1950 MG - Happy Fathers' Day!

This post is a little late, but props to all the poppas out there, especially my own. My Dad's been doing his part to bring style to South Bay streets for a lotta years now. This is his MG-TD, recently restored (down to the license plate) and rocking that classic British Racing Green. Respect.

190SL on Lincoln

Saw this sweet hardtop convertible Mercedes (late 50s) on Lincoln the other day. Got a couple quick pictures, and then once we got on the 405 south, right around LAX we see another white classic Mercedes--this one neither sporty nor convertible, but looking like the 190SLs overweight auntie. Still kind of hot, though.

Pink Cadillac - Glendale

The perfect example of a serendipitous encounter. I'm in Glendale, trying to find a hardware store, and making wrong turns because that town isn't a place I frequent (thanks be to jasus). I pull into a dead-end street in order to reverse direction, and what do I see but this sweet pink 1958 Cadillac. It is a '58, isn't it?

In a Manner of Speaking

Looked at in an extremely forgiving light, the Ford Pinto qualifies as a classic, wouldn't you say? You rarely see them anymore, in large part because of their notoriously poor design. But I can very clearly recall riding around in a 70s Pinto--white, just like this one, with black seats that would get blisteringly hot to my bare legs. Owned by family friends, (folks who for MANY years resisted buying "foreign cars"), this car felt cramped, gutless, and unfashionable even to my 8-year-old self. Why, then, did the sight of it in Venice the other day give me a feeling of nostalgic pleasure?

Fleeting Glimpses

Low-rider truck on freeway

beauty amongst skanky hollywood traffic

passing caddy convertible - santa monica

vintage jaguar - burbank

Just missed this one - Venice

'54 Chevy Bel Air

Ford Fairlane

Mystery Dodge

Doesn't look like this old baby's moved in a while. Something about this car reminds me of the ones you see in Havana. I'm guessing its an early-50s model, just based on its shape and size. (Hell, maybe even late 40s). A guy doing maintenance on the building it was parked at said it moves from one side of the street to the other, (so you know it starts) but never really gets out on the road. Wonder whats the story?

Mercury Monterey

I think this is a '57 Monterey coupe, but it could be a little later vintage. The lines aren't necessarily the most sleek, but this car has a great funky-cool vibe about it.

PARA MI, LA MAS BELLA

'66 T-Bird For Sale

I wouldn't describe this model as the best year for the popular Ford Thunderbird, but a supermodel with bad teeth is still hotter than most, que no? Spotted this baby on the street in Burbank--don't know how well it runs, or how much its selling for, but the body looks pretty straight, and the interior looks good too. With a little TLC, this ride could be firme. Even as is, this'll turn more heads than that Toyota Camry you're driving!