Nice Mike, I like the swimming pool photo.

Mar 23, 2023,17:55 PM
 

Relaxing and serene.  Much more so than the freeway traffic. smile smile

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Why People Live in Southern California

 
 By: cazalea : March 23rd, 2023-16:17
Not just for the cars, It's the "California Dream" ? PS - I think there is a similar "Italian Dream" but you would have to ask FabR ...  

I don't recognize those engine bays...

 
 By: mdg : March 23rd, 2023-16:39
...no computers : ) But seriously, I used to tune up my late '60s Datsun 510 back in the day. What a great car that was...

Other dreams are available 😉…

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : March 23rd, 2023-16:55
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Thanks to a job that took me to 50 countries, I've participated in some other dreams

 
 By: cazalea : March 23rd, 2023-17:20
And forgot to say I lived in the UK for a year... (my wife has this "You are NOT buying this car" look) Most of them involved "motorized transport" All in the Northern Hemisphere so far though... ...  

Fantastic memories Mike …

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : March 23rd, 2023-19:29
That’s one of the best things about the journey of owning and enjoying cars, the memories they create along the journey. Even the temperamental ones 😉 ...  

Speaking of temperamental

 
 By: cazalea : March 24th, 2023-17:29
I took the Lotus out for just an hour and it got very hot with stuck thermostat - third time in 32 years; annoying and on a cool day, but I was close to home and familiar with the symptoms. And smog test / MOT coming up so I’ll have to fix it. Again! Oh m...  

I still live the Elan …

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : March 24th, 2023-22:34
Almost owned a rare black version, but that’s another story. I must tell you about some of my Esprit adventures some day 😱

Heaven!

 
 By: amanico : March 23rd, 2023-17:00

Nice Mike, I like the swimming pool photo.

 
 By: Thomas_3 : March 23rd, 2023-17:55
Relaxing and serene. Much more so than the freeway traffic.

If the “young” environmentalists are correct…

 
 By: Clueless_Collector : March 23rd, 2023-21:11
I mean young relative to Earth’s age, because one famous one is a teenager and some others only been around for their life so far, maybe 30-40years ignoring 1st 20 is just eat, play and study…then California will be a desert at some point and Washington w... 

My biggest concern is the new wine country!!!…

 
 By: myles721 : March 24th, 2023-02:47
Gotta have wine.🤨

Nice engines

 
 By: sschew : March 24th, 2023-02:06
but that traffic might as well be Highway 401 at rush hour ugh.

McLaren F1 believe it or not

 
 By: cazalea : March 28th, 2023-03:22
The factory’s demo car. They didn’t let me drive it; but sitting in it was good enough for me

Top photo is a small-block Chevy . . .

 
 By: Dr No : March 27th, 2023-23:17
. . . with Hilborn injectors and a Vertex magneto ignition. Next is a rare 427 c i big-block Chevy built by Traco ( Tra vers & Co on); Traco was known primarily for their work on small-block Chevys. Third is a small-block Ford, also fitted with Vertex mag...