it's more like helping folks still trying to rebuild their lives after Hurricane Katrina. The event is part of the MusicCares 2008 Person of the Year tribute that will honor Aretha Franklin, and we'd much rather have a pink CTS than a Cimmaron, which was the entry-level Caddy during the song's day on the charts. We'd take it in black, and load R-E-S-P-E-C-T onto the audio system's hard drive immediately.
[Source: MusiCares via Inside Line]
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Trent 3:44PM (2/09/2008)
I've seen two escalades in this interesting hue.
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Avinash machado 10:41AM (2/08/2008)
The Cimmaron should have taught GM the dangers of badge engineering. Sadly it did not at that time. Ii was like taking a Toyota Corolla and slapping a Lexus badge on it and selling it as a luxury car.
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Jeff 10:52AM (2/08/2008)
I agree with you, but ironically Toyota does take a Toyota Camry, slaps a Lexus badge on it, and calls in a Lexus ES.
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Darrell 11:44AM (2/08/2008)
4-Runner=GX470
LandCruiser=LX570
Highlander=RX Series
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Darrell 11:44AM (2/08/2008)
Deep down inside, I'd always wanted a Mary Kay pink CTS. My sister's saleswoman has one and it looks pretty nice in person.
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cowboy bob 11:55AM (2/08/2008)
Deep down inside, I always wanted the Mary Kay salsgirl. I don't like pink cars.
dewfish 1:00PM (2/08/2008)
Do the cadillac people know that the song "Freeway of Love" has nothing to do with cars whatsoever?
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MemphisNET 1:23PM (2/08/2008)
Mary Kay Pink and a Continental kit on the back.
Oh, 16'' wheels and white walls while we're at it :D
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