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Jan 18, 2017 16:44:26 GMT
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Back in September 2016, Mr HARDCORE and I ventured to Southern California to sample the various auto-related delights it had to offer. Over the following week, and detailed in several upcoming threads, are our experiences. I cannot take credit for the pics, Andy is a much better photographer with much better kit - my HTC One simply wouldn't do justice here. Hope you enjoy, as we start with the newly revamped Petersen Museum. Sporty BMWs featured heavily in the foyer.  IMG_1526 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1528 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1527 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1708 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1706 by νιᴩ, on Flickr As well as this Toyota 2000GT...  IMG_1711 by νιᴩ, on Flickr and Model B.  IMG_1710 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1557 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1533 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1532 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1556 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1554 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1555 by νιᴩ, on Flickr I *think* this track T nosed Model A, but it might be a B. Those more knowledgeable will educate me.  IMG_1560 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1558 by νιᴩ, on Flickr The Cars of the Stars section featured Dom Toretto's Charger from Furious 7.  IMG_1544 by νιᴩ, on Flickr Nice colour-matched beadlocks  IMG_1546 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1547 by νιᴩ, on Flickr Oh, what have we here?  IMG_1539 by νιᴩ, on Flickr A trouser-accident for Mr Hardcore, that's what. We'll come back to suicide-door Continentals in another thread...  IMG_1553 by νιᴩ, on Flickr The Cars of the Future of the Past had some interesting design keys.  IMG_1561 by νιᴩ, on Flickr Elements of Corvette and Corvair in this Biscayne prototype  IMG_1565 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1566 by νιᴩ, on Flickr Whilst the cartoon-like font on this Buick Explorer amused us no-end.  IMG_1567 by νιᴩ, on Flickr Notes of Karmann Ghia here also.  IMG_1568 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1570 by νιᴩ, on Flickr |
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Jan 18, 2017 16:56:18 GMT
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Cor!
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VIP
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Jan 18, 2017 16:58:15 GMT
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In the Custom section, lay this nicely designed interior.  IMG_1586 by νιᴩ, on Flickr Funky 'plate too...  IMG_1589 by νιᴩ, on Flickr Wait, I recognise that styling!  IMG_1587 by νιᴩ, on Flickr Cadzilla!  IMG_1595 by νιᴩ, on Flickr ...and the Hirohata Mercury  IMG_1603 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1607 by νιᴩ, on Flickr Boyd's Aluma Coupe  IMG_1535 by νιᴩ, on Flickr A tech-rod '33 Ford. I was a bit torn on the styling.  IMG_1600 by νιᴩ, on Flickr But I liked the nice features, such as headlamps that echo the grille...  IMG_1602 by νιᴩ, on Flickr ...and a well-detailed rear end.  IMG_1609 by νιᴩ, on Flickr Believe it or not, the name of this lowrider '64 Impala is Sinful Sin, not Sin Fuloin as it appeared to us.  IMG_1611 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1612 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1614 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1615 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1618 by νιᴩ, on Flickr Sadly the only picture of the whole car is from quite far away, but brings us nicely onto...  IMG_1647 by νιᴩ, on Flickr ...the appropriately-titled 'Silver Room'  IMG_1619 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1620 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1622 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1624 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1634 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1650 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1643 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1644 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1642 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1636 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1646 by νιᴩ, on Flickr |
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Last Edit: Jan 18, 2017 17:00:02 GMT by VIP
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Jan 18, 2017 17:17:37 GMT
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Good lord!
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Jan 18, 2017 17:22:41 GMT
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There's gonna be more right?
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Jan 18, 2017 17:31:30 GMT
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There's gonna be more right? Much, this is just what we did directly from landing at LAX. |
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Jan 18, 2017 17:51:44 GMT
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A little side-step into the world of motorcycles.  IMG_1659 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1658 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1657 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1656 by νιᴩ, on Flickr Then step into the motorsport gallery.  IMG_1573 by νιᴩ, on Flickr Stacks!  IMG_1574 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1669 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1672 by νιᴩ, on Flickr Moar boost!  IMG_1673 by νιᴩ, on Flickr Quite literally a balloon tyre...  IMG_1663 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1677 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1681 by νιᴩ, on Flickr The highlight of the design section was the Ford GT(40); old...  IMG_1584 by νιᴩ, on Flickr ...and new.  IMG_1581 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1582 by νιᴩ, on Flickr So he did! The last section of the museum was early 20th Century car design, which heavily featured cars by Gabriel Voisin.  IMG_1693 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1695 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1697 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1700 by νιᴩ, on Flickr Sliding hadtop, with handy porthole so you can still see out the back.  IMG_1702 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1683 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1692 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1689 by νιᴩ, on Flickr Headache-inducing interior.  IMG_1691 by νιᴩ, on Flickr Safety cherry.  IMG_1687 by νιᴩ, on Flickr  IMG_1685 by νιᴩ, on Flickr Fin. Next thread, a Chip off the old block. |
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Jan 18, 2017 18:31:28 GMT
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Some very nice photo's of some very nice cars. On my dream places to visit list.
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Jan 18, 2017 18:47:53 GMT
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I need to go to more car museums. Fantastic set - thanks for putting in the time to post them. (OMG Cadzilla! I remember practically swooning when I first saw pix of that in Street Machine back in the day)
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Colonelk
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Jan 18, 2017 19:24:31 GMT
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Such purplez! Many sparkle. Loving the pics seeing the light of day  |
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bstardchild
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Jan 18, 2017 19:24:31 GMT
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Nice shooting Enjoying this thanks for sharing |
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Colonelk
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Jan 18, 2017 19:26:59 GMT
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Seems exceedingly brave giving a racing driver that sort of control. "So if I turn this the car goes faster?" "Yes but...." *frantically twiddles knob* |
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Jan 18, 2017 19:33:24 GMT
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IMG_1555 by νιᴩ, on Flickr I *think* this track T nosed Model A, but it might be a B. Those more knowledgeable will educate me. IMG_1560 by νιᴩ, on Flickr IMG_1558 by νιᴩ, on Flickr You were right first time, it's a '29 Model A body on an Essex chassis ( link) built by Bill Neikamp. Winner of the first "America's Most Beautiful Roadster" and one of the few that really justified the title. |
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Jan 18, 2017 20:39:56 GMT
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Some lovely stuff there. Thanks for posting.
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Jan 18, 2017 23:26:10 GMT
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Wow, great photos, great place! Thanks for posting it, i'm going to the US for 3 months this year and this is now on the list of places to visit!
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Jan 18, 2017 23:50:57 GMT
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Very nice! I went twelve years ago for the Hot Wheels special exhibit and enjoyed the whole thing, we even made it into a basement tour of the other items that didn't fit. Thanks for the pics!
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Paul Y
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I was there in 2010 and still ranks as one of the most interesting motor experiance ever. Great pictures, did you get a tour of the vault? P. |
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thebaron
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Thanks for sharing. I hear about it a lot on the Smoking Tire and Hooniverse podcasts so great to see a little of the wonders within.
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Great pictures, did you get a tour of the vault? P. We came back the following day for a vault tour - unfortunately you're not allowed to take pictures down there. |
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Hasn't Richard Rawlings got a car in there? Can't remember what it is but he allows them to exhibit it whilst it appreciates in value?
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