Pretty car, but . . . not so sure 'bout that upholstery color . . .
Pretty car, but . . . not so sure 'bout that upholstery color . . .
Nice assortment of some pretty spectacular Benz cars, small crowd, good time to talk with some Owners, hear some stories . . . .
The last car is a fuel-injected 300SC. (Same engine as in the 300SLs.) Top's a little baggy --- I always stored open cars with their tops up . . . or they 'forget' how to close --- but check-out the front cut-line on that door.
Last edited by LongRanger; 06-30-2011 at 03:09 PM.
I remember R&T doing a comparison test once, between the 911 and its contemporaries. Like these two. (OK, the Alfa's an older model, but --- you get the idea.)
There's a thread about 'how many are left,' regarding 911s.
I'd ask that same question about these two.
I'm guessing that most cars from that era have a pretty low survival-rate, in general --- 'sporty' cars the worst of all. But IMHO --- Porsches did better than most . . . waaaaay better than these guys.
Ever tried finding a clean 240Z?
And Alfas needed restoration after their 1st winter. Unless they were in CA. Here? --- they just got run-over.
Last edited by LongRanger; 06-30-2011 at 05:18 PM.
Requisite Porsche content . . .
Odds and ends . . .
'Vette fuel injection
Small-block Cobra induction
Shelby GT 350
Another XK120 . . . also with green interior.
Lead Sled. Really. (Said so, in back, on the continental kit.)
'Sea Country'? Never heard of it. Ford Woody panel truck, in the back-round of the black XK120 above, and again, behind The Sled, below. Great wood . . . smooth, bright --- NOT glossy.
'64 Fury 'Vert. 426 Golden Comando wedge, Dual Carters, Cross-Ram . . .
Last edited by LongRanger; 07-01-2011 at 08:10 PM.
The car show that never ends, thanks! Just flew back to Vermont yesterday and I"m still enjoying your photos. Now I regret not stopping by to see it live.
Yeah --- sorry 'bout the slow updates. (End-of-the-month/end-of-the-qtr/end-of-the-fiscal year).Originally Posted by ts rennsport
Not much of a crowd. $35. There was big-a$$ Ferrari show in BH that same week-end and I wasn't gonna chance getting there late, trying to park. (>$300 in parking tickets in that part of town, this year already --- uh, no thanks.) So I was kinda expecting a thinner herd here, anyway.
As for seeing the Bugatti and the 540K? Uh . . . no.
I could take pictures, move around, talk to people, not get jossled. And the weather was just spectacular. Reminded me of some of the first 356 Registry shows I went to . . . late 80s. Love this kind of low-key event. I'm sure the organizers wanted more people but crowds kill these kinds of shows for me . . .
I even enjoyed the walk back to the car. Glad we went.
Few more pics . . .
Hudson . . .
Shaft-drive, but still . . . scary-a$$ brass-era 'sport-a-bout' --- wood floors, acetylene lamps, artillery wheels, pair o' 'no-skids' . . . like some strange cross between a horse carriage and a locomotive.
Fascinating to look at these things, how they're put together, try to imagine what it was like on a dirt road . . . a hundred years ago.
Beep, beep . . .
Micro-cars --- including a couple of Crosleys, a Turner, a Fiat Multipla and Jolly, and? . . .
An Isetta . . .
From economically/politically-turbulent post-war Europe . . . to the sunny Republican lawns of Dana Point. Here comes the future?
Beautifully restored. Reminds me a lot of some of the details, materials, and finishing on the VW buses I'd seen at Barrett-Jackson, the day before.
Compare this to the lowest-model Toyota or Hyundai or Kia, etc, etc. Guy actually made the plastic tail light lenses out of cast-resin himself. Colors claimed to be authentic.
Kinda done with orange . . .
Last edited by LongRanger; 07-05-2011 at 02:29 PM.
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