Category: Cars

I am a “car guy”… I love old cars.

A few random car photos for you.

While sifting through some photos for CPotD listings I’ve found a few that don’t quite fit the bill but are interesting enough in their own right to share. Some are good photos, one is just odd subject matter, most are variations on themes I’ve posted before and I’m trying not to repeat in the CPotD category. Enjoy:

Wheels:

I know this wheel is not mine, because it is too clean and the knockoffs aren't banged up to hell.

I honestly can not recall what car this is from. Obviously something unique! (chuck slaps self) Can you ID it? I'd love to know!

This pic has appeared here before. It is that big Green Delahaye. Look, I'm reflected in the hub!
Another wheel from a car I can't recall off the top of my head.

Just some oddball pics:
An Oliver tractor parked behind RPM in Vermont. The Cat engine doesn't quite fit and sort of creates a big bulge through the whole chassis.

A Vietnam-era Jeep, complete with props, at my town's annual car show.

More Photos of that blue/black Chevy truck for Paul, who LOVES old trucks:

amazing paint

Finally, some badges from that Cunningham Coupe from last weekend’s CPotD stumper:

Unintentional laughs from CraigsList

I have several saved searches on CraigsList in my RSS feed that help me land supples and feedstocks for my BioDiesel home brewing. While I sit lazily on my butt, these little technological tidbits ceaselessly scour the “free” section of the Seattle area listings and report their findings back to me. They search for terms such as: Oil, Gallon, Diesel, BioDiesel, and Barrel. The latter is leftover from when I was still building my setup, but I keep it because it provides me with some entertainment and confidence boosting. I see at least 3 posts a month with somebody giving away a “Wheel Barrel”… and for some reason that makes me feel elevated to the “smarter than the average bear” crowd as I would never butcher the language thusly. Besides, my maternal ancestors in Ireland would have never learned to walk upright if it weren’t for the English invention of the wheelbarrow.

Today I opened up my RSS feed to see this headline, which gave a good chuckle for some reason. So while perhaps I am smarter than the average bear, I can still find humor in (very) low places.

Car Photo of the Day: On A Rainy Spring Day…

This photo was taken two years ago at the Classic Motorcar Rally. We had one rainy day, amid the other wonderful sunny days. I actually like the light that accompanies our grey days here in the pacific northwest, as it deepens and enriches color. I also love to shoot vintage cars covered with raindrops, as it means they are being driven, not just mollycoddled and obsessively stroked with Q-tips on the lawns of “Concours d’Arrogance.”

Do you know what car this is?

Today is a rainy spring day here in the Pacific Northwest and I’m dreaming of this year’s Classic Motorcar Rally. It will be held on Vancouver Island, and as always Doug the Rallymaster will have a challenging route, and some great mental breaks planned such as a tour of some collection of amazing cars. In the past we’ve toured John Shirley’s Ferraris, and Siegfried Linke’s amazing collection of Mercedes cars, including several 300sl, and a 540K Special Roadster under restoration.

You can participate in the Rally, even if you do not have a vintage car, as they have a “Post-1976” division. We’ve seen Audis, BMWs, Jaguars, Mercedes and Mitsubishis. C’mon out and join us, you’ll have a blast!

As Promised: Here’s the badge:

Car Photo of the Day: Nice Paint!

I never did note the make and model of this truck (30’s Chevy IIRC) because to be perfectly honest, old trucks hold no special place in my heart. But I can recall spending quite a bit of time looking when I saw it at our local home town car show for two reasons:
1. The mechanical restoration was very well done, in that it was not OVERdone as so many cars are these days.
2. Almost in violation of what I just said, the paint was truly gorgeous.

Here was a flat lacquer job that had a deep lustrousness to it that you could swim in. Two-tone blue/black with a business name hand painted on the doors, it was exquisite. My photo does not do the paint justice though, especially since yours truly is reflected in the fender, big floppy hat and all.

Glad to see CorvairDad pull off a win on this weekend’s CPotD. And here I thought it was an easy one. 😉