Fathers Day Car Show on Rodeo Dr.

[Chuck Miller]

Lots of the jewelery was out, mostly Italian.......

I've been taking pictures of some of these cars for over 20 years.... always a pleasure

[Chuck Miller]

David Sydorick had some of the best of his Zagoto collection..

Including the Alfa 1900 SS, the 250 LWB #0515 double bubble, and Fiat 8V Supersonic.

[Chuck Miller]

And one more that takes your breath away.......

This is another significant car that has touched my life starting almost 45 years ago....
As teenagers my friend Hector and I spent after school and weekend time hanging out and doing chores at S&A Italian Auto Repair in Van Nuys CA. Sicilian Sal DiNatale was the shop owner and head mechanic. We would do just about anything to just be around the cars that would cycle through for repair in the later 60's.
As an example Sal had three GTO, and two 250 LM customers that would come in for 'regular' maintenance.......

Sal's personal car, the car he would run parts with, was this small, low, loud, beautiful old double bubble Zagato Maserati. When we were kids we knew it was cool, rare, and fast. A conservative 150 HP pushing about 1850 lbs. I remember it had a ratty blue seats, a super grabby clutch, and a big red and white marble swirl shift knob.

Yeah, it was #2121 the only A6G2000 Zagato double bubble in the world...... the car that would later be know as 'the car behind the wall'
http://www.motortrend.com/features/1...as/index2.html

Sydorick has had car impeccably restored and has a class win at Pebble..... but to me and a few old locals it will always be Sal's car..........

BTW- As a kid at S&A I was known as 'Chuck'a'da'lighter' ... because I had
a Zippo and would light the older Italian guys cigarettes.........

............. and so it goes

[Nine17]

Those Zagato-bodied cars are superb, but your story about the A6G2000 is even better...

[72targa]

See post #4463 and beyond here...

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/sho...hp?p=138595244

[Chuck Miller]

Thanks SO much Peter.......

[72targa]

Sal referenced in this blog post...check out the embedded video at Willow Springs...

http://emcpb.blogspot.com/2011/01/my...to-almost.html

[krasnavian]

Love this thread. We must have met back in the day, Chuck.

[TEC69E]

Hey Chuck . . . . I was there on Sunday too and agree . . . the Zagato cars were over the top.

[Mark Morrissey]

Well, they take my breath away. Simply beautiful cars.