Check Out Europe’s Gay Car Of The Year—And Queer Autos Of Yesteryear
The French gay vintage-car enthusiast group Ledorga has spoken. And the European Gay Car of the Year for 2012 is: the Citroën DS4.
No, we’d never heard of it either.
It’s a new model from longtime quirky French automaker Citroën and it’s not even available in the U.S.
Ledorga’s winners are chosen by votes on the group’s website. The group’s been doing it every year since 2005 and, last year, the Citroën CS3 just missed out on the top spot, claimed by the Peugeot RCZ.
The DS4 is cute and all, but our gaycardar isn’t exactly going haywire over this roadster. So we thought we’d rev up our picks and drive out some of the queerest cars of all time.
Did we miss a homo Hummer or sassy Subaru? Park it in the comments and let us know—then go slap a gay license plate on your car!
Click through for some of the gayest automobiles to sashay down the road.
Photo: M 93
I knew what a DS4 was. Not all of us are clueless when it comes to cars.
I drive an ’04 Cobra with a KB twin screw.
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I personally find this to be offensive to me, a Gay man. It gives the general
public the idea that It’s okay to refer to Gay people as “Fags.” That is as
wrong as calling an Escalade a N***er Car.
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I think these gayest car/straightest car things are so stupid, as there is nothing inherently gay or straight about a car. I mean plenty of gay men I know drive full-size pickups and I don’t know a single gay person that drives a Miatia but I do know a straight guy that dose for the reason its popular its a small sporty roadster. Not to mention that I myself drive and love my Dodge Caliber which was voted into the top 3 straightest care in one online survey, yet I love it’s stying and the car in general. Cars say a lot about people but not necessarily about their sexuality.
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@Alex Galbraith:
I assume you’re talking about the Fag Bug. There’s an interesting story behind this car. It’s worth checking out http://www.fagbug.com or watching the documentary about the car on Netflix.
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@Alex Galbraith: Yeah, what Timmmeeeyyy said. The Fagbug is not what you think; click the link on Erin Davies’ name and you’ll get the whole story. There’s even a documentary, and it’s well worth seeing (free on Hulu, still there I think).
(Short version: She had a rainbow sticker on her Beetle, and one night someone scrawled “FAG” on it. Instead of washing it off she drove around the country using her now-defaced car to raise awareness about LGBT-targeted hate crimes. Now it has the fancy new paint job you see above.)
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of course you haven’t heard of it, Americans dont buy french cars! by the way a Miata in Europe is called an MX5 and I would say the gay car of choice in the UK is a Mini!
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The VW Jetta is way more gay than the Beetle.
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None of the French carsmakers (Renault, Peugeot, Citroën) are marketed in the U.S., though Renault owns Nissan and some of their cars are modified Renaults.
My car, a 2010 Ford Focus, may not be “gay,” but I adore it.
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I can just imagine if I had a car that was painted like the beetle minus the “fagbug” label and showing up 2 a PFLAG meeting would be sooo rad! Or a glbt pride parade. Or better yet,just 2 piss off conservative religious nutjobs, show up at their churches on Sunday and let the games begin! Things that make u go hmmmmmm……
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Good grief; how could you leave off the 1955-1956 Dodge LaFemme?
http://www.dodgelafemme.com/
“The 1955 Dodge La Femme was the ultimate car for the discerning lady. For those who wanted something a little special, the 1955 La Femme delivered it, and how. Featuring a Heather Rose and Sapphire White two tone exterior treatment, the car exhuded charm and sophistication. Inside, the standard Custom Royal Lancer interior was reconfigured with “La Femme Only” rosebud cloth fabric and white vinyl bolsters. Special seat backs contained spots for ladies to store the supplied rain hat and purse.”