CARS.COM — Did you eat green eggs and ham for breakfast this morning? It’s March 2, aka the birthday of Theodor Geisel — better known as Dr. Seuss. The good doctor would be 113 years old if he were alive today, so we’re commemorating the occasion with a veritable Whos who of cars the late, great children’s book author and illustrator himself could have designed.
Here are six cars Dr. Seuss would’ve driven. Our list is heavy on Volkswagen-manufactured vehicles. (Hmm, well, Geisel’s grandparents were German immigrants, after all.) But the rounded edges, circular headlights, odd shapes and sizes, and overall cartoonishness go together with Seuss’ style like a red fish and a blue fish.
2016 Smart ForTwo | Cars.com photo by Bill Jackson
Thing Five: Porsche 356 Speedster
1956 Porsche 356 Speedster | Manufacturer image
Thing Six: Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
Volkswagen Karmann Ghia | Manufacturer image
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