Skip to main content

6 Cars Dr. Seuss Would've Driven

img482714886 1488486161766 jpg ErikaMitchell/iStock/Thinkstock

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.

Related: More Pop-Culture News

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.

Thing One: Volkswagen Microbus

img 2078576989 1488484463695 jpg 1969 Volkswagen Microbus | Manufacturer image

Thing Two: Toyota FJ Cruiser

img 1286977158 1488484806673 jpg Toyota FJ Cruiser | Manufacturer image

Thing Three: Volkswagen Beetle

img 1635204010 1488484410642 jpg Volkswagen Beetle | Rauluminate/iStock/Thinkstock

Thing Four: Smart ForTwo

img629127630 1488484859265 jpg 2016 Smart ForTwo | Cars.com photo by Bill Jackson

Thing Five: Porsche 356 Speedster

img359211324 1488484735770 jpg 1956 Porsche 356 Speedster | Manufacturer image

Thing Six: Volkswagen Karmann Ghia

img1823698487 1488484626063 jpg Volkswagen Karmann Ghia | Manufacturer image

 

Assistant Managing Editor-News
Matt Schmitz

Former Assistant Managing Editor-News Matt Schmitz is a veteran Chicago journalist indulging his curiosity for all things auto while helping to inform car shoppers.

Featured stories

ev full tax credit jpg
mazda cx 5 turbo signature awd 2025 01 exterior dynamic profile scaled jpg
land rover range rover sport autobiography phev 2025 01 exterior dynamic profile jpg