I couldn't resist the urge to dress up the Mazdaspeed 3 for Halloween. Abetted by my crafty neighbor, we made cardboard fangs and a tongue, and toyed with the idea of dipping the teeth in a little transmission fluid as a special effect, but decided to keep it simple.
Before tricking out the car on Sunday, my husband and I took it along to the Long Beach Outdoor Antique and Collectible Market. I can't count the number of times we've seen cool things we might have bought, but took a pass because we didn't have the right car to schlep the purchase home.
As we shopped, my husband snapped photos of things we liked that would easily fit in the Mazdaspeed 3's roomy interior, such as these sweet Heywood Wakefield end tables:
These Halloween trinkets also would have fit:
But ultimately, we didn't see anything we really wanted. So it was off to Costco, where we made a paper-goods haul. We definitely would have had room for the demon heads. I'm a little sorry we didn't get them.
camrs73 says:
10:01 AM, 11/ 1/10
When I read antiquing, I expected the car to be covered in flour
umkai says:
10:13 AM, 11/ 1/10
I think Carroll meant Costco, not Cosco.
90in55 says:
10:31 AM, 11/ 1/10
I just discovered that the '11 Speed3 will include HID headlamps in the tech package. Should've been there in the first place, but better late than never.
smrtypants44 says:
10:37 AM, 11/ 1/10
That rear 3/4 view is the best angle for the speed 3
90in55 says:
11:04 AM, 11/ 1/10
This car looks much better in the flesh, er, sheetmetal. Especially in black.
breif says:
11:47 AM, 11/ 1/10
I've seen pictures of a few 2010 models where the owner has painted the black "smile" to match the body color. It actually looks nice, IMHO, espcially in the dark silver color.
jasond52 says:
12:59 PM, 11/ 1/10
The fangs actually improve the looks of this car.
liquoredonlife says:
03:09 PM, 11/ 1/10
Some girl did this to her Mazda 3-
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs939.snc4/73197_126509874071468_100001373687583_130770_7095813_n.jpg
I like it more on the Miata personally-
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/comment/12/2010/09/8cade7be4301c292b1d6f01577ba8a70/original.jpg
milt721 says:
08:39 AM, 11/ 2/10
Well, I guess the fangs are (much) better than carlashes. http://carlashes.com/