Royalshifter, do you have any more pics of this pickup? Was it ever featured in a magazine? I really like the look of it & I think that the yellow suits it well.
Hello, Some stories just fit into the “Full Fendered Forever” scheme of things. We all would love to have our old hot rods back in the small garages we now have in our older age time period. Some still do in their own garage situations. The cl***ic theme was that after we saw this all black 34 Ford Sedan, my wife said we should either buy one partially built, or buy this sedan. It would have taken a lot of $$$ for this particular model, but she had hopes…ha! At a car show up in L.A. County back in those old days, I met some hot rodders from San Diego. Being invited to their annual picnic was a treat for this “twenty something” with history in hot rods and drag racing. The event was the annual Prowlers Picnic taking place at a favorite inland lake park. It was eye opening to say the least. All kinds of roadsters, coupes, sedans, sedan deliveries and trucks were ****tered all over the park. (The best spots were, being under or near a tree for the much needed shade at this park.) Immediately, I saw several cars that would fit my needs for a photo shoot and story for the hot rod/custom car mags up in the L.A./Orange County. One of them just happened to be a cool looking 1934 Ford two door sedan, owned and built by Bruno Cirello, Sr. from Spring Valley, CA. It was painted black, the style was all hot rod, without going overboard with fancy colors or splashy wheels. The sedan was just a hot rod built for cruising and enjoyment. the stance A 327, dual quads, Muncie 4 speed, a Paul Scheifer Clutch and flywheel (from La Mesa, CA.) The 2 door sedan was built for cruising and family comfort. For me, it looked like my wife and I would be extremely happy cruising around in So Cal with this custom build. There was plenty of room for my wife and I, our photo equipment and a little dog. (We always evaluated each photo shoot, hot rod for OUR possible future...) There is as much room like a sedan delivery, but, with windows and no dreaded, right, rear, blind spot. Being twenty somethings, the back seat looked more inviting than the back of our 2nd 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery with a 327 motor. It was a hot rod my wife liked tremendously. YRMV Jnaki The ***le was Basic Black, but the Ford Sedan was nothing like being a basic hot rod. Custom touches were evident and it was just a well-built sedan. This is a cl***ic sedan, with plenty of room for the family to enjoy hot rodding/cruising, along with big V8 SBC power. A Hurst Shifter And, a set of Ansen Sprint Wheels... Note: Upon reading another old, magazine article on a young, Bruno Cirello online, it brought back those photo shoot days down in San Diego. My wife and I would take a long coastal drive down to San Diego and make it an all-day event. We would stop off for lunch in La Jolla or our favorite taco/burrito shop in Encinitas. The drive into the inland portion of San Diego was different. We were used to the coastal/harbor area. But, as we found out, inland was the hot bed of a club called the Prowlers of San Diego. 2011: Bruno (the son, not the father) gives thanks to his mom and dad for instilling a p***ion for hot rods, noting that they grew up as teenagers in the '50s. "I grew up in the back of a '34 Ford two-door sedan and then a '29 Model A roadster," said Bruno. "My sister and I would sit in the rumble seat listening to oldies on the way to car shows."
I fight the urge sometimes to rip mine off, and then I look at her and love those curves. I think it's really a car by car basis. Some speak louder with fenders than without.
1931 Chevy two door sedan Hello, As my wife and I were on a garden supply run, we saw this 1931 Chevy sedan parked in front of one of our old favorite restaurant. It had served a lot of people in this So Cal area for many years. Lucy’s has been around for us since the 1960s when we drove by and stopped if we wanted great Mexican food on our surf trips down to this Orange County location. Doheny/Killer Dana Surf spot was 5 minutes toward the ocean. Camp Pendleton surf spots + San Onofre Beach was a 20 minute drive. So, stopping during our lunch break was an acceptable thing. If it was one of our late evening surf adventures that had us drive home 50 miles, we would stop for dinner prior to heading up the coast back home to Long Beach. The restaurant lasted from the 60s to 2020 and the owner decided to retire from the food industry business. Since then, it looks like it was refurbished inside and outside for a possible sale to the next one that wanted to have a ready made business for the m***es. The clientele is still here and missing a big part of the dining scene. But, as we were on our way, my wife spotted the bright Tahitian Red/Candy Apple Red color from blocks away. At first, it looked like a Model A “Vicky” sedan. But, as I got out to shoot some photos, it turned out to be a 1931 Chevy two door sedan. Commonly named a 1931 Chevy Sedan Victoria. This one was pristine and had the look of an old hot rod. The look was great and was parked in the now empty restaurant parking lot. But, to make sure it did not get a violation ticket for parking in a handicap spot, a blue sign was hanging in the front window. The door to the restaurant was open and perhaps the hot rod owner was remodeling the interior. Note: The last time my wife and I were inside the restaurant, it did need expansion of the dining table areas. But, a few feet from the entrance door with a removal of the wall would make this small footprint restaurant larger and much needed. Plus, an outdoor area would be great as it does have a peak ocean view. YRMV
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