If the winter weather is hitting you hard, I’m sorry. It seems the cold is even affecting the internet because when I had the Random Word Generator spit out three words for this week’s installment of Car Connections, a game in which I link random words to automobiles, it gave me fund, winter, and north. Bundle up and keep reading.
Fund: Fundraising. Lee Iacocca. Yes, he secured government loans to keep the Chrysler Corporation out of bankruptcy but, for some reason, what first came to my mind was the fundraising he did for the restoration and preservation of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in the 1980s. He found the money, but where did he find the time to do all that?
Winter: Cold. Ice. Frozen. BMW! The BMW Individual division offers a variety of special and bespoke paint colors in four finishes: non-metallic, metallic, pearl, and Frozen. What exactly is Frozen? That’s BMW-speak for matte (and a one-word warning to not take your Frozen Portimão Blue M3 Competition through a touchless car wash unless you want a burnished look).
North: The second I read this word, the voice in my head whispered, “North Edition.” No, that’s not the name of a Canadian boy band—it’s the name of a line of special-edition models Jeep released in 2020. To prepare the North Editions for the cold, Jeep equipped them with features that included all-season or all-terrain tires, heated seats and steering wheel, remote start, all-weather floor mats, power heated mirrors, and the Jeep Trail Rated kit. As it gets colder here in Arizona, I can’t help but envision taking a North Edition up to Flagstaff for a winter getaway.
How would you associate these words with cars? Tell us in the Comments section below. And be sure to share your ideas for random words to use in a future installment of Car Connections. Looking for your next Chrysler, BMW, or Jeep? Find them on ClassicCars.com and AutoHunter.com.
