Rare Pink Wheels

by Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger

23 Sep 2006 03:04 PM

Are you in the market for a new car? Do you love Barbie? If you answered yes to both questions then you are in luck... well, you are, if you act fast. In a bold move, and one that some are calling an attempt to "abandon all semblance of masculinity" Volkswagen has just unveiled the new "Barbie Beetle." Not, the toy-version, the real deal. If you have long envied Barbie's hot pink wheels, but were only able to fit your big toe into her plastic VW bug, then this car is the answer to your dreams.

The lug nuts are pink, the seats are pink (part of them anyway), the door handles are pink, the side-view mirrors are pink... well, you get the idea. The entire car looks like it was hand dipped into a vat of pinky-pink nail polish. (To see pictures of the new pink Barbie car click here.) Okay, the interior of the car is only partially pink, which doesn't quite put it in the same class as the Barbie-sized version of the car (the interiors on Barbie's plastic version are white with pink and purple trim). But, you may have better luck purchasing the plastic version because VW says it only plans to sell thirteen. (If the company was trying to blast their demographics by involving more women in the ownership equation they should have figured on mass-producing the new car. After all, how many Barbie VWs have you seen at your playgroup or at the local sandbox? I dare to guess a lot more than thirteen.)

Like I said, VW is only making thirteen, and not one is being sold on American soil. If you want one you will have to cross the border to Mexico (of course, you could try to land one second-hand). The car is selling for about $25,000. If you love, love, love pink and always dreamed of being Barbie-it will be worth every penny.

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Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism.

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