Another One for My Collection

On the way home from Port Orchard last Sunday, I added the photo shown above to my collection of pictures of rooftop mascots used by local auto dealers. This one can be seen atop the dealer showroom at Peninsula Subaru in Gorst. I don’t quite get the connection between Subaru and a giant eagle (wasn’t the Eagle made by American Motors?). Perhaps Subaru has a new slogan: “Buy a Subaru, as American as an eagle.”

As colorful as this eagle is, I rank it only third in my collection. My favorite photo is of a giant anatomically correct bull used by Poulsbo’s Courtesy Auto Group when they have their annual auto sale-a-bration (or whatever it is called) at the Kitsap Mall. In second place is a giant gorilla. The eagle does beat out the oversize basketball used at the West Hills auto complex during this year’s March Madness sale. I asked my friend R. B., who used to sell used cars, for a quote about rooftop mascots. “Look at me” was all he said. I guess it’s that simple.