Tag: california
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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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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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Driving in SW Riverside County, California After the Rain #Wordless-Wednesday #photo
Wordless Wednesday, let the image do the talking.
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High wire act 2 Overview (belated) #Wordless-Wednesday #photo
Wordless Wednesday, let the image do the talking.
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Driving in Nevada south of Ely #Wordless-Wednesday #photo
Wordless Wednesday, let the image do the talking.
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Dam the power, full speed ahead!
NPR reports that several dams in Northern California will be demolished to allow salmon to return to natural breading grounds. The director of the power company states that the dams only produce 2% of the company’s power generation. Meanwhile, California has pushed forward laws that prohibit sales of gasoline and diesel fueled lawn and landscape…
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Fast Car
The Jaguar looked like speed. It’s lines were clean, smooth, and sexy. Like a woman’s leg or the small of her back. You could tell it was expensive: low and wide. The fine details enhanced this impression with a piece of chrome here and a high-intensity light there. Its Hartland exhaust rumbled with pressure, power…
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Who’s green? #photo
I took my 2011 Mustang GT premium convertible for its required California Smog Check the other day. After the check, I drove about 7 or 8 miles to get home. Driving North on a four lane stretch of highway 79 that passes among all the local shopping options, I noticed my trip computer said I…
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