Heavy flakes of snow fell in the darkness of the early dawn on January 11, 1949, and stalled traffic on this road in Coldwater Canyon, as a record-breaking snowfall hit Southern California. Many motorists were turned back on this road. Source: LAPL
This image is from the French comedy film "Ne nous fachons pas" (Let's Not Get Angry) by Georges Lautner (1966). For this stunt, they used several Renault 8 Gordinis, including the one pictured, which is quite unique. It's not a Renault 8 Gordini 1300 (Mark 2), as the four-headlight front end might suggest, but a 1100 (Mark 1 which was equipped with only 2 headlights), part of a very small series (five, if I'm correct) of 1100s prepared by Renault for rallying. These were fitted with a handmade four-headlight grille, a precursor to the 1300's design. Note that it still has its roll cage. One of these five cars also appears in the film "A Man and a Woman" by Claude Lelouch. Only one of these five cars remains. It is in the Renault collection and was restored a few years ago.
Hello, That is a good one. It was a sure thing to win any bet about snow falling in So Cal coastal beaches and surrounding areas. It was one of those things that just happened and the storms just aligned for a week of snow. Our mom would not allow us to go outside unless we wore those thick bomber jackets with furry collars. This photo was in the summer/fall and in a few months, it was cold and snowy. The front porch was layered with some snow. But the big surprise was the snow on the gr***y front yard and big palm trees in front of our house. YRMV Jnaki As we got older, that question was always good for a score on a bet whether usually warm So Cal coastal neighborhoods ever got snow that covered the house and gr***. snow in Laguna Beach 1949 But, here is an expanded post on such an interesting thing for warm So Cal history… https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/time-for-winter-storage.1326324/page-2#post-15420700
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