Maestros and their motor cars (12): Boulez drove a Golf
Daily Comfort ZoneLook what came up for sale at Bonham’s – a 1984 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet owned by Pierre Boulez, from 1984 to 2012.
Sold for 5,750 Euros.
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Quite a modest car – albeit with a long life.
New music, old car.
The car looks exactly like his works sound.
The difference is that his auto could take someone somewhere.
🙂
I had an uncle who had a car just like that. After every 12 hours of driving, cumulating I mean, it would break down and stop in the middle of nowhere.
Sally
Not only !
Why this car obsession?
Why not?
Did it have a twelve-cylinder engine?
I would have expected him to be more of a Vorsprung durch Technik kind of a guy.
Bayreuth 1968: I distinctly remember PB driving a Mercedes two-seater convertible, registered in Baden-Baden (his home at that time).
Boulez was a man who wanted to get efficiently from start to end without much ado. Not withstanding to enjoying what life has to offer on the way. (convertible)
Manual or automatic gearbox?
only one high speed gear.