On the road!

[Mark Wein]

This is a thread for the stuff we see while we are out and about...I jog in a town with many, many classic cars and I was clogging the "Jogging" thread full of my finds about town so Phil suggested a thread here biggrin

Here are some of the cars I've run into recently:

1956 Chevy Truck



I think this is a 1966 or 67 Chevy Bel Air





And a 1955 Bel Air



This is a 1955 Buick Roadmaster that I ran across this week while jogging one the same street as the '65 Bel Air and the '65 Truck. I have seen it under a tarp at the end of this driveway for about 2 years and they pulled it out to sell it on Tuesday. WHat I thought was a '56 Chevy of some sort was actually a completely pristine 1955 Buick...I spoke to the owner and got the price and his info and promptly turned it over to my father in law (who, unlike me has the money to buy stuff like this when he sees it).








Here it is yesterday in its new home in his shop biggrin





Its been sitting for many years so it needs a little work but it is totally complete and original...a complete "barn find" and I would have bought it myself if I wasn't trying to buy a house at the moment frown0

[Mark Wein]

So I did this really long post on all of these cars I saw on Sunday while I was out jogging, got sidetracked here at work and accidentally erased it all....so I'm posting the pictures and I'll redo the captions later mad0 mad0 mad0 mad0 mad0 mad0

[Phil513]

Thats awesome mark! I'll post some prolly this weekend, as now its almost dark by the time i get home.

I love that old panel truck though, thats really nice!

[Mark Wein]

Thats awesome mark! I'll post some prolly this weekend, as now its almost dark by the time i get home.

I love that old panel truck though, thats really nice!

Thanks!

Is one of the nice things about living here..there are tons of older cars if you are into that sort of thing.

I'd love an old panel or suburban... smi

[hobo]

Don't these use a lot of gas

[Mark Wein]

You betcha!

[Mark Wein]

I saw this little Ford Ranchero - mid 60's, I guess while I was out running today and thought it was kind of neat....there were some great 50's trucks but my stupid phone ran out of memory for pictures

[White Gold]

Boy do I love the smell of vintage in the morning! (Even though it's afternooon)

[Ronk]

It's like you guys are stuck in the Twilight Zone over on the left coast.

[Mark Wein]

It's like you guys are stuck in the Twilight Zone over on the left coast.

We're in the "No rust" zone, actually....cars last longer here if they are taken care of.... smi

[Eminence_Front]

I see lots of classic cars in and around orange, long beach, seal beach, and L.A.


I have snapped few camera phone shots of some that caught my eye lately.

[Mark Wein]

Sweet! IS that a Pontiac in the top pic?

When I was just out walking the dog right now I saw a mid 60's El Caminio and a 50's Ford F100 truck that I really dug...no pics, though...

[Eminence_Front]

It's about a 68 GTO. And it's in the parking lot of some defunct manuf. place right off the 5.

you know where that Corvette restorer place is on the East side of the 5, right around disney land drive ?

Well, on the west side of the 5 right across from it, it's just been sitting there. I have been very tempted to get off, and try to meander my way back there to see if they wanna sell it.

Even if it's got no title, it'd be a fun red-light runner.

[Mark Wein]

it's about a 68 gto. And it's in the parking lot of some defunct manuf. Place right off the 5.

You know where that corvette restorer place is on the east side of the 5, right around disney land drive ?

Well, on the west side of the 5 right across from it, it's just been sitting there. I have been very tempted to get off, and try to meander my way back there to see if they wanna sell it.

Even if it's got no title, it'd be a fun red-light runner.

doo eeett!!!!!!

[Kerouac]

[Mark Wein]

[Kerouac]

My post was actually incredibly on-topic.

[Mark Wein]

My post was actually incredibly on-topic.

[Kerouac]

"Girl you know it's... girl you know it's... girl you know it's... girl you know it's..."

[Mark Wein]

"Girl you know it's... girl you know it's... girl you know it's... girl you know it's..."

Hehe.

I can't decide if you get points or banned for quotin a Milli Vanilli song:

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[Denverdave]

Hehe.

I can't decide if you get points or banned for quotin a Milli Vanilli song:

YouTube - Milli Vanilli

Ban hammer!!!

[Kerouac]

Hehe.

I can't decide if you get points or banned for quotin a Milli Vanilli song:

YouTube - Milli Vanilli

In fairness, I didn't actually post a Milli Vanilli song....

[Steverino]

Liivin' in that part of the country you're gonna see some cool rides. I love that red Galaxie ragtop.

[RosePickupsKen]

Hi guys.. Only my 2nd post, but I thought I'd come to this area because I'm a huge classic car fan. I have a couple work in progress cars. Currently just dropped a new motor in my 1967 Chevy Impala Fastback, and have my grandmothers' 1950 Chevy Deluxe in my garage that I hope someday will be a project for me instead of it holding all my junk metal. Just ordered some interior parts for it, but need to get the body done first and keep that overspray away from the new cloth...

[Mark Wein]

Hi guys.. Only my 2nd post, but I thought I'd come to this area because I'm a huge classic car fan. I have a couple work in progress cars. Currently just dropped a new motor in my 1967 Chevy Impala Fastback, and have my grandmothers' 1950 Chevy Deluxe in my garage that I hope someday will be a project for me instead of it holding all my junk metal. Just ordered some interior parts for it, but need to get the body done first and keep that overspray away from the new cloth...

Pictures?

My father in law's uncle still has the 1967 Impala that he bought new in 1967...they were going to sell it and I was considering buying it but it was too much for my budget....clean car, though...

[RosePickupsKen]

Pictures?

My father in law's uncle still has the 1967 Impala that he bought new in 1967...they were going to sell it and I was considering buying it but it was too much for my budget....clean car, though...

Here they are in need of attention.. But they will.. New crate motor in the 67 even though it doesnt look like it. The 50, poor thing is my personal junk drawer currently.

[Mark Wein]

They'll both be pretty sweet once you get them done.
I've been working on my 1965 Chevy truck off and on for over 2 years now, so I now how it goes

[RosePickupsKen]

They'll both be pretty sweet once you get them done.
I've been working on my 1965 Chevy truck off and on for over 2 years now, so I now how it goes

Yea, for the 50 chevy, that had a straight 6, I spent a good amount of time (pre-junk drawer), figuring out how to run the steering linkage. Finally went to a good guys show and tracked down and talked to everyone their with a 49-53 chevy seeing how they were able to do the steering with a 350 in it. Funny, everyone knew the problem and could understand that frustration.

[Mark Wein]

Yea, for the 50 chevy, that had a straight 6, I spent a good amount of time (pre-junk drawer), figuring out how to run the steering linkage. Finally went to a good guys show and tracked down and talked to everyone their with a 49-53 chevy seeing how they were able to do the steering with a 350 in it. Funny, everyone knew the problem and could understand that frustration.

did you put something other than the straight 6 in the 50?

[RosePickupsKen]

^ Yea, it has a mock up 350 in it currenty. S10 rear end and Mustang II front end kit.

[Mark Wein]

aha! probably pretty tight quarters for all that stuff, then

[RosePickupsKen]

^ definitely. Having 2 projects is slowing me down though.. I should be concentrating on one.

[Mark Wein]

^ definitely. Having 2 projects is slowing me down though.. I should be concentrating on one.

I've had a couple of near purchases since I got my truck....they are usually great deals until I start thinking about what I am going to spend on the projects as a whole and the fact that I can't even get one truck done at the moment...

[paulowski]

Nice thread.............I reckon it's all about the shapes...............like, real shapes, from the days when people knew about shapes. Not like now, when shapes are shapeless, and not shapes at all.

I wonder if there will ever be a return to the world of interesting shapes. Much the same problem with the women in the public eye......stick creatures, for the most part.

Maybe it's time for a song about the demise of the shape.

[diceman1000]

the Bel Air in the top pic is a '66 Mark, "67 tail lights come to a point on the inside...

Ken, get a shot of your '67's tail lights...

the impala is my favorite car, i used to have a '63 4door hartop... sold it for a woman... my favorite year is the '63, but i like them all from '58-'69. i can spot one from the road sitting in the middle of a pasture and tell you what year it is usually. coincidentaly, bel air, biscayne, caprice, and impala are all pretty well the same car...

[_tom_]

I saw an awesome car on the road the other day but couldn't get a pic of it. It looked like the Batmobile.

[Steverino]

Nice 1967 Chevy Ken.

Reminds me of a story......

I took an auto body course in Jr. college (I actually have a diploma in Auto Body Refinishing, don't know what i'd ever do with it) and all the guys in the class had thier cars in there. One dude had a Caprice just like yours, same color and all. He spent months on it, especially those loooong ass quarter panels. Finally the big day comes and he rolls her into the booth. He's nervous, so he lights up a hooter to calm his nerves. Big mistake. He laid the paint on too heavy and the paint on those huge quarters sagged from one end to the other. We all would've died laughing had it not been so damn sad.

[BlackCat]

This thread totally hooks into my recent train of thought!

I've been thinking about old cars since moving out of Manhattan last month (after a twenty five year stretch without owning a car). NYC is one of the few places that a car is more a liability than an asset. Now I'm out in the boondocks of Jersey and a car is looking more like a necessity.

I randomly picked up a copy of Hotrod Magazine to read on the commuter train. The way these guys turn rusted hulks into works of mechanical art is just amazing to me.
After going through a bunch of automotive publications I think the cars that appeal to me most are the pre 1960 ones with modern drive trains installed.

I'd really like to get involved in that hobby but you need time, money, and know-how. None of which I have a lot of.

[Mark Wein]

This thread totally hooks into my recent train of thought!

I've been thinking about old cars since moving out of Manhattan last month (after a twenty five year stretch without owning a car). NYC is one of the few places that a car is more a liability than an asset. Now I'm out in the boondocks of Jersey and a car is looking more like a necessity.

I randomly picked up a copy of Hotrod Magazine to read on the commuter train. The way these guys turn rusted hulks into works of mechanical art is just amazing to me.
After going through a bunch of automotive publications I think the cars that appeal to me most are the pre 1960 ones with modern drive trains installed.

I'd really like to get involved in that hobby but you need time, money, and know-how. None of which I have a lot of.

Definitely. Also, on your coast you have the weather to content with....just finding a vehicle locally that isn't completely rusted out would be pretty difficult.

[BlackCat]

The favorite hotrod engine before the SBCs took over.

[Mark Wein]

sweet!

[Lerxst]

Hmmmmm?

[OGG]

Hmmmmm?

Oh, you just know there is something totally and completely bad ass in that trailer.

[Lerxst]

Oh, you just know there is something totally and completely bad ass in that trailer.

SOB. I'll never know.

Turns out he was lost and using the office park to turn around in. :banghead:

[OGG]

SOB. I'll never know.

Turns out he was lost and using the office park to turn around in. :banghead:

The mystery is awful isn't it?

About twice a month I will see a similar truck from Symbolic Motorcars (SoCals source for all things Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley etc...) and I can only imagine what glorious beast it contains.

[Mark Wein]

That would be hilarious if the ramp came down and a 1981 Toyota corolla was on the truck.


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[OGG]

That would be hilarious if the ramp came down and a 1981 Toyota corolla was on the truck.


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Not if it was a totally raced out, all j-spec, right hand drive AE86...

That would be killer

[Lerxst]

I'm sure it was something good....not too far from where I work is a series of uber-wealthy neighborhoods and there's usually a bunch of spendy cars floating around. I was going to ask the driver what he was hauling but he got off his phone and beat feet before I could. Shame, I would have liked to see what was in there.

[reverend1]

I saw this today but the picture really sucks. Fly Yellow Lamborghini Gallardo.

[Lerxst]

I saw this today but the picture really sucks.

That it does.


We were driving home on Friday evening and passed a really nice black Ford GT coming the other way through an intersection. I said to my wife, "Quick, take a pic of that black car!" She just looked at me and said "why?" as the car went past. I told her that there were some guys on the guitar forum that would have liked to see that and she called me a tool.......