cazalea
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My wife did some car-spotting while grocery shopping
Obviously a couple of Fifties Bow-Tie fans (so-named for the shape of Chevy's badge)
This wagon is just customized enough for me.
Same with the truck - straight, shiny, subtle tie-downs for cargo, a few tiny alterations here and there.
If you are a fan of animator Nick Park's Wallace & Gromit, you might see a similarity in the appearance of this next pickup:
While she was having fun shopping, I was coming back from the garden center. I pulled over because for the first time, I spotted the owner of a fleet of modified Jeeps that I see often. After a chat, he invited me to take some pictures of his wife's "everyday driver" with 4 doors, 4WD, Auto, and a hundred custom features she chose and color-coordinated to suit herself.
18 inches / 50 cm ground clearance is "adequate" for all their rock-crawling in Anza-Borrego, Moab, Sierra Nevada, and shopping malls. If you look carefully at the rims you can see they have been well-used.
Here's an image of her driving "to the grocery store"
and driving home!
His Jeep looks almost the same, with green fittings instead of yellow. Lots of subtle mods ( learned from hard experience) make the Jeeps reliable off-roading.
A friend was over chatting with them. This is his Jeep.
They said their average off-road, on-rock speed is 2.5 mph - looking at the photos I believe it.
I hope this gives you some idea of what you could do on your weekend!
Cheers,
Cazalea
My wife did some car-spotting while grocery shopping
Obviously a couple of Fifties Bow-Tie fans (so-named for the shape of Chevy's badge) This wagon is just customized enough for me. Same with the truck - straight, shiny, subtle tie-downs for cargo, a few tiny alterations here and there. If you are a fan of...
56' 210 Wagon..
Is very nice, looks like it rolled out the factory, paint and everything. This is a part of California I miss, seeing cool cars on the regular. Thanks for posting
