Smithology: Losers of the Autobahn

[Hagerty]

The parking garage was dark and quiet. Every other car was asleep for the night-Camrys and SUVs of all flavors, the panoply of splendor seen every year at Monterey. But there is always a difficult moment, as Churchill said, in any grand endeavor.
https://www.hagerty.com/media/opinion/smithology/smithology-losers-of-the-autobahn/

[audiocage]

"Nearly wins every time" is a deceptive sentence.

[BobbyShoe4]

Simply brilliant.

[JSievers]

Thanks for making my day brighter!

[topside]

Tears are rolling down my cheeks, ever since "what is that smell" !

[17in68]

If Sam had left a half-eaten White Castle meal still in its packaging on the back floor, I believe he would have earned an honorable mention or even contended for a bronze medal.

[SuperDeLuxe]

Well played, sir. Well played.

[rickcube]

A wire coat hanger substituting for an antennae would have been a nice touch as well as a spilled hardened can of Bondo in the trunk.

[thetossedtool]

Some wonderful suggestions here. Might I add a strategically located partially mummified mouse?

[Bionic]

Having smelled this car in person, the printed word can barely convey the true majesty of the experience. But, these aren't normal words, they are Sam Smith's words. Nicely written.