What did you see on the road today?

[espo]

12 hours ago, The Junkman said:

Rotten day for a drive (well, rainy which passes for rotten in Calif ?) but the wife was getting cabin fever.  In Napa Valley (Calistoga) a Maserati GranTurismo coupe with a strong sounding engine and a very clean black Buick Grand National.  On the way out of Napa in the Carneros area (awesome Pinot Noir) I passed a ranch and saw a parked- and half covered with a tarp- dark orange Bricklin.  Haven't seen one in probably 25 years

Our favorite stops are Sattui and Frog Leap and just about anything from Rutheford and the Silverado Trail areas. 

[The Junkman]

11 hours ago, espo said:

Our favorite stops are Sattui and Frog Leap and just about anything from Rutheford and the Silverado Trail areas. 

We live just over the hill from Anderson Valley, where a BUNCH of Napa Wineries have set up shop.  They haven't started the $50-$75 tasting fees there-yet.  Didn't used to be any ?

[sfhess]

We saw a couple of truckloads of tesla cybertrucks in the silicone valley area over the weekend.

[espo]

16 hours ago, The Junkman said:

We live just over the hill from Anderson Valley, where a BUNCH of Napa Wineries have set up shop.  They haven't started the $50-$75 tasting fees there-yet.  Didn't used to be any ?

I lived on the Montrey Peninsula until I married my wife and moved to Sacramento. Easy to spend a day tasting and be home that night. At that time tasting was free and you would often get to talk to the Wine Maker or someone close on staff and they would give a lot of insight on the current ventage. This would often determine what and how much we would buy at the time. We have been back for the Harvest Ball at Sattui Winery but left the area in '96 and when we last visited in 2005 things had gotten so overgrown with tourists it's just not the same anymore. 

[The Junkman]

1 hour ago, espo said:

when we last visited in 2005 things had gotten so overgrown with tourists it's just not the same anymore. 

Funny how the diesel fumes from idling busses effect the bouquet of a fine Cabernet.  And the experience of tourists 2-3 deep at the tasting bar.  Kind of the reason we stopped going to Napa better than 25 years ago.

[oldcarfan]

We live in a small semi-rural central Texas town and there's this one guy. I don't know who he is, but he has the most amazing cars! I've seen him in an Aston Martin, two or three Porsches and I think a couple of other things.

[BlackSheep214]

A buddy at work sent me a photo & a text message of what his brother in law saw at a traffic light in Florida. He ended the convo with "Beep, Beep..."

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

I wasn't able to get the backstory, but it's sage advice, in any case.... -RRR

[NOBLNG]

Spotted these in PV.

[Suburban_Hooligan]

cool a Brasilia.  those are neat cars.  seen a few of them at VW shows here in So Cal.

[iamsuperdan]

Got another Mustang Dark Horse in, managed to get some pics before delivery.

Yes, a boring colour.

Still looks awesome though.

 

 

 

[Rocketman455]

Seen these 2 at a repair shop in Fairmont, IL yesterday. 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

saw a really clean blue 71 Chevelle.  didn't care for his wheel/tire choice (giant chrome wheels with kevlar belts for tires isn't my thing) but the car looked really well put together.  unfortunately do to traffic flow, no pic.

[sfhess]

A black 58 Impala.  And a few hundred feet above the road, a B-52, heading northeast.

[The Junkman]

Yesterday, in the small town of Kelseyville, CA.  1967 El Dorado, yours for the low, low price of $15,000.  Very clean inside and out.

[Roger U]

A Cadillac and a Chrysler needing a little work, at least some paint touchup.

[oldcarfan]

Haven't seen one of these in a while. Looked factory fresh! NIce paint and everything.

[Suburban_Hooligan]

22 hours ago, oldcarfan said:

Haven't seen one of these in a while. Looked factory fresh! NIce paint and everything.

looks like a 66.  not used to seeing them stock.  rare sighting indeed. ?

[iamsuperdan]

Had some visitors at work yesterday.

 

We've been talking quite a bit with the team from Arctic Trucks over the past month or so. 

So they called last week and asked if the Transglobal Car Expedition team could swing by. That way we can have a look at the Arctic Trucks in person.

And that's what they did.

 

Brought by three of their AT44 6X6 trucks, a handful of their Expedition Timberlines with AT35 package.

If successful, this will be the very first expedition that has driven to both the north pole and south pole in the same trip.

Very cool stuff.

 

And if you're curious:

transglobalcar.com

 

 

[Zen]

WOW, very impressive! Some awesome Fords there.

[oldcarfan]

These are soooo cool!

On 1/31/2024 at 7:35 PM, Suburban_Hooligan said:

looks like a 66.  not used to seeing them stock.  rare sighting indeed. ?

 

[oldcarfan]

11 hours ago, iamsuperdan said:

Had some visitors at work yesterday.

 

We've been talking quite a bit with the team from Arctic Trucks over the past month or so.

transglobalcar.com

 

 

Those are soooo cool!

[sfhess]

Acura TSX wagon

Maybach S680

[Earl Marischal]

9 hours ago, oldcarfan said:

Those are soooo cool!

Literally!

steve ?

[oldcarfan]

Not on the road, but in a parking lot in Abilene, Texas today. Some kind of Kei car, maybe a Subaru or Daihatsu?