What did you see on the road today?

[sfhess]

After getting oil change done on my Outback, I saw these vintage items at the Galpin Porsche Palace in Santa Clarita.

[mcs1056]

14 hours ago, johnyrotten said:

Was it one of these? High accessibility van.

Nope. I saw a box.

[mcs1056]

8 hours ago, Xingu said:

Search Mini Wildgoose Motorhome and see if it looks something like that.

Nope. I saw a box.

[Russell C]

15 hours ago, mcs1056 said:

...only marking I could make out as I passed it was an emblem that had one word (ten letters?), followed by "-21" ...

Short by 5 letters, but still maybe as tall as a big pickup, longer, pretty much a box -- a Vixen-21?

https://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-american/curbside-classic-1989-vixen-21-se-motorhome-not-quite-an-ultra-van/

[Falcon Ranchero]

Saw the Chucky van again this morning; it's an orange Econoline Drag Van with Chucky airbrushed on either side. Also a '79 type GMC monster truck straight out of the 70s by the looks of it. Was parked in the Metro parking lot of all places.

[89AKurt]

I did not take a picture of every vehicle...... though I wanted to.  When making distance, stopping is not really an option.
In Washington state, never see these.  I was working at an office on US89, Dodge had these test cars before they were released driving by, I thought they were custom.

Easy drive-by shot.

Vernal, Utah.

Somewhere in Wyoming.

Saw 3 Tesla Cybertrucks on the wide open range.

[johnyrotten]

I few I spotted yesterday. Wish I had gotten better pictures of the two fords.

[Quiet Eric]

19 hours ago, Falcon Ranchero said:

Also a '79 type GMC monster truck straight out of the 70s by the looks of it. Was parked in the Metro parking lot of all places.

Man, that truck is the kinds look I'm shooting for on this one...I even have brown paint for it! Cool.

[FoMoCo66]

Saw this guy yesterday 

[Falcon Ranchero]

2 hours ago, Quiet Eric said:

Man, that truck is the kinds look I'm shooting for on this one...I even have brown paint for it! Cool.

That would be way cool to build it like the one I saw.

[Falcon Ranchero]

4 hours ago, johnyrotten said:

I few I spotted yesterday. Wish I had gotten better pictures of the two fords.

That Hudson Jet is a rare sight for sure.

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

No, I didn't see this on the road, but there's no oh heaven's to Betsy! category. 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Custom

Edited yesterday at 03:47 PM by Perspect Scale Modelworks

[mcs1056]

On 9/19/2025 at 11:54 PM, Russell C said:

Short by 5 letters, but still maybe as tall as a big pickup, longer, pretty much a box -- a Vixen-21?

https://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-american/curbside-classic-1989-vixen-21-se-motorhome-not-quite-an-ultra-van/

By George...I think he's got it!

Though my recollection is a boxier piece, perhaps it was 40 years of wear 'n tear that made it appear so. 

[Falcon Ranchero]

1 hour ago, Perspect Scale Modelworks said:

No, I didn't see this on the road, but there's no oh heaven's to Betsy! category. 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Custom

Well. Now I want to own and drive one just like it.

Edited yesterday at 05:17 PM by Falcon Ranchero

[Rob Hall]

Saw a clean maroon Lincoln Mark III and a maroon ‘67 Chevy Impala convertible with a white top when out and about on this beautiful early fall Sunday. 

[johnyrotten]

Saw this Olds today. It's a bit rough and was running rich. Wouldn't be a bad project car.

[A modeler named mike]

I'm hoping this Nova is going to be revived and able to live on instead of heading to a salvage yard.. 

[johnyrotten]

7 minutes ago, A modeler named mike said:

I'm hoping this Nova is going to be revived and able to live on instead of heading to a salvage yard.. 

From what I see that one ain't too bad,either. Anyone else tired of black primer?

[peteski]

38 minutes ago, johnyrotten said:

From what I see that one ain't too bad,either. Anyone else tired of black primer?

Yes, and also tired of the satin or flat finish factory-paint.  They look like  they need a serious polishing and a wax job! Give ma a glossy paint any day.

Edited 21 hours ago by peteski

[sfhess]

63 Biscayne 4-door sedan

59 Impala convertible.

 

[Falcon Ranchero]

On Saturday we went to visit the guy who was selling a 1980 z/28 Camaro back in May that we went to look at, and since struck up a friendship with him. Mentioned he has lots of other fine cars, namely the '68 Cougar I've shown photos of before. Was able to get a good photo of his '67 Camaro this time, but he also has a '66 Nova and Corvette Sting Ray. We went in our LeMans to bring back some radios he gave us a while ago because they weren't going to work as the radios of choice for our car. While there he noticed the rear side marker lights on our car weren't lit up ( we hadn't ever noticed) and he checked them and they didn't have any bulbs so but then he had a stash of bulbs and managed to find two, plugged them in and they lit up. Also gave us a chrome lisence plate frame, which I was looking for. $30 for a cheap plastic chrome plated one at Canadian Tire but he gave us a real metal one for free. Going to have to give him something in return.

Edited 9 hours ago by Falcon Ranchero

[The Junkman]

Went to a local car show on Saturday.  Nothing stirred my coffee much.  But on the way back to my car, and not part of the show I found this.

It might be a rarely seen local truck, think I saw it in front of a business about 6 months ago.  Used but not abused.

Edited 6 hours ago by The Junkman

[Falcon Ranchero]

4 hours ago, The Junkman said:

Went to a local car show on Saturday.  Nothing stirred my coffee much.  But on the way back to my car, and not part of the show I found this.

It might be a rarely seen local truck, think I saw it in front of a business about 6 months ago.  Used but not abused.

Wow a Corvair 95 Rampside; really the VW pickup's only American competition, as was the Corvan to the VW bus.