Mon 7 Aug 2006
Cars in a way are a reflection of their owners, in terms of style or beliefs, ya3ny guys who like to look “tough” go for a huge thing like hummers or huge 4×4s, enviromental friendly people drive small fuel effecient cars, businessmen get the fancy luxury cars, bachelors go for sporty, family men or women go for something big and safe…and so on…
Now, what if ancient people had the chance to drive cars that are available today??
What do you think the following famous people would be driving?
- Cleopatra
- Leonardo DaVinci
- Alexander
- المتنبي
- Abraham Lincoln
- Aristotle
- عنترة بن شداد
- Shakespeare
- Buddha
These names just popped up in my mind, no specific order or reason….
I have a feeling many people will have similar choices for cars!
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August 7th, 2006 at 12:10 pm
OK I’ll play
Cleopatra: Maybach, preferably with a gilded finish and encrusted with jewels
Leonardo DaVinci: Nothing - He was way too busy designing things ahead of his day so his dream car would’ve been un-achievable
Alexander: M1A1 Abrams tank
المتنبي: ماتجود به أيدي الكرماء ممن إمتدحهم إنشالله لوتكون موسكوڤيتش او زستافا
Abraham Lincoln: a bulletproof Lincoln (dah!)
Aristotle: يتنقل بالتأشيره، خبرك فيلسوف حافي منتف منين له سياره أو أجرة سيارة نقل
عنترة: تريلة مان لزوم نقل النوق الحمر - مهر عبلة - بس بشرط تكون حمراء اللون لتحاشي التغريز بوسط الصحاري والقفار، ولاداعي لوجود راديو او كاسيت - خبرك شيبوب زاهب بالربابة
Shakespeare: Honda Civic بأقساط طويلة الأمد، الفن مايوكل خبز تبيه يكشخ بعد
Buddha: didn’t need a car, he just meditated on getting to wherever he wanted to be
Can we add our own choices?
August 7th, 2006 at 12:11 pm
Cleopatra .. SL
Leonardo DaVinci .. bently
Alexander .. Hummer
المتنبي .. Ford
Abraham Lincoln .. also ford .. lincoln
عنترة بن شداد .. Wanaait !
cant imagine any more ,, i cant stop seeing them in horses~!
August 7th, 2006 at 12:11 pm
OK I’ll play
Cleopatra: Maybach, preferably with a gilded finish and encrusted with jewels
Leonardo DaVinci: Nothing - He was way too busy designing things ahead of his day so his dream car would’ve been un-achievable
Alexander: M1A1 Abrams tank
المتنبي: ماتجود به أيدي الكرماء ممن إمتدحهم إنشالله لوتكون موسكوڤيتش او زستافا
Abraham Lincoln: a bulletproof Lincoln (dah!)
Aristotle: يتنقل بالتأشيره، خبرك فيلسوف حافي منتف منين له سياره أو أجرة سيارة نقل
عنترة: تريلة مان لزوم نقل النوق الحمر - مهر عبلة - بس بشرط تكون حمراء اللون لتحاشي التغريز بوسط الصحاري والقفار، ولاداعي لوجود راديو او كاسيت - خبرك شيبوب زاهب ليطربه بالربابة
Shakespeare: Honda Civic بأقساط طويلة الأمد، الفن مايوكل خبز تبيه يكشخ بعد
Buddha: didn’t need a car, he just meditated on getting to wherever he wanted to be
Can we add our own choices?
August 7th, 2006 at 12:15 pm
Cleopatra .. SL
Leonardo DaVinci .. bently
Alexander .. Hummer
المتنبي .. Ford
Abraham Lincoln .. also ford .. lincoln
عنترة بن شداد .. Wanaait !
cant imagine any more ,, i cant stop seeing them in horses~!
