It is an impressive, if slightly whimsical, feature, one that constantly reminds the driver of the car's enormous untapped potential.
While "Moonrise Kingdom," Wes Anderson's whimsical feature about young romantics in a small island community, didn't make the cut for best picture at last week's Oscar nominations, it did receive a nod for its screenplay and was recognized by the Producers Guild of America, while also making several critics' top 10 lists.
Next was 36 Hours (1965), a spy story with James Garner and Eva Marie Saint, and What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968) was a whimsical comedy featuring George Peppard and Mary Tyler Moore.
Two whimsical features, an oversize weather vane and an off-center brick chimney, crown the library.
A long, slender bridge, one of the design's most whimsical features, connects the addition to the park across the street.
The creatures complement other whimsical features of the estate, like the outdoor dining table that seats 22 and has a stream of water running down the middle and into the open mouths of ceramic busts below.
Some pieces, such as a whimsical multicolored chair featured in the current exhibition, are fully encased in thread, creating a dense weave of bright yellows, greens, and purples reminiscent of Abstract Expressionist paintings or mosaic tilework.
The street level features a whimsical store and cafe, which is decorated with inviting pictures of cakes and macaroons by the artist Jane Kirby.
The show also features a whimsical assortment of anthropomorphic creatures, reminders that Mr. Kushner recently collaborated on a book with that immortal of children's literature, Maurice Sendak.
And Eva Dean and her company will perform dances featuring a whimsical mix of bouncing balls, surreal subway stations and a tropical rain forest.
