Category: car
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Pantera! Monday Machine
On my way home from work, driving through Escondido, I was passed by a rumbling green Pantera. This is a very rare cat indeed. The De Tomaso Pantera is an Italian sports car sold in America by Lincoln motor company in the early 1970s. Altogether, about 7,000 were produced. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Tomaso_Pantera I was reminded I had…
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Alfa Romeo Monday Machine #Photo
Photographs of airplanes, trains and automobiles that I take wherever I happen to be. Will
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Chieftain Monday Machine #Photo
Photographs of airplanes, trains and automobiles that I take wherever I happen to be. Will
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Late 40’s Ford Police Cruiser Monday Machine #Photo
There were so many cars at the 2023 Temecula, California, Rod Run in May that clamored for attention! But I found this 1949-1950 police cruiser from Ford to be rather interesting. I hope you like it. There is a YouTube video about a similar car here: https://youtu.be/Uc_kTkCq2XU
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Shelby GT350 Monday Machine #Photo
Is it real or just a tribute? Photographs of airplanes, trains and automobiles that I take wherever I happen to be. Will
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Tesla Roadster Monday Machine #Photo
In 2021, I captured a first generation Tesla Roadster leaving a parking lot in La Jolla, California!
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Datsun 240Z Monday Machine #Photo
Photographs of airplanes, trains and automobiles that I take wherever I happen to be. Will
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Not 1 but 3 1970’s Trans Am(s). Monday Machine #photo
What are the chances that an otherwise empty level of a parking garage would contain 3 cars of the same type? And all classics!
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(updated!) Unkown Monday Machine #photo
This is a pretty cool car, but I don’t know what it is! Last seen in Oceanside, CA. (UPDATE) I found the car online. This is a Pontiac Catalina. And it looks like it is a 1963. The 1962 Catalina had the headlights side-by-side. In 1963 the headlights were stacked. The 1964 grill ran onto…
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Sonett III Monday Machine #photo
I found this restored Saab Sonett III (AKA Saab 97) at Pacific BMW Collision Center in Glendale. Saab sold over 8,000 Sonetts from 1970-1974. The sign says over 400 hours of work put into the restoration. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_Sonett#Sonett_III
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F12 Monday Machine #photo
Ferrari F12 (might be 2016) The location is a hotel garage in Hollywood, where else?
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Stalled in La Jolla #photo
Passing a Lamborghini on the side of the road with its hood up (in back) is not unusual around La Jolla, CA.
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Four sunglass holders!
I had a 2019 Lexus ES350. It was a beautiful car. But it always bothered me that a $50,000 car didn’t have a place for sunglasses. I traded it for an Accord. Meanwhile, my work van has FOUR sunglass holders! Go Chevy!
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Tiny House on a Truck #photo
You’ll see a wide variety of things if you drive in California. I spotted this old Ford pick-up truck heading South on I15. The camper shell is a good-looking little house!
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Reserved Parking #photo
I was really surprised to find the Smart Car / Mini (original) reserved parking spot at the shopping center. Very cool. (click for photo)
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