Spotted Around Town

[HealeyBN7]

Stuck behind this guy for 1/2 hr as they moved cones on Malibu Cyn. Notice anything unusual?

[Fifty Six MGA]

i don't think a stock Prius has quad exhaust tips....

[Martin Keller]

Besides the ehaust tips and the GPS Hocky Puck on the upper right of the rear window it looks a lot larger than a Prius.

[Stewart]

Wish I had a camera handy but someone actually cut the roof off a pious and turned it into a convertible.

[Robb]

Took our MGB out for it's first drive out of Monrovia and we get about 20 minutes to the east and see this MG TD also based in Monrovia out for a morning drive as well. What are the odds? Or better yet am I just getting a chance to see what the more privileged among us already enjoy

I should have caught this one. I'm pretty sure that's Gerritt Kooiman. He's a lawyer that did our trust. This is the MGTD, red with black fenders.

Robb

[gorms68]

Took our MGB out for it's first drive out of Monrovia and we get about 20 minutes to the east and see this MG TD also based in Monrovia out for a morning drive as well. What are the odds? Or better yet am I just getting a chance to see what the more privileged among us already enjoy

I should have caught this one. I'm pretty sure that's Gerritt Kooiman. He's a lawyer that did our trust. This is the MGTD, red with black fenders.

Robb

That is the one. I understand they also have a '66 B as well.

[HealeyBN7]

Let's see. Four tail pipes on a Prius comes out to one pipe for every 400cc (4/1.6L). I'll have to stuff 8 pipes under the Healey just to keep up.

On an unrelated and potentially politically incorrect tangent. The title of this thread reminds me of one of our favorite car sites. It has a little for everyone. Photography, roads, cars and grant money.

http://www.wildlifecrossing.net/california/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The car photos can be found here:

http://www.wildlifecrossing.net/califor ... ery?page=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I am 89% certian that the upper right photo is a 928.

Dean

[olson]

On an unrelated and potentially politically incorrect tangent. The title of this thread reminds me of one of our favorite car sites. It has a little for everyone. Photography, roads, cars and grant money.

http://www.wildlifecrossing.net/california/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The car photos can be found here:

http://www.wildlifecrossing.net/califor" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... ery?page=1

Should we add to the list of roadkill a gray MGB GT?

[HealeyBN7]

http://www.wildlifecrossing.net/california/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Should we add to the list of roadkill a gray MGB GT?

Or a P1800...

Now to really enjoy the site you have to look at the photos and read the descriptions. Here is one of my favorites. Now don't forget this is your tax money at work...

http://www.wildlifecrossing.net/califor ... kill/11710" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

"Species Selection List: Striped Skunk
Identification Confidence: 100% Certain
Road Type: Urban Major (multi-lane)
Roadway Speed Limit: 35mph
Other Conditions and Observation Notes:
I observed the striped skunk when I was out for a jog. I returned in about 1 hour, but the city Animal Control had removed the carcass. I am absolutely certain that it was a large adult striped skunk. The kill site is at the bottom of a hill after a sweeping turn. There are fences and suburban yards on each side of the road and a large open space within 100 feet of the site. The morning was bright and clear, about 56F. The carcass was complete."

It is just a stain. My guess is Range Rover power steering fluid or ATF.

Dean

[Steve Simmons]

Hey now, my car wasn't road kill. It still runs and drives and will be better than new soon!

[olson]

Hey now, my car wasn't road kill. It still runs and drives and will be better than new soon!

sorry Steve, but your B sure looked like road kill

[Steve Simmons]

That's only because the photos showed just the smashed part. Here's a photo right after it was hit, from a different angle.

[Larry Kluss]

Hey now, my car wasn't road kill. It still runs and drives and will be better than new soon!

Agreed, "kill" is inaccurate because your B did manage to limp away wounded but alive...thank goodness.

[Larry Kluss]

Here is one of my favorites. Now don't forget this is your tax money at work...

"Species Selection List: Striped Skunk
Identification Confidence: 100% Certain
Road Type: Urban Major (multi-lane)
Roadway Speed Limit: 35mph
Other Conditions and Observation Notes:
I observed the striped skunk when I was out for a jog. I returned in about 1 hour, but the city Animal Control had removed the carcass. I am absolutely certain that it was a large adult striped skunk. The kill site is at the bottom of a hill after a sweeping turn. There are fences and suburban yards on each side of the road and a large open space within 100 feet of the site. The morning was bright and clear, about 56F. The carcass was complete."

It is just a stain. My guess is Range Rover power steering fluid or ATF.

Whoever submitted the above description was pretty proud of his find...Hmm, or was he responsible for the kill itself?

I think they need to add a points system to rate the roadkills.

[Jimmy]

A) I had no idea Steve actually got grants for our favorite site.
B) Did you at least get her phone number, Steve?
C) I could overload that roadkill site with pics of deer and elk in New Mexico. I could also quite likely get some of drunken indians.

[Steve Simmons]

A) I had no idea Steve actually got grants for our favorite site.
B) Did you at least get her phone number, Steve?

I don't get it. Grants? Phone numbers?

[gorms68]

Maybe you need a "grill guard" for the rear?

[Steve Simmons]

Actually, ACME made one for the rear as well but they weren't nearly as popular as for the front, as seen on my GT. I don't think it would have helped anyway.

[Jimmy]

A) I had no idea Steve actually got grants for our favorite site.
B) Did you at least get her phone number, Steve?

I don't get it. Grants? Phone numbers?

A) Dean wrote "...our favorite car sites." And mentioned grants. Foolishly, I took for granted (no pun intended) that he meant Vintage Motoring.
B) You posted a pic, obviously taken by you (I recognize that shadow), which shows a cute chick taking a picture of your number (well, license plate), so I wondered if you then got her number in the process?
Or was it that husky guy that rear ended you...err, let's not go there. Never mind.

[Steve Simmons]

Oh, that girl. I don't think she was old enough to drive! The husky one was the dad, and is the one who hit us.

[Steve Simmons]

Spotted: Car on a pole.

I've driven past this thing dozens of times in the past 20 years. I think it's a Bantam. Anyone want to confirm or deny?

[gorms68]

Confirmed. Would be a fun car to restore if it were on the ground.

[VWNate1]

This is a GREAT thread ! .

Those Austin Bantams used to dot wrecking yard signs all across America.....

As it turns out ,they're pretty good cars , I know of a few that are still unrestored runners , driven on weekends mostly tho' .

[Steve Simmons]

I know of a guy with probably 20 Bantams, mostly fully restored, in his garage. You can fit a lot of those things in a small space!

Spotted on PCH a few days ago: Woman driving a right hand drive Rolls Royce!

RHD Rolls Royce

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Also spotted by Chris and myself the other night, a nicely restored VW van truck car thing.

VW Truck

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[VWNate1]

Would this be Bill who lives in Altadena ? a nice guy to be sure....