August 7th, 2006 at 12:30 pm
hahahaha, q80demon, feel free to add as many as you want with their cars ;P
Dawn, DaVinci min wainla Bentley? maskeen artist ;P
August 7th, 2006 at 12:40 pm
Cleopatra :Marcides SL
Leonardo DaVinci :Jeep
Alexander :Hammer
المتنبي : Honda
Abraham Lincoln: Ford
Aristotle : lexues
عنترة بن شداد :Lada
Shakespeare : Jaguar
Buddha :mini
August 7th, 2006 at 12:53 pm
cleopatra: phantom
da vinci: toyota prius
alexander: maybach
المتنبي: نصر
lincoln: cadillac
aristotle: حنطور
عنترة: وانيت بوشنب
shakespeare: caprice classic 85-89
buddha: segaway
August 7th, 2006 at 1:18 pm
Oops. Sorry, didn’t mean to flood, I had to amend the 3antarah entry ;-D
Here are a few more:
عباس بن فرناس
a Volvo – safety comes first
عمر الخيام
in his youth a VW van painted with groovy and colorful flowers. As an adult he progressed to a limousine fully equipped with a bar
Benjamin Franklin: a used Chevrolet Impala: “a penny saved is a penny earned”, you know
Einstein: Peugeot 403 like the one Columbo uses – perfect with his attire
Issac Newton: Mark II Jaguar – the last British car built in its entirety with British know-how
Karl Marx: a Lada, which he had to share :-
August 7th, 2006 at 1:20 pm
Napoleon: A Land Cruiser. A Land Rover or a Jeep would’ve been perfect for his military escapades except the former is built by the enemy, and being French he hated the US :-/
Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette : A Citroen convertible – perfect for public parades in front on the revolutionary mobs on the way to the guillotine
August 7th, 2006 at 2:27 pm
Cleopatra : Cesear
Leonardo DaVinci : Donkey
Alexander : Jack
المتنبي : Donkey
Abraham Lincoln : Caprice qadeem
Aristotle : Ma 3enda Leesan
عنترة بن شداد : Donkey
Shakespeare : Donkey
Buddha : Donkey
August 7th, 2006 at 2:50 pm
Cleopatra : Range Rover
Leonardo DaVinci : VW Golf
Alexander : Mercedes G Class
المتنبي : who?
Abraham Lincoln : Cadillac Escalade
Aristotle : Toyota Camry
عنترة بن شداد : who?
Shakespeare : Ford KA
Buddha : Toyota Prius
August 7th, 2006 at 3:10 pm
hahaha, nice replies so far…here are mine -
Cleopatra - Maybach with a driver
Leonardo DaVinci - Beetle with many technology gizmos and buttons inside!
Alexander - BMW Z3
Motanabi - 1989 Corolla
Lincoln - Old Cheverolet Caprice classic
Aristotle - Classic Jaguar
Antar - Wanaait A7mar
Shakespeare - Ford
Buddha - Beetle convertable
Napoleon - Definitely a Peugeot, a small one too, fits his personality, very French and proud and his size!
August 7th, 2006 at 3:35 pm
1. Cleopatra مايباخ
2. Leonardo DaVinci فيات
3. Alexander همر
لينكون تاون كار 4. المتنبي
5. Abraham Lincoln لينكون مصفح
6. Aristotle رينو
تويوتا ابو شنب 7. عنترة بن شداد
8. Shakespeare فوكسول
9. Buddha سيكل
August 7th, 2006 at 4:04 pm
Before reading the comments so i’m not influenced..
I don’t know a lot in cars (models and stuff) so I’ll just mention the car name.
I loved the topic and did it with a friend over the phone so there will be two choices for each.
Cleopatra - Porsche (friend says Boxter la’anha masriya - I have nothing to do with his comment)
Leonardo DaVinci - Old mercedes with a driver (like the one Sheikh Jaber had) - My friend says Chevy Lomina.
Alexander - Mercedes G500 or a Hummer (probably both) - Friend says GMC SUBURBAN mal gabil alghazo.
المتنبي - Toyota Cressida/Chevy Caprice (My friend says Honda al yideeda - aghla wa7da. Didnt know what he means. Or Jaguar XJ8 and NOT XK8 which he wanted)
Abraham Lincoln - Ford (malat al nowab) -(My friend says شفر بوكس - الملقبة كذلك بسفينة نوح)
Aristotle - Mercedes S-Class (my friend says Jeep Wrangler o katib 3aleh “Range Al Faqara”)
عنترة بن شداد - He’ll take City Bus. Wanait from time to time. (My friend says Z-71 Sierra)
Shakespeare - I couldnt find a suitable car - Friend says Lexus LS400 (which is his car as well)
Buddha - I say defenately Bajaj (my friend says Mustang bs 3ala shar6, lama ysoog`ha ma ytisanad)
More names from my friend:
الحجاج - Range Rover Sports.
مبارك الكبير - Colt mghayima with a Bob Marley bandana on the seat.
الملك عبدالعزيز - Land Cruiser when he was in Kwt. After moving to Saudi, he gets a Cadillac (he says s3odi tawa makhith al 7okm lazim yakhith cadillac - I tend to agree).
Ciao
August 7th, 2006 at 4:21 pm
كيلوبترا بيجو الكشخة
دافنشي ما يسوق سيارة اهو مو صانعها
الاسكندر جكور
المتنبي بي أم سبعمية
لنكولن يسوق فورد لنكن
أرسطو ما راح يمديه يسوق سيارة من كثر التفكير بنظريات و حيثيات و تحليلات ليش و شحقة السيارة و هل اهو يسوق او يحطله سايق و بلا بلا بلا
عنتر يسوق شبح أسود مستعمل و مغيم
شكسبير بنتلي
بوذا ما راح يسوق سيارة
August 7th, 2006 at 5:09 pm
Jandeef: technically, Cleopatra wasn’t an Egyptian; she was the last of the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt. What do Greek tycoons love to drive?
*** Stupid trivia which is unrelated to this post: How did queen Cleopatra die? If your answer includes asp / snake, poison, suicide or anything as violent, then you are *wrong*. The question was not about Cleopatra VII
***
Mubarak al-Kabeer is worthy of a Horch, the predecessor of Audi
August 7th, 2006 at 5:10 pm
Oops: I meant Rasheed not Jandeef :-S
August 7th, 2006 at 6:27 pm
Fun topic
Cleopatra .. Lada
DaVinci .. Volvo
Almutanabi .. Chevy Impala 1977
Lincoln .. A nissan or toyota pick up.
3antar .. Black escalade with fancy rims and hydraulic switches.
Buddha .. He’ll hitchhike.
August 7th, 2006 at 10:16 pm
اعتقد ان كل واحد منهم بيحطله سايق هندي
محد فيهم راح يسوق
August 8th, 2006 at 1:22 am
1. Cleopatra champagne colored CLS
2. Leonardo DaVinci Ferrari he tried to fly once he got to love speed and appreciate the Ingenuity
3. Alexander Hummer H1
4. المتنبي Chrysler M300
5. Abraham Lincoln Lexus LS430
6. Aristotle Alfa Romeo 166 burgendy
7. عنترة بن شداد Landrover Defender
8. Shakespeare SAAB 9300 convertable coupe
9. Buddha Toyota Rav4 standard features the dude likes modesty
August 8th, 2006 at 4:09 am
Hahahahaha!!
Great post Q, bs il9era7a i loved Q8 Demon’s answers…bada3…!
3ad i always take pride in being able to guess what kind of cars ppl drive. I dont know how i do it, it just comes to me.
I have a gift for it
*Looks around to check noone is listening*
*Whispers*
I see cars.
August 8th, 2006 at 6:48 am
Use donkeys and save the environment.
August 8th, 2006 at 8:53 am
Q since were imagining them in now a days. and artists tend to be rich in our time,so Davinci would be able to get a Bently a blue one ba3ad
guess maybe he will hit a video clip showing him painting and dancing spilliing the paints all over hehehe 
August 8th, 2006 at 9:01 am
im having a vision of cleopatra in her red SL with LV leather from inside .. smoking the slim cigarretes with the thing girls put at the end of Cig,, holding it with her manicured nails painted in shiny red
August 8th, 2006 at 4:24 pm
1. Cleopatra : a carpet
2. Leonardo DaVinci : Mona Lisa
3. Alexander : his horns
4. المتنبي : a cloud
5. Abraham Lincoln: a baseball hat
6. Aristotle : his students
7. عنترة بن شداد : a donkey
8. Shakespeare : a sonnet
9. Buddha : ohmmmmmmm
August 8th, 2006 at 10:19 pm
عنترة بن شداد would be driving nothing but a corvette with a supercharger. Just born to be wild
August 9th, 2006 at 1:29 pm
شالافكار الونيسة؟
المتنبي شايف عمره، فأعتقد لو يحصله يترزز في بي ام sedan الفئة السابعة
دافنشي يستاهل “تك تك” تايلند والهند، يتفنتق فيها
وعنتر على حماره عزكم الله