I pedaled my Electra Ticino down to the funky beach community of Leucadia, CA a few weeks ago to shop at Lou's Records on
Record Store Day. Since I was on a bike, I found it much easier to finally snag some shots of a couple of tons of South Bend and Detroit iron that are often seen parked on Coast Highway.
First up - a 1957 or '58 Studebaker Transtar 3-E pickup sporting a nice patina of coastal rust and mold.
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Check out that super-utilitarian bumper. And the paint scheme almost looks as if it was a part of the U-Haul fleet at one time. Too bad the spare tire is missing from the passenger side.
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This truck is often seen parked in front of an antique store. How appropriate.
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More of that mold:
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Even though it's probably past being a candidate for restoration, it's still cool to see it being used on a regular basis.
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Drive mile or two south of the Stude and you'll often find this chopped and channeled 1948 (I think) Cadillac sitting in front of a tattoo parlor.
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It's been in this state of completion since I first laid eyes on it a year and a half or so ago. You can clearly see where the A, B and C pillars were cut.
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The visor does a great job accentuating the low and mean look, as do the lake pipes.
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Hmm, it's got a hitch. I bet that
vintage Airstream I featured a couple of weeks back would look great behind this black beast.
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Can't you just smell the dusty vintage velour?
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