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Man loves sex with cars

David Pescovitz at 12:13 pm Fri, May 23, 2008

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Edward Smith, 57, of Washington, is a mechaphiliac. He likes "having sex" with cars. In fact, his last relationship with a human was 12 years ago and he never had sex with her. His current love is Vanilla, a white VW Beetle. The Telegraph profiles Smith and he's featured in an upcoming documentary titled "My Car Is My Lover." From The Telegraph:
"I appreciate beauty and I go a little bit beyond appreciating the beauty of a car only to the point of what I feel is an expression of love," (Smith) said.

"Maybe I'm a little bit off the wall but when I see movies like Herbie and Knight Rider, where cars become loveable, huggable characters it's just wonderful.

"I'm a romantic. I write poetry about cars, I sing to them and talk to them just like a girlfriend. I know what's in my heart and I have no desire to change."

He added: "I'm not sick and I don't want to hurt anyone, cars are just my preference."
Link to Telegraph article, Link to YouTube video of Smith

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  • stratosfyr

    “…and it’s hard but I’ll try
    To not romanticize the automobile
    *dada-da*
    To not romanticize the automobeeel…”

  • arkizzle

    Mechaphilia FTW!

    Plan on seeing a lot more of this, as domestic robots become mainstream, and eventually shrug off the roomba “functional” look for that sexier “Cherry2000″ look we’ve all been waiting for..

  • arkizzle

    Mitch, that’s probably some sort of zen moment you just had there. As a man, to see it from “her” side..

  • License Farm

    Can I get any sort of recognition for having posted the link to this story in the fake car sex one a couple days ago? It’s the one that reads, “As if on cue.”

  • nehpetsE

    Just like a car
    You`re pleasing to behold
    I`ll call you Jaguar
    If I may be so bold

    Marc Bolans “Jeepster”
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti8sMxPwC4U

    It is a well known fact that 87% of all Bolan/T-rex songs are about car fucking and Bolan died in a car accident.
    Ironically, He never drove a car himself because he was terrified of driving a car (in the conventional sense, at least)

  • Avram

    According to the FAQ Zuvembi linked to, one should avoid having sex with the car while the engine’s on, partly because of the danger of suffocating yourself with the carbon monoxide.

    Talk about auto-erotic asphyxiation!

  • corpse 1

    Cue the “My other car is my lover” bumper stickers.

  • Torley

    Do you think he’s into Transformers too?

  • Antinous

    Now I’m all hot thinking about Bumblebee.

  • Tenn

    I think we all are Antinous.

  • Antinous

    Once you go yellow and black, you never go back.

  • Xenu

    Does JG Ballard know about this?

  • anthropomorphictoast

    Actually, with the way men are with their cars, I’m surprised more guys don’t have this fixation. :P

  • markfrei

    The classic early 70′s gay porn video “Sex Garage” has a Harley tailpipe copulation sequence that later was cut out as being too scandalous. Considering what all was left in, this is rather odd…

  • Pyros

    Well,as Thomas Dolby informed,they are nothing more than giant phallic symbols on wheels.

  • Stefan Jones

    Too bad his girlfriend couldn’t have come up with a big automobile costume.

    OK. I shouldn’t have even thought about that. Now I have this picture in my head of out-of-the-way hotels hosting car-cosplay conventions.

  • Enochrewt

    His current love is Vanilla, a white VW Beetle.

    He’s cheating! That’s not a beetle in the picture!

  • Mitch

    A lover that farts smog? Gross!

  • ME

    Too bad he’s not from California, or he’d be engaged by now.

    *ducks*

  • Tits McGee

    According to the article, he’s actually got a little harem:

    As well as Vanilla, he regularly spends time with his other vehicles – a 1973 Opal GT, named Cinnamon, and 1993 Ford Ranger Splash, named Ginger.

    I do hope he practices safe sex. That Ford Ranger sure can get around – goodness knows what she has hanging out in her tailpipe.

  • Anonymous

    Call me naive, but I’ve no idea how one consummates a relationship with a vehicle.

  • Wingo

    Kids in the Hall will demonstrate for you (NSFW)

    http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/41f325e282

  • Lord Xenu

    So, uh, how long before it’s legal for a man to marry a VW Beetle in the state of California?

  • Antinous

    That Kids video is evil. And hilarious.

  • Beryllium

    Sounds like he should invest in a Mercury Mistress.

    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x11ok_pub-mercury-mistress_ads

  • Takuan

    Oh lord, what a happy coincidence;a moment please: do you believe in John Davis?

    Thanks so much

  • zuvembi

    Ahem, this is the definitive sex with automobiles FAQ (for males) I believe.

  • Antinous

    Readers,

    I strongly suggest that you assume that any link in this thread is NSFW.

  • Stefan Jones

    Hmmm. People stuck with gas-guzzling Hummers and Expeditions can tart them up and sell them to autosexuals, who presumably won’t care about fuel efficiency.

  • lukemeister

    Now I know where those tiny ‘smart cars’ are coming from. They’re his kids.