Tuesday, June 30, 2015

1962 LAPD Savoy going to auction


The auction listing is so precise, it says the engine is 317.58 cubic inches! The listing also says it was in the movie Christine.

https://auctionata.com/o/122685/plymouth-savoy-lapd-police-car-model-1962

10,081 mile very original 1969 Z/28 sees sunlight for the 1st time in 20 years, a one owner, unmolested, unrestored car that could be among the last of the one owner 69 Camaros




You have to keep looking at Hot Rod Magazine's Facebook page, ot Muscle Car Review's front pages, because that is where they print the incredible cars that Jerry Heasley comes across.

This Camaro was found by Michael Lightbourne, who discovered Orbitron was being used as a dumpster about 10 years ago. He has restored a lot of cars, and hunted down a lot more. Jerry once wrote that he and Michael have been finding rare cars for 2 decades

http://www.hotrod.com/cars/featured/1504-10081-mile-original-owner-1969-chevrolet-camaro-z28/

one attention grabbing Vette

Parnelli Jones, a history lesson from the Trans Am wars

the beginning of the motorized steam pumper transition

the guitar Gibson made for Lez Noyse, Scott Whitaker of Dynamat


From http://www.hotrod.com/features/1506-gibson-les-paul-custom-guitar-hot-rod-anything/


a drum set speed king pedal, knobs that look like the window crank handles, the vibrato arm is a half a crescent wrench, and quarter turn fasteners for tuning pegs



The Fonz didn't have a jalopy! It was Ralph's!


Talk about screwing with kids! All the kids knew the Fonz only rode motorcycles!








the Fonz was so in love with his motorbike he had his picture taken with it



And even had an imitator

a VW bug contest give away car


I've been collecting the advertisments of contest give away cars for a while, and this is the 1st VW Bug I've come across

all the highways in the world

Arctic Cat made mini bikes?

Here's a 1st, a teardrop behind a Willys Jeep

Monday, June 29, 2015

1971 Hurst Pontiac SSJ

things that caught my eye at the Bugorama




cool and funky looking with the top down and the fender skirts on


VW Kit car, the Avenger



1949 license plate on the trailer





an old makeup kit luggage piece now is a great container for the car cleaner kit



I don't think I've seen a license plate luggage rack before, but it's pretty cool

4 motor electric train engine used to build the LA subway and restore San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake and fire damage




odd but understandably, the Oahu Railway and Land Company coach cars and caboose, are in LA's Griffith Park Traveltown




the collection of steam locomotives at the Griffith Park Traveltown museum in Los Angeles










this crane once belonged tot he Navy, I'm going to guess to move torpedoes and missiles from the railways to the ships and subs