Monthly Archives: March 2016

Easter Egg Effect

Posted on March 28, 2016 by AStrauss

Doesn’t this Ford Falcon have that mottled dyed look?

Posted in Westchester | Tagged car with old paint job, colorful car, Ford Falcon, green and purple car | Leave a comment

Dinah’s Chicken

Posted on March 25, 2016 by AStrauss

Posted in Glendale | Tagged 1960s restaurant, all-american, all-american restaurant, classic diner, Dinah's Chicken, Dinah's Fried Chicken, fried chicken, hippie bus, microbus, surfer bus, Volkswagen bus, VW bus | Leave a comment

Atwater Lode

Posted on March 19, 2016 by AStrauss

There is no neighborhood where I see more ghost wheels than Atwater. Here are some sightings from one afternoon on Perlita Avenue. And at Atwater’s Goodwill Fletcher Square…

Posted in Atwater | Tagged 1960s VW Beetle, 1970s car, Atwater Los Angeles, Atwater pride, classic convertible, classic muscle car, old VW bug, turquoise and white VW bug, turquoise VW Beetle, vintage cars, vintage red convertible, vintage VW Beetle | Leave a comment

Green Machine

Posted on March 18, 2016 by AStrauss

Posted in Echo Park | Tagged 1970s car, Chevy Vega, classic muscle car, Ford Pinto, lime green muscle car | Leave a comment

Golden Years

Posted on March 16, 2016 by AStrauss

Posted in Atwater | Tagged 1970s car, 1970s gold car, gold car, vintage car, vintage gold car | Leave a comment

Spring Forward

Posted on March 13, 2016 by AStrauss

Every kind of pink flowering tree in Los Angeles seems to be in bloom right now.

Posted in Atwater | Tagged hippie bus, Los Angeles trees in bloom, microbus, pink flowering trees, pleasant street, Volkswagen bus, VW bus | Leave a comment

On my way to Out of the Closet, I passed this one of a kind ghost wheel a block before. I parked, then walked back for a photo at the same time the car’s owner happened to be getting in. His … Continue reading →

Posted in Atwater | Tagged custom car, custom roadster, customized vintage car, unusual car sighting | Leave a comment

We’re on a Mission from God

Posted on March 8, 2016 by AStrauss

Spotted around the corner from the Cinefamily yesterday. This SFPD Patrol car (presumably referring to San Francisco) has a sign in the back passenger window reading “stunt vehicle.” Reminding me of the Bluesmobile, I found out that this past Saturday, March 5, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairfax, Los Feliz, Silverlake | Tagged Blues Brothers tribute, Bluesmobile, classic cop cars, decommissioned cop cars, John Belushi tribute, vintage Dodge police car, vintage police car, vintage sheriff's car, vintage squad car | Leave a comment

Copper Falcon

Posted on March 7, 2016 by AStrauss

Posted in Atwater | Tagged cool rust, copper Ford Falcon, Ford Falcon, rusted vintage car | Leave a comment

Keep on Truckin’

Posted on March 4, 2016 by AStrauss

Like these two gals, I was on my way to The Village Bakery & Cafe (my home away from home) around the corner, when I spotted this ghost wheel in front of an apartment house I’ve long admired. When I crossed the street after taking … Continue reading →

Posted in Atwater | Tagged classic truck, midcentury truck, old truck, red and black truck, vintage truck | Leave a comment