Rubáiyát of a Motor Car

A spirited comic poem in the style of a classic Persian quatrain, this book celebrates the early days of motoring with equal parts enthusiasm and exasperation. Its narrator is devoted to the motor car: he fills the tank, cranks the engine, studies catalogues, debates competing models, and dreams of ever larger and faster touring cars.

Yet automobile elation comes at a price. Costly accessories, fashionable garments, endless upgrades, and extravagant repairs strain both the purse and the patience, while faulty ignition, punctured tires, loose nuts, choking carburetors, and broken belts threaten every outing. With playful rhymes and a sharp eye for human folly, the verses turn mechanical troubles and consumer temptations into lively entertainment. Listeners who enjoy vintage humor, ingenious wordplay, and a glimpse of motoring’s noisy, inconvenient, exhilarating beginnings will find a delightful companion for the journey.