Surfin’ USA
One of my fav things to do in SoCal is to go to the Venice Pier at the west end of Washington Boulevard in (obviously) Venice. On this cloudy day the pier had the usual crowd of fisher-folk along with the dog-walkers, tourists, local residents, and birds. The little black …
Seen at Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank
Red ’32 at Bob’s
I couldn’t pass this one up. This is a very clean and proper ’32 Ford with a hang-onto-your-hats Hemi. Note the and clean body, simple mods, and shaved handles. The capped hint that at the proper moment the noise level will increase significantly. I rather like the brown interior. It …
Green Bug at Bob’s Big Boy
Yea, this is a car worth talking about! This little number was at the Friday night Cruise-In at Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank, California. I don’t recall the exact year for this super-duper convertible, but I believe it is early 1960s, although it could have been a late ’50s model. …
Bob’s Big Boy Friday Night Cruise In
If you are going to be in SoCal, the center of the center of car culture (or, if you prefer, Kustom Kar Kulture) you really need to stop by the Friday night Cruise in at Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank. Every Friday night from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm cars …
I Spy A Car from TV!
Well, I think I will put up one more photo from our visit to West Coast Customs. There are any number of reasons to explore Burbank in the Valley. There’s the Warner Bros. studio where you can take a great tour. There’s any number of places to eat and “be …
And Do YOU Want a DeLorean?
Well, maybe a DeLorean is just what I need, right? Naaaaa, no way … unless it is a Delorean like this one. The super-spiffy car you see in the right is a real-deal DeLorean in the West Coast Customs showroom. It is one of a series of cars that they …
Boeing 737 Max 7 Video
As we get ready for another trip from here to there, our thoughts turn to which airplane we will be flying on, and what sort of airplanes we will be on in the future. There’s been a lot of talk in the aviation and travel industry about the new aircraft …
On the Erie Canal
The famous Erie Canal “starts” just north of Albany where the Mohawk River meets the Hudson. There is a segment of the canal from lock 2 through lock 6 called the “Flight of Locks”. The photo here is Lock 6. The Flight is a series of locks that are close …