1955 chrysler new yorker deluxe
anyone else miss the super show at hillco fasteners? always the morning of the big game, over in time for pre-game stuff. new landlords put the kibosh on it for “safety” reasons.
a variety of cars would drive through, cruise the complex, spend some time, then head out.
don’t see too many of these, and the back end is the best part for me.
1968 imperial
been a while since i shot this car. random car meetup in buellton. we happened to see the tiny 'car show' sign, for a gathering in a small park.
it's just been sitting here, waiting to be posted. i don't think i promised the owner to post it, hence the not bothering to post.
i like the chrome. i like the imperial emblem...the slightly art deco looking bird. hate the show entry card smack dab in the center of the windshield.
crown imperial
if you think i'm gonna talk politics here, that'd be a yah, nah.
i was just thinking of one of my better half's tales from car shows. my better half usually will tell a story reinacting the situation or imitating people if they're memorable. this was several years ago, when people did not know us from any other person visiting a show.
one of his favorites involves him chatting with a car owner about random things, photography, the weather, whatever, and me, once the guy realizes he's my better half. as my better half tells it, in his best reinactment of a homie...he has it down pretty good, as his cousin used to try and act like a gang banger...he assumes the posture, uses the hand gestures, and says in a grizzly, hoarse voice, "oh, really? how'd that happen?" he swears he's not making it up, or any of the other stories he tells me.
i can look at the guy's comment in many different ways, each one funnier than the other.
anyway, it somehow relates to how the celebrities are reacting today. so stupid, as if i care. they wouldn't care what i think, why should i give a rat's ass about their opinion?
life gives you lemons...make lemonade. it's short, get on with it.
random hood ornament, from a random show we found on our travels...
1935 chrysler elite airflow
my better half and i went up to solvang for the weekend. it's kind of a boring place, when you're not a wine drinker. but they do have good danish pastries, and we relaxed in a jacuzzi for a while. apparently, he heard i was stressed out at work, thought i could use time off.
nothing but overpriced shops in town, so saturday, we took off to go check out the other mission, the one outside of town, la purisma. state runs it, and it has been fixed up, unlike all the other missions in the california chain, that are dilapidated and still owned by the church.
we'd been there before, and figured, it would be something different to do, and to take pictures of. i guess we were there for an hour or so. the day got hot, and my head started to hurt. and there were so many bugs, probably due to the tractor cutting the grass in the field. birds were having a 'field' day then.
i just needed a swig of water, and it was past lunch time, so we packed it up, and started back to the town. idyllic grass-covered hills. sixty-five mile an hour speed limit, so we were cruising.
closer to town, speed limit changed to forty-five. out the corner of my eye, i saw a small sign, that said, simply, "car show," low to the ground.
i didn't exactly skid, but made a quick decision, and took the next right pretty quick. i can safely say, my stupid car handles a bit better, than my better half's astro van.
anyway, we wound through a little neighborhood, and came upon a park, and figured maybe there, would be a car show. turning in the drive, spotted this car first, and we both giggled. my better half says i have an amazing ability to find random car shows, anywhere i might be.
i was not expecting a car show this weekend. knowing i was running short of time...better half was already telling me i needed to eat...we started taking pictures right away.
someone told my better half they were going to be ending the show within a half an hour. told him they'd done everything proper, filed with the chamber of commerce, pulled permits; they were promised advertising. all they got was that little sign. no one showed up to see the cars. ended up being a club meet-up. one car from san diego, others from northern california.
someone else wondered if we'd been to the show out in lompoc? no, didn't know about that or we would have skipped the mission--would have skipped the mission, if we'd noticed the sign on the way out there.
small number of extraordinary cars. it was actually a desoto club, but there were a few chryslers mixed in. i suspect chrysler was part of desoto or was it the other way around, at some point?
posting this one, since it was unlike any of the others, though, all of them there were quite unique, a sample of rare cars, covering the nineteen thirties through sixty.
promised to show a few here, if there were any good shots. so give me a few days.
back to work tomorrow...
looks like it may actually rain, probably within a couple of hours. perfect weather for hiding under the covers.
i need some fresh pictures. whittier community church show next weekend. haven't been out much lately, and feeling rusty. and tired. been working too much. same old same old. maybe i'll drive out to downey on wednesday and see what's what at the broiler.
found this picture from a few years ago. pt cruiser, i think. they mostly suck. but i like the bullet lights they stuck on this one. otherwise, they can take the bullet hole stickers and tommy gun, etc. and suck it. that's just stupid.
had a busy day. could have gone to three or four, even five car shows today. instead, went to one show twice, and another show in between. confusing, i know. first show, i guess the drive-in time is 9am; i got there about 10:30ish. three, maybe four cars there. then one of the guys comes over and says the show doesn't really start until one. that explains it. but why post a move-in so early on a sunday morning? everyone's at church, right?
anyway, drove down to another show, which had the usual bunch of cars. took a few shots, and left to find some lunch. then back to the other show. more cars, so i was happy.
then, i think i'd had enough sun, and skipped any other shows i was thinking about.
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this car isn't from either one. busy downloading those pics now.
showlows car from last weekend. i like pinstripes. these aren't perfect and symetrical. a little off, but i still like it.
i'm plugged in to my ipad, watching old reruns on netflix, and zoning in on my pictures, headphones blocking out the world. family is in the background throwing up xmas all over the front room. mother-in-law does go a bit over the top, and she is putting the kids to work putting up the tree and wrapping a zillion lights on the poor thing. not little twinkly white lights; the fruity colored led things they have out now. pfft. sure it looks fine, but just too fruity. no particular theme this year. just seems to be traditional ye olde fashioned stuff. and balls. big ones.
so i actually took this shot a couple of years ago, over at enderle plaza. i remember taking it. guy didn't get the clue to close the hood, so i didn't shoot the front, but really couldn't pass by the back end. lots of circles going on. they come in all sizes. just like the balls on the damn tree.
i gotta get some sleep. my eyes feel like these tail lights...kinda scrunched closed, half awake.
found this one from a while back. sometimes i just wonder why it takes so long for me to get around to putting some of these images up.
i just like the lines going on in this shot.
here's the first one i took from the dia de los muertos show in whittier yesterday. this was a row of showlows cars. ronnie was kind enough to let me know they were going to be there, and since its right up the street from me, easy to walk to. even got uptown early and got some bfast before they arrived.
i don't think i've seen this one from their club. very exceptional and clean. i liked the pinstripes, which they all seem to have, and it's very well done.
another quick post then off to bed again. been busy. probably a couple more weeks and the work marathon will be done for another six months.
i don't see the cars from the showlows very often. well, i haven't really seen too many cars at all lately. this one was from an evening earlier in the year over at bob's. they had the club parked out back along the fence. their facebook page says it belongs to lou. i know ronnie reads this blog sometimes, so maybe he'll mention it to his friend.
i really like when i can catch the sunset or the start of one, with a car. i like the lens flares. on shiny cars the sun really blazes in the reflections.
this one has a more matte finish, but it's still pretty spectacular. pinstriping is cool too.
gotta go. ttfn