low and slow

Classic car shot at a vintage car show on Telegraph Avenue.

chopped Chevy

I wish I had asked the owner more about this car.  I have no idea if this is an original design or it has been modified to cultivate a cool look.  Taken when there were leaves on the trees.  Linked to ABC Wednesday.

A is for Automania

Those wacky guys at Automania have cut up another car and placed it facing one of their walls.  Their stuff always makes me laugh.  Linked to ABC Wednesday.

fun and funky vintage car

Someone is working on a vintage car.  I have no idea of the make.  But I bet Louis La Vache will tell us.  The car seems fantastic, fun, and now a little funky.  Hope they have all the parts.  Linked to ABC Wednesday.

steel and lace

I thought this was an incredible paint job on this vintage car.  It reminds me of Chantilly lace.  Spotted at the car show during Art Murmur.

48 Chevy

So many shiny surfaces, so many possible reflections.  Taken at the recent vintage car show during Art Murmur.  Linked to Weekend Reflections.

Weekend Reflection: another vintage car

As you've probably guessed, I like reflections on shiny surfaces.  Hope you don't mind one more from the First Friday vintage car show.  For more reflections, visit James's meme, Weekend Reflections.

vintage reflection

This reflection is from the trunk of a vintage car.  The vintage car show is on the first Friday of the month and coincides with Art Murmur.  The Royal Jokers car club is now sponsoring posters for the monthly show.

To view more photo reflections, visit James' meme,  Weekend Reflections.

Weekend Reflections: ragtop convertible

Spied at a car show during Art Murmur.  With reflections on every surface.  Linking to Weekend Reflections.

time warp

Spotted in Montclair Village late yesterday afternoon.  The restoration looks perfect right down to the raccoon tail (no doubt faux fur) on the radio antenna.

hood ornament

The hood ornament of a fully restored 1933 Pierce Arrow.  Spotted at a local auction.  Submitted to both Weekend Reflections and SOOC Sunday.

Weekend Reflection: vintage car

From July's vintage car show at Giant 1/4 lb. Burger on Telegraph Avenue. For more reflections, visit James's entertaining meme Weekend Reflections.

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SOOC Sunday: vintage cars on display

More photos from Art Murmur Friday and the vintage car show.  The light was getting low and I purposely didn't bring my tripod.  This is SOOC for better or worse.  Submitted to SOOC Sunday.

Skywatch Friday: vintage reflection

On the first Friday of the month vintage car enthusiasts meet at 1/4 lb. Giant Burger in Uptown to display their proud possessions.  The reflections show you our almost cloudless skies.  What they don't show is the cold wind blowing.  Sounds of a vintage rock 'n' roll soundtrack infused warmth into the scene.  Submitted to both Skywatch Friday and Weekend Reflections.  Visit both for many more photos of skies and reflections (once Blogger is completely restored, of course).

vintage Chevy

Spotted the other day at about 55th St. and Shattuck Avenue in North Oakland.  I know it's a Chevy but couldn't tell you what year.  I bet «Louis» will tell us.

urban decay

I always end up doing a double take when walking past Automania.  They're just letting this truck be taken over by rust and foliage.  They've been featured before here and here.

Weekend Reflections: Fleetline chrome

A vintage car reflects the scene around it one week ago.  For more reflections from around the world, visit James' meme Weekend Reflections.

ABC Wednesday: Y is for yesteryear

Here's another vintage car seen in the 1/4 lb Giant Burger parking lot last Friday night.  Studebakers , with that distinctive bullet nose, are hard to miss.  (Except «Louis» tells me this is a Ford.  Also with a bullet nose.  My bad).  Like all vintage cars, they are portals to the past.  Although I don't pine for the 50s, it's kind of fun to visit now and then.  Car restoration also represents incredible skill and artistry that has endured across the generations.  This little beauty probably never looked this good when it rolled off the assembly line.  For more expressions of "Y" visit this week's participants in ABC Wednesday.

blast from the past

Vintage cars and burger joints just seem to have a natural affinity for one another.  On the first Friday of every month vintage car owners from around the Bay gather at the 1/4 lb. Giant Burger in Uptown.   Last Friday was a warm night, the sound of early rock 'n' roll filled the air, and the vibe was welcoming.  The car owners were incredibly nice and more than happy to talk about their rides.  It was a very festive evening with people eating, dancing, laughing, and swapping stories.