Event Coverage Aussie Rodders do Santa Maria and on to LARS

Thanks! You have a good eye. Lots of stuff that I would have missed.

 

Wow!! Cool thread. I am born and raised in So-Cal, still a curent resident, and yet I didn't know about some of the cool places in and around my own backyard. Love the pics of the museum quality Duessies. I had no clue about the museum in Sylmar.

 

great pic's, looks like you guys are having a great time.
rich

 

WOW ! just WOW !!!!!

 

The memories cant wait to go back. Thanks for the post.

 

G'day , after the Nettercutt museum we headed for Pomona KOA Camp where we were staying for the night , had an early night so we could hit Pomona swap in the morning . Up and walking by 5.30am we managed most of the swap and the car 4 sale display , but missed the VW swap , wasn't that impressed with the swap meet to be honest however found some bits , best buy was a set of Weiand Rocker covers for my 348 Chevy in my Coupe , here's some highlights , Love 63-65 Rivieras and this was sweet ,





Got to love all GM and Ford , Studebaker and most other Car Makers products for '59 , there were some great designs ......there wasn't many other particular years like that .........




Bomb's were everywhere and very cool ..........




Straight after Pomona we headed North towards San Fransisco , we had done HWY 1 from Pismo down so we stayed on 101 till Pismo and then hit HWY 1 again , the road gets pretty windy from Pismo up and the senery is spectacular , the trip is sensational if you have some time and basically ends at Monterey. There is some great sites to stop at along the way but we couldn't get onto the last bus at Hearst castle , even turned on the Aussie Charm , they didn't care The Elephant seal colony just up the road was a bit of a worry , large overweight snoring bad breath beasts , I think my wife saw a resemblence to someone she knows






We stayed under the big Redwoods around Big Sur and found this great little Bar /Diner for dinner , that man knows how to pour a Tequila .............



Hey Megan , you will be happy to know Bixby Bridge got their sign back , or a new one We finished the drive with a look at Pebble Beach 17 mile drive and then hit San Fran .

That night we headed for Boudins Bakery on Fishermans Wharf as we had been told of the legendary Clam Chowder in Sour Dough loafs bowls , sounds average to me but wasn't bad at all ..



Next morning we headed over the Golden Gate to Sausilito , fog was that thick you couldn't see the bridge from the road up on the way over , pretty common in San Fran , Sausilito used to be a bit out there and the floating Homes were the tourist attraction but now days it seemed pretty trendy and was nice to see ,




then we headed for Muir Woods to the big redwoods which was cool ,
started to get late in the day so we headed back over the bridge but stopped for some pics at the lookout first ,

 

Mate that shot of those 20s and 30s "gangster" type cars in the middle of that big ass room full of columns at Nethercutt Collection is priceless! Art Deco paradise.
The coverage of your trip is fantastic.
Hope too c more!
Nick.

 

Thanks Nick , I will try to get more up soon , The Grand Saloon was an eye opener for sure and stopped the whole group in their tracks ,

cad

 

Hey Michelle , theres probably a lot around my city I have missed too, you tend to look a bit harder on vacation

Cad

 

Late in the day we looked up Brizios Street Rods ....... what a great shop and workshop , the guys let us have a sticky through the place , if you like '32's and there is a few of us , this was killer , how many Blown Arduns can you fit in ine building?






this pickup was cool and made it to La Roadster show shortly after this ..




Met a great Guy there named Jim who filled us in on the current projects , gave us a great poster for the Woodies on the wharf show that was coming up but unfortunaley we were going to be gone by then , he said Australia was on his Bucket list and we said when your ready let us know , we need to payback the favour and show him around a bit , hope I didn't get you in trouble with the boss for talking to long

Next day some sightseeing around San Fran was in order with a start at Fishermans wharf and then onto a tour boat around the bay and alcatraz .......




Onto the coolest public transport in the world , a cable car .........man they are cool .....



checked out coit tower and Lombard street ,which was as packed as Disneyland , some of the macnificent Architecture of San Fran houses ...........




cool Art Deco Trams back at the wharf ......




What an amazing city !

 

Loved the photos: What a great trip! Thanks for sharing.

 

Thanks for all of the great tourist pics, I too often skip that stuff

I'm glad Bixby Bridge got the sign back. I'm going to have to take a drive over to get the pic of it with the '32.

The Nethercutt is really amazing, the cars really only are a small part of the place. They have what I believe to be one of the best restoration shops in the world and I've seen a lot of resto shops. I was able to show it to Denise when we were there in January during our GNRS trip.

 

I lived in that area for a couple years and saw only a portion of those sites... as they say... "Familiarity breeds contempt" and when you live there... you just figure you'll get to see it some day.

But that some day never arrives and the next thing you know the place closes up or has a disaster taking it away forever!

Thanks for the touristy stuff from a car guys perspective!

Aus. and N. Z. are on my "Bucket List" and I hope to do it from a "Car guy Perspective"!

 

AWESOME adventure thread! Thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to share. It was WONDERFUL meeting both you and Colleen and I'm really looking forward to hanging out with you two again real soon....hopefully Downunder!

 

Great photo/trip log!!! Super great thread. Looks like you had a great time over here.

 

that was one sweet trip you had, livin' the life & seenin' the sights, great pic's ,looks like you had a great time with all the places that you fit in the trip !!

 

Great Pics! Thanks!

 

I thought you had more tourists pics in 6000 miles than I have we were lucky to do the tour at Nethercutt and that was a highlight of the trip from a car point of view , the resto's were incredible , no paint brushes there ........

Hey Denise , great to hear from you , Real soon is good , easter 2011 is the nationals in Geelong , you are welcome !!!!! How's the Kitchen ??

 

You are welcome , and your travel buddy of course Sorry bout that , cad

 

KILLER! Thanks for the GREAT photos. Slim

 

Next morning we headed towards Yosemite National Park , but first , being an avid fan and reader (well I look at the pretty pictures ) of The Rodders Journal we thought we would drop in and say G'day , they were a little surprised to get visitors so Jason showed us around , Steve Coonans Roadster was in the factory with this incredible Brizio built 5W Coupe , look for an upcoming feature maybe ,




Thanks guys for letting us have a look around , the Camera and studio was great to see , so we stocked up on T-Shirts and headed East , stayed at Oakhurst that night and headed off early to have a look at the park ..........saw these guys having their breakfast Cruise morning on the way .................



Yosemite was stunning as was the weather while we were there , the recent snow was keeping the waters running strong so the views were great .........





Later that day we headed for Fresno ........caught the Cruise night at Chubbys .............





Next morning we headed for Vegas . The drive from Bakersfield to Vegas was great , pretty good road and great scenery , lots of Sunday Traffic heading towards LA after losing all their money ??
In Barstow there was some great old Motels with their old signs and names which was reminisent of another era , pretty cool .....

 

Ever thought of becoming a Travel Agent.... Great Thread.... keep it going.

 

Yeah, Great Thread

 

Well, then I guess I better go on vacation.

 

Thanks Guys for the kind words , I have struggled to find time this week to do much , haven't got to LARS yet and it was 3 weeks ago .

Anyhow , once in Vegas we did 'The Strip' that night and had a general look around , this is a place I have always wanted to see , and it was all it is said to be , sin city ..........



Next morning it was off to the Imperial Palace to have a look at the Vehicle collection above the Casino , not a bad collection of cars but not the best display after the Nethercutt in CA , we were spoilt there , Some cool cars though .......



This T-bird was a show special , looks like someone added a Starliner roof and painted it Candy Red but there was a few other cool touches...........and being a fan of Chevys W-motor makes this cool also , last of the 409's , and a cool colour....




Wild Caddy ....Saoutchik Convertible had some awesome trim..........




Very cool Mother of Plastic Juke box , they have a great collection but most were for sale ..........




The Ugliest Rolls Royce I have ever seen was parked close to one of the Prettiest RR's .....you chose which ..............




This Ferrari had a classic US colour scheme and Tri-Power........




And some others .........





loved this Rodded Sportsman , takes big Coconuts to do this to a sportsman



Everyone loves a Metro .......Iconic 50's car ........



The rest of the day was touring Vegas and surrounds and into the night ...............Back soon...........

 

Next day it was off to the Grand Canyon , we took a day tour out here as it was time to let someone else drive so I could sit back and .....sleep saw this cool old servo on Route 66 , bit of a museum inside.............




And then had a look in the hole ..............



Next morning it was up and looking around Vegas again , just happened upon So-Cal Vegas ,and had a look around , well worth a look for Colleen as she found a heap of spares for her Buick Motor , but best of all we got to see the Legendary Gray your 'Ol Dad's Roadster , would love to know the mileage this 'ol girl has done and the things seen along the way...............




and the the others cars keeping company weren't real bad either , love this coupe ...........they look great in TRJ but better in real life ...





While we were there some travellers came through ........Howard and John from the Rolling Bones , had a good chat for a while and looked over the cars , they were killing some bugs , was great to meet the guys and share some stories ..........



After So-Cal we headed back to the strip for some more sightseeing , headed up the tower up the top end of the Strip called Stratosphere , great views of the whole area and some Dic*heads doing this type of stupidity .......Off the side of the building ... glad I was not walking below

That that night we headed up to Fremont Street in the old Vegas , this was Tourist Trap stuff but pretty cool , and the older style Neons up here were cool also ............






Next Morning we headed for Pomona for the LA Roadster show , while Fueling up we met a couple more Hambers , Norm and Danny G in their Roadsters heading for LARS also (starting to get Jealous of people in Hotrods)Only brief but it was nice to meet you guys ...





Back soon ............

 

390cad,
great pics, thanks for posting. little howard and john are nice people.
Al.

 

This thread just keeps on getting better,love the story and pics I will p.m you to rack ya brain for some info...Rod....

 

We headed across the desert again towards LA and stopped at this cool old school Diner called Peggy Sues just out of Barstow , good food and old service ............



Once we got into Pomona we headed for the KOA again and were greeted by some cool cars as neighbors , things were looking good for the weekend ........




We decided to go for a bit of a cruise to see what was around and ended up at the Sheraton Fairplex parking lot for a look , this was a good move as there was plenty to see and this coupe was the standout , been on already in another thread but worth a second or third look ..................





and this was keeping some cool company in the parking lot ...




the Dennis Varni A Roadster was great to see ......... driven...



and this 3W was sweet .........and great plates ........




I don't get tired of looking at this Roadster ..........it will never date in my eyes



Loved the wear from the heal in the carpet of this famous Roadster..








Back soon.........

 

That night we caught up with some Aussies in the KOA from QLD that we see at Valla every year , they had been as busy as us and were also havin' a ball but they had bought lots more than us ... was great to catch up and talk some Aussie

Next morning (Friday) we returned the RV van in LA , hired a Lincoln blend in and headed for So-Cal open house , we expected to be back sooner but with Traffic and the massive queue at Budget it took some time to get back to Pomona for So-Cal , by the time we got there at 3pm the place was buzzin' ,lots and lots of sweet rides , this is a must do for anybody attending LARS at least once ........



this Mercury was smooth , sat great , great colours ......Sweet stuff...


















I couldn't believe the amount of Custom Chevy's we saw throughout the trip , and there was some standout's..........like this .........




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