Palo Alto Conours D'elegance(now with Cord content for vwlarry)

[mellbergVWfan]

Got back from our 43rd annual Palo Alto Concours and decided to share my pics with the car lounge.
(Sorry the mediocre photography BTW)

If you have any questions about the cars i can probably tell you why i took the pic or why its special.

Modified by mellbergVWfan at 3:55 PM 6-28-2009

[ajayjuneja]

Fabulous pictures! BTW, my car was on the lawn, in the Audi Corral - so that was a good chance to see it in person
I was wandering about and had to help many of the cars park in the morning since I was also a volunteer there, so you might not have spotted me!

[Schr0eder]

Wow. Nice pics.

[mellbergVWfan]

I did see your car. It looks better in person.

[vwlarry]

Wow. California is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to terrific automobiles. I doubt if there are enough vintage Porsche in the entire state of Dela(no)ware to use up all six fingers on one of my hands.

It's nice to see you open with lots of beautiful Porsches, and semi-close with lots of Cords. They're the "bookend" cars, IMO. Porsches, with their European, lightweight, aircooled, rear-engined minimalism, and Cords with their American-style heavy-ish, V8/front-wheel-drive extravagance, they both complement each other so beautifully while being diametrically opposite each other in design philosophy, save for one thing. They are both surpassingly beautiful creations that came essentially from the mind of one inspired individual. Dr. Porsche and Gordon Buehrig are probably in heaven r. now, comparing notes.

[BIGNICKSGTIS420]

sweet stuff!Any info on the honda(sc400)?

[lip]

Nice pics. Man it was a hot day- I got there around mid-day and a lot of the cars in your pics were gone by then..Did you get any pics of the C6R or some of those Mustangs (featured mark)?
The guy has been there for a few years in a row. I want one of these things.

Modified by lip at 5:27 PM 6-28-2009

[VeeDubNoob16V]

That right there is what I like to call "Car Porn"

[mellbergVWfan]

Quote, originally posted by BIGNICKSGTIS420 »

sweet stuff!Any info on the honda(sc400)?

Actually it was a Toyota Corona
searching for a regular corona pic i found a link to an article about it
http://www.hotrod.com/featured....html

I wish i met the owner because that was probably the coolest car there.

[mavric_ac]

OHHHH

MAAIIIII

GAWWWDDD

so much win

[mellbergVWfan]

I didn't take pics of many mustangs because im not really a Mustang fan. Don't get me wrong I love American Muscle but all the Mustangs were pretty much the same to me. Every other mustang had the typical aluminum torq-thrusts but there were a few that really stood out. I should have snapped some pics of the plethora of GT350's though.

[stapleface]

more info on that triumph please.

[mellbergVWfan]

the green TR4?

dont know about the engine but it had a rollbar, some pretty sweet alloys(no brand that i could see), and
had a rare targa top that is also called a "surrey top"

Not much more i can tell you sorry.

[Fritz27]

Cords, Auburn, and the M1 made me weak in the knees. Great pics.

[stapleface]

yea that thing is pretty nice....i've had a sweet spot for Triumphs

[patrickvr6]

Quote, originally posted by lip »

The guy has been there for a few years in a row. I want one of these things.

Me too. The Islero is absolutely jaw dropping, I have never seen one. My desire for an Italian V12 GT may be my ruin. The Ferrari's are stunning as well.

OP, did you get any pics of the yellow Jeep CJ? So rare so see a stock CJ these days.

[mellbergVWfan]

Sorry didn't get pics of the CJ i didn't even really think about the rarity of a clean CJ at the time. In retrospect i wish i had just taken pics of every there.

Oh well

[mhjett]

When I first checked this thread out, this 6 series really caught my eye...

So just now I was on eBay and found it listed, starting bid is $500k: I'd rock it. Like it or hate it, the attention to detail is impressive.

1988 BMW 6-Series S38 BMW

Modified by mhjett at 7:20 PM 7-2-2009

[Rob]

Quote, originally posted by mhjett »

When I first checked this thread out, this 6 series really caught my eye... So just now I was on eBay and found it listed, starting bid is $500k: I'd rock it. Like it or hate it, the attention to detail is impressive. 1988 BMW 6-Series S38 BMW Modified by mhjett at 7:20 PM 7-2-2009

This guy loses at life.

[warrenW]

hey what kind of engine was in the mercedes gullwing? from the picture, it did not look stock...

[Traldan]

Ok maybe I just can't see it well cause I'm visiting family and on a computer with an offensively low resolution, but what is this?

[mhjett]

no idea, but it looks homemade. has a lexus SC400 badge on the front.

[mellbergVWfan]

I already posted about it.

Its a very modified Toyota Corona with the SC400 drivetrain shoved in.

http://www.hotrod.com/featured....html

[mellbergVWfan]

Quote, originally posted by warrenW »

hey what kind of engine was in the mercedes gullwing? from the picture, it did not look stock...

Actually it was stock but they are a pretty modern looking engine.

[freedomgli