A couple of weeks ago Jacquot waxed on about fitting his mountain bike in the trunk (with the seat folded) of our long-term Audi S5.
He called his post "Unlikely Cargo Space" and he wrote: "Something I don't normally expect from a coupe -- even a decent sized one like the S5. That's a full suspension mountain bike with 29-inch tires. In other words, it's big. But it fits in the S5 when the seats are folded with no problems.
Nice."
Well, the Audi has got nothin' on our long-term 2010 Chevy Camaro SS. That painting you see in the Camaro's trunk (It's called Open Road and it was painted by my dad Joe Oldham, so be kind.) is about five feet tall, but it fit in the Camaro easily once we folded the backseat, which took about a second.
Scott Oldham, Inside Line Editor in Chief
dderosa says:
12:12 PM, 11/20/09
I want one. Your Dad should sell these on Etsy. -- Donna
lazyhater says:
12:13 PM, 11/20/09
Wow, I thought it was somekind of photoshopped funny picture, then I read what you wrote and then I finally see it is a painting inside the trunk.
I actually think the painting is very cool, it looks like a real picture from a quick glance!
lazyhater says:
12:14 PM, 11/20/09
Good job Joe Oldham!
pyo_s65 says:
12:15 PM, 11/20/09
That's a lovely painting. Gotta love art that actually makes you think about places you would like to be. Actually it reminded me of the long exodus I made 10 years ago from Ohio to Cali on my now sold 92 Honda Civic LX.
dougtheeng says:
12:49 PM, 11/20/09
Its a good painting - I wish I was on that open road now!
hybris says:
01:38 PM, 11/20/09
That is a good quality painting.
shaddai says:
01:50 PM, 11/20/09
Color me unimpressed (about the fitment). Nice picture, but a five foot tall picture in a coupe with fold down rear seats is basic. My 2000 Celica GT-S could have done that. Try a bike, like the S5, then I might be impressed.
wobbly_ears says:
01:57 PM, 11/20/09
Actually Scott, that's quite a good painting. It's obvious that your old man loves the art. Good for him!
@dderosa,
What is 'Etsy'??
actualsize says:
02:06 PM, 11/20/09
What Bob Ross would paint if he preferred cars over Happy Little Trees.
greenpony says:
07:07 PM, 11/20/09
Awesome painting. I want one!
efinils2 says:
09:22 PM, 11/20/09
Laugh all you want, but the first thing I thought when I saw the "photo" of the road was that you guys were going to launch the Camaro SS from the back of a trailer at speed...!
dderosa says:
10:04 PM, 11/20/09
etsy.com is a place for people to sell handmade items and original art work. -- Donna
lazyhater says:
09:57 AM, 11/23/09
efinils2, I had the exact same thought when I first saw that photo, is they are going to drop off the Camaro behind a cargo plane opening at speed!