I must admit to being a real RT fan ever since his early days round Muswell Hill. "What we did on our Holidays" was required listening back in the later 60's when we went on holiday and was the only thing to listen to on one road trip to Spain as it was the only tape in the van.
Saw him at Cropredy last year and as he's headlining at Towersey Festival this August I'll probably get to hear him for free as it takes place about 200m from my house.
SENC wrote:My favorite may be "Red Staggerwing" - Knopfler and EmmyLou Harris. Not about Lotii, but Maseratis, Mustangs, Vincent Rapides, and Indians.
There's always Joe Walsh's immortal "My Maserati does 185. I lost my licence, now I don't drive"
The Lotus equivalent might be "If you're allergic to hotness then try not to sneeze / when I roll up in my Lotus Elise"
That's not actually a line from a song but from an article about how the Beach Boys killed car references in rock music leaving only country d.i.v.o.r.c.e pickups and rap auto bling -
http://www.automobilemag.com/news/automotive-references-in-music/