Porsche 912- Spotted

One thing I love about European classics is the rarely seen “club badges” or “grille badges”. They always display a sense of pride and value in well built cars. It was the hand shaped fenders, hand stitched leather, and hand plated trim surrounding such cars that induced pride and joy in the sight of the finished product. The badges were added street respect, seeing one or two on the front of a car means the owner knew their car, and were deeply entrenched in the culture surrounding that genre of automobiles. Check out this 912 sporting some PCA  pride on it’s back.

Hollywood Sunset

The best view of L.A.-

 

Shot Taken by Austin Loomis

 

Classic Finned Benz-Spotted

The other day I spotted some fins. These fins were not american in their styling, but surely stylish.  The late ’60’s Mercedes always intrigued me, as they were one of the few European cars with rear fins. I love the american fin styling of the 50’s, and this example of a 60’s German car wearing them sounds fitting as well. I recently visited the Peterson Automotive Museum, and I must say their exhibit on the styling and cars with fins was awesome, as well as educational. I have to say they could have thrown in a ’59 impala or ’57 fairlane, but those are a bit later in the fin era.  The story of the finned Benz goes that they saw the mid 1950’s american cars were selling in huge quantities, and that the finned styling was obviously pleasing the consumer market.  They went to their drawing board and took the Mercedes sedan designs and combined them with the rears of cars such as ’57 Chevys, and thus was born the finned Mercedes. I love the look, and this car. The two concepts: European diesel and American fin-styling merged together in this car make it incredibly and unique. It has the grace of a classic Benz, and the bold styling of an American Dream-based family car.  I like that Mercedes stepped out in their design styling at that point in time, trying new things and different approaches to the same function often yields innovative ideas.  Here’s some pics below, enjoy-

Circle Track-Throw Back Thursday

Saw this at the show last year, the coolest race car there! Wish I could have heard that 427 FE go by 500 times in a row back in the day. Vintage picture below along with a few of mine-

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Idaho Porsche Club Meet

Last weekend my Mom and I were cruising in a breadbox rental car, and we stumbled upon an Idaho Porsche Club meet! Everything from period correct race cars to pristine original vintage Porsches, this show had many examples of both. It was held in a parking lot of a new development area just outside of Meridian, Idaho. It just goes to show that classic Porsches bring a unique car culture no matter the venue.

Enjoy!

The vintage isle…..

Yes the engine did look that good.

Here it is-

911

356 Speedster Original factory spec, freshly restored

Reflections

Racing seat belts, just cant see the beautifully added roll bar in the back-

A cool couple I found in the parking lot- Patina!

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1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS 396 All Original

The other day I found this completely original 1968 Camaro SS 396. The 396 cubic inch engine was optional high performance engine in 1968, making this car a rare piece. About 34,000 Camaro SS’s were made in 1968, and even fewer had factory issued 396 engines. The faded paint on the hood and the iconic mustache stripe behind the grill sets this car apart today as an original relic of the styles of the past. The historic brick building in the background is a cafe located on Capital St., and although I’ve never been inside, it smelled great when I walked by! Check out the poll below to give your opinion.