Montag, 30. Dezember 2013

... one year ago...

I made the crazy decision to buy a Hazard Streaker - which turned out the most expensive pile of crap I ever bought.
 
 But now, exactly 1 year later there is some light at the end of the tunnel.
After I replaced EVERYTHING I think this is going to be decent member of the aircooled society in the near future...

Here is the current state:  the chassis is back together, a new body is waiting in my driveway...
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Samstag, 21. Dezember 2013

cars and coffee part III

o.k., here more good stuff I've seen during my visit in August:
Facel Vega II. only about 180 of them were ever built


This is a beautiful designed vehicle, french coach work with Chrysler 383 V-8 power


so many cool details


more Porsche


Chevy 2 door station wagon - my guess would be a 57 model - a 56 Nomad


and another Porsche (looker) a 550 replica


the number plate is mounted onto the exhaust pipe!


  and another one


I dig the wheels on this one - finally a car that prooves that a 911 can look good without Fuchs wheels!


and a really old Ford:


this car was running and driving as well! - note the black Plymouth Prowler in the background! The coolest "factory hot rod" ever made -even if it only had a 3,5 l V6 under the hood


this shouts hot rod from every angle:


slicks? no problem on LA streets



 and another cool 5 window Ford


 Ford V8, supercharged





one of my all times favorites: a Continental orange 911



 and another rare sight on the street: Porsche "980" Carrera GT, V10 engined, 612 hp!

Samstag, 7. Dezember 2013

cars and coffee part II

o.k., here are a few more...

and some precious German metal:









Maserati Merak - Americanised - look at the bumpers




this one didn't come on a trailer as well!



the ICON Derelict was on site as well - I really wish I had 100.000 bucks to spend in my pockets ...




more about this one here:

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Mittwoch, 4. Dezember 2013

cars and coffee part 1

During my latest trip I visited the weekly cars and coffee in LA, here is the first set of pics, more to come in the next days...










I really dig the mixture of new and vintage, modified and stock... wait for the next set!

Samstag, 16. November 2013

Nick's Burgers - DKP monthly meeting diner is closed!

After decades, Nick’s Burgers has closed down. It was truly a piece of So Cal VW history. The monthly meeting point for the legendary DKP cruise night.
Luckily, I've been there during my latest US-trip this August, here are a few pics:






















 not a VW - but really nice as well: