Californicashite - Land of Fruits & Nuts

[eddyramrod]

Good grief! How did that happen? You do find some unexpected stuff, don't you! I found a mk1 Cortina in San Francisco, but this has to trump it I reckon!

[chaseracer]

...I found a mk1 Cortina in San Francisco...

There's a mk2 on US Fleabay at the mo...

 

EDIT: Yertiz... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/70-Ford- ... 596wt_1167

[Tayne]

ADO16, early Cortina, old Bronco.

It's almost as though you were working your way through the cars of the original "Gone In 60 Seconds".

 

http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=71571

[chaseracer]

It's almost as though you were working your way through the cars of the original "Gone In 60 Seconds"...

Ha! This had occurred...

 

Couldn't find a Peugeot 404, but this is available in the Pacific northwest (of all places) - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1967-Peu ... 500wt_1182

[gtd2000]

Good grief! How did that happen? You do find some unexpected stuff, don't you! I found a mk1 Cortina in San Francisco, but this has to trump it I reckon!

 

I thought finding an F-Type Victor in Oregon was impressive

[gtd2000]

Look what turned up at work this week - an old Maverick.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[gtd2000]

Well I was in SF again this weekend - took a drive down Lombard Street (the zig zag one..) and at the top here was this little Mini 25:

 

 

Once down the hill the British theme continued with this Land Rover:

 

 

Took a drive along by Pier 39 and other associated Tourist Traps from Hell..and the Brits are still around with a D plated Double-Decker!

 

 

Moving on to Walnut Creek after a tour round Oakland we spotted this Toyota Celica:

 

 

 

Now on to today and there was a load of old shite in the Easy Bay area at one of the local Scrappies:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes that really is an old LHD Black Cab!

 

 

[michiel]

Nice Celica & love the black cab pic.

[chaseracer]

That (ex-Hong Kong!) bus was doing the London tourist trail...

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28175028@N03/7776917766

 

...until the LEZ malarkey caught it...

 

http://busworks.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/ ... ports.html

[gtd2000]

That (ex-Hong Kong!) bus was doing the London tourist trail...

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28175028@N03/7776917766

 

...until the LEZ malarkey caught it...

 

http://busworks.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/ ... ports.html

 

Wow that was impressive

 

I wonder if I ever rode on that bus when I lived in Hong Kong (1995~2001)

[Guest]

Loving that Maverick - I really want one of those - but the bumpers can FRO, they'd go straight in the bin. The bootlid needs shimming as well.

 

How large are they? I imagine about the size of a [European] Capri but a bit wider? I thought Chevrolet Novas were quite small until I clocked one at Cholmondeley and it was the size of a fucking XJ6!

[gtd2000]

Loving that Maverick - I really want one of those - but the bumpers can FRO, they'd go straight in the bin. The bootlid needs shimming as well.

 

How large are they? I imagine about the size of a [European] Capri but a bit wider? I thought Chevrolet Novas were quite small until I clocked one at Cholmondeley and it was the size of a fucking XJ6!

 

I'd say they were small by old school American car standards - certainly bigger than a Capri.

 

It's actually quite amazing how small a lot of older American cars are these days compared to "small" modern cars...

[vulgalour]

Only just struck me how similar the front of the orange Celica is to a Buick Electra. All old cars look the same &c.

[gtd2000]

Only just struck me how similar the front of the orange Celica is to a Buick Electra. All old cars look the same &c.

 

I never liked the look of that series of Celica - bland as a bland thing...

[gtd2000]

Loving that Maverick - I really want one of those - but the bumpers can FRO, they'd go straight in the bin. The bootlid needs shimming as well.

 

How large are they? I imagine about the size of a [European] Capri but a bit wider? I thought Chevrolet Novas were quite small until I clocked one at Cholmondeley and it was the size of a fucking XJ6!

 

Actually... there is a good visual comparison of the Maverick in this photo