street art?

not my typical car, but going on my typical rant.

why do they do this? why take a perfectly fine car and slap silly stickers all over it and plop a whale tail on it? why whore out a car? or would you call it pimped? maintenance? advertising? i could go into stereotypes, but i'm going to behave.

just looks damn silly to me. i came thisclose to getting a corvette back in the 80s, when they switched over from the sexy, sweet classic corvette lines to this new shape and electronic innards. obviously, didn't buy the corvette i'd always thought i'd get, because it wasn't classic, but i still hate to see these rolling billboards of any type.

ok, given this one was probably purposely brought here by one of these sponsors to what, sell their product? use my stuff and your car can look like this? this type of advertising must work or they wouldn't keep doing it. frickin eyesore. this should be caged in on one of the racetracks, where this type of graffiti is expected.

can you tell i'm still in my post holiday mood? i think i'll stick with your classic cars, thanks.

money bag

this pretty thing was at the broiler back in june. it was practically perfect in every way...just like mary poppins. just wondering why guys with these cars put all the knick knacks all over the plate frame and grille. i understand the classic symbolism of the mobil pegasus, felix the cat...but wtf with the gold bag?

i think i'm in a mood. it's the holidays. can't whoop up any cheer, so i'll have to fake it tomorrow. but to everyone else who reads this, happiness to you all, and merry xmas.

feeling blue

on an ordinary wednesday, i'd be heading over to the broiler. but nooooo, it's still raining here. not this instant, but soon enough i know it ain't worth the drive over there.

oh well, i'll just play with my cars now.

i think this is a ‘34 ford, but i'm not betting on it. i've seen it several times before, but never really liked the shots i was getting. while it's still wedged between other cars, i got most of it before the sun sunk too low and cast a shadow across it.

if an engine has to be displayed, this is better than having the hood open and messing up the lines. and i'll squint my eyes and imagine that the blue flames are real and pretend that it's going real fast. :)

such stuff as dreams are made on

i think this chevy won one of the trophies at enderle plaza this day. even in the foggy overcast, this one is a beacon that you dare not ignore. oooohhh so shiny, it reflects the palm trees in spite of the gloom.

whirligiggly

this is actually a truck, supposedly kinda rare, according to it's owner, hank. been a while since i took it, but he came over while i was taking my shots and started telling me all about it. if i remember right, he has a few cars he rotates through this show, though i've never seen this one before or since.

he only stopped telling me all about it when the show organizers interrupted to get him to move the truck, as they were running out of spaces. which is why you don't get to see something showing that it's really a truck. got other cars parked up next to it, and i lost the shot. oh well.

and hank also said he didn't even own a computer, so he won't be seeing it unless someone can show him, or i print him something to see. maybe i'll break down and ask my better half if i can borrow the ipad he bought for me, but i didn't want...a story he enjoys telling repeatedly, and it gets more colorful with each telling, so i can show hank if i see him again.

sixty

supposed to rain until the end of the week. i love it. but it sucks...no pictures to take.

anyway, here's a shot of reine's caddy from my first visit to the broiler last year. he's been supportive and encouraging with my work since that first day. so i just wanted to thank him and wish him merry xmas, since i doubt i'll see this caddy again before next year.

fuddy duddy

another i usually walk by. too modern for my taste. but this one was in the right place at the right time...sunset, the reflections, framed by the fuddrucker's signs...i don't know. i just liked it at the moment. sometimes, you just gotta give in to it.

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raining here. hubbie in central ca. to quote the little ghoul at the exit of the haunted mansion..."hairy back, hairy back..."

ramble on

so i think this rambler belongs to a guy who was at the broiler a couple of weeks ago. he mentioned he had a rambler, but didn't have it with him. at this point i can't remember the color he said. i only have pictures of three of them, and this is the only one from bob's.

actually, i'm glad he asked. forced me to look back through some old stuff, that i would have forgotten about. but really, since its cold and getting ready to rain, and my better half is out at a department xmas party, what else was i going to do, really. i don't think it turned out too bad.

he also mentioned another car show off the 10 near the in-n-out on thursday nights. i'd give it a look, but it's a little too far out of my way with traffic. can't get to them all, but fortunate to live where i have plenty of others to choose from, all year round.

roar of thunder

quick post...got things to do tonight.

i really liked the way the neon was reflecting on this car. and hey, i got both the scary burger boy and the drive thru sign in the same shot. can anyone tell me the year, please? just so i can call it like it is. thanks!

bittersweet

supposedly my mother-in-law drove a car just like this one, when my better half was a kid. that's what he tells me. i don't think she has any pictures of it. what a bummer they didn't keep it.

anyway, here was one at the broiler a couple of weeks ago. beautiful car, straight up chevy.