1971 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible

I got to speak to the owner, who says it's all original. It was a beautiful day, and he regretted not having removed the top, which is also original. When I looked up some info about the car I hadn't realized that the windsheild wipers are under vacuum powered doors.

There's something about Corvettes... they were the most desirable car when I was a kid. The early C3 represents a pinnacle of GM car design, and this example is beautiful. But... how is it that most people did not recognize the (now) obvious phallic symbol that this car literally embodies (particularly in #11). I realise that this statement will annoy some people. To me there is no ignoring it. And in later years it got so. much. worse. The car became it's own parody. To me it now looks pretty arrogant and on the nose.

Please don't misunderstand. It's both beautiful and dreadful at the same time, and I see it both ways. My dream car turned into a guilty pleaure. Well I guess we change, and so do our dreams.

Revisited: Triumph Spitfire Mark III

The last time this car appeared here thirty three years ago I found it in a dark grocery store parking lot.
I still think this is a Mark III, regardless of what it says on the trunk, which places it somewhere in the late 60s or 1970. It's stil a mishmash, with sidemarker lights on the rear fenders but not on the front. The license plate has changed, so I suspect it has a new owner.

Ghost of Christmas Past: 1962 Mercedes Benz 190SL

Because those red cars in the background refused to stay out of the pictures, they will get their own post later today.

1978 International Harvester Scout Traveler