Californicashite - Land of Fruits & Nuts

[gtd2000]

I went to have a look at this today - owner is asking for $3,000.

 

Advertised as having a recent paint job (very low grade IMHO) and an engine and transmission rebuild.

 

Needs to have all the trim replaced but is supposedly running fine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[gtd2000]

Well, guess what, I went to a car show today!

 

 

I'll just post a taster or two and let you browse the album at your leisure:

http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s52/gtd2000/Californication/?start=all

 

 

 

 

 

 

[michiel]

Nice work, some tasty stuff there - but that white Comet you posted earlier is indeed megaübertasty.

[gtd2000]

Back on the SHITE track at last

 

 

[eddyramrod]

Right turn Clyde! That's proper patina, that is.

[gtd2000]

So I went down to Pleasanton to the Hot Rod show...

 

 

 

 

Morris here's your American cousin on steroids...

 

 

 

 

Experimental factory Cadillac

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wayhey!

 

 

 

[gtd2000]

Some Videos from the show:

 

 

 

Twin engined V8 Ford!

[chaseracer]

Experimental factory Cadillac

 

 

 

Did they base it on the MGB...?

 

[michiel]

Expired Cadillac? Do like the beige bus!

[Lord Sterling]

In the words of Monty Python ...."and now for something completely different..."

 

 

 

 

Kin 'ell!

 

How the f**k did I miss this?

 

This is an 825SL, not sure what the 'SL' is about (Standard Luxury?) but an 825 V6 is pretty rare even over here in Blighty, this carries the 2.5L Rhonda lump which was only available for a couple of years before the engine was re-built and re-released as an 827. The engines themselves are visually and physically identical apart from a few components and a larger bore.

 

Great car, its spots like this that make me appreciate my Sterling more. Thanks for getting this!

 

Years ago, I worte to a bloke in America who was selling one identical to this, he sent me a load of pics, but me not knowing enough about computers manage to loose them when my computer was re-installed

[gtd2000]

This is an 825SL, not sure what the 'SL' is about (Standard Luxury?) but an 825 V6 is pretty rare even over here in Blighty, this carries the 2.5L Rhonda lump which was only available for a couple of years before the engine was re-built and re-released as an 827. The engines themselves are visually and physically identical apart from a few components and a larger bore.

 

Great car, its spots like this that make me appreciate my Sterling more. Thanks for getting this!

 

Years ago, I worte to a bloke in America who was selling one identical to this, he sent me a load of pics, but me not knowing enough about computers manage to loose them when my computer was re-installed

 

The Rover/Sterling was found in the car park of the Bridgehead Cafe here:

 

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=bridgehe ... h&t=h&z=17

[gtd2000]

1960's Ford Fairlane spottage this week:

 

 

 

[Junkman]

 

How shite is this? This is the first car in the whole thread I couldn't resist.

[Rocket88]

Those COE trucks always look like they've come off the the set of one of those 1930's "What the world will look like in 50 years time" films

[gtd2000]

Been a while since I posted anything new - went to Livermore on Sunday for a drive and a walk around and spotted this lot:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Lukas]

Don´t the americans shoot you when taking pictures of their cars?

[gtd2000]

Don´t the americans shoot you when taking pictures of their cars?

 

I think the two Desert Eagles, one strapped to each of my thighs, tends to make them look the other way

[Tayne]

Don´t the americans shoot you when taking pictures of their cars?

 

I think the two Desert Eagles, one strapped to each of my thighs, tends to make them look the other way

 

 

You are Lara Croft and ICMFPN.

[Ian Nexus]

We should have a Autoshite gun sub group, I raise my Hi Point C9...

[gtd2000]

Don´t the americans shoot you when taking pictures of their cars?

 

I think the two Desert Eagles, one strapped to each of my thighs, tends to make them look the other way

 

 

You are Lara Croft and ICMFPN.

 

Would you take five bucks?

[brickwall]

I love those beaten up Dodges. On me bucket list!

[gtd2000]

Well look what turned up in the works car park!

 

My uncle brought one of these back from the USA to Edinburgh in the early part of the 1970's during the "fuel crisis" as an economy car

 

It seemed to be absolutely massive at the time to me but these days it's actually pretty dinky.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Rocket88]

Style wise, one of my favourite American cars, will own a Swinger or a Dart one day.

[face]

 

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[gtd2000]

 

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I probably look more like Homer Simpson these days but this is just a 4 unit "simple cycle", gas fired plant:

 

 

http://marshlanding.genon.com/

[gtd2000]

Not sure if this is really classed as Shite or not but I'm sure as shit it's expensive:

 

 

Back on track... have a shitty old Bronco

 

[Junkman]

Back on track... have a shitty old Bronco

 

They aren't shitty at all. They are nice shite and darn good cars. Or 'trucks', over beyond.

[gtd2000]

Back on track... have a shitty old Bronco

 

They aren't shitty at all. They are nice shite and darn good cars. Or 'trucks', over beyond.

 

Have a shitty old Porsche to cheer you up!

 

 

[hairnet]

bronco horn

 

 

love pre 75s

 

356 barf

[chaseracer]

Here's a bit of nostalgia for those of us of a certain age. Never realised these were sold in the States in station-wagon flavour...

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/67-Austi ... 399wt_1165

 

 

 

...so it's a shame about the nasty metallic blowover and (apparently) non-matching numbers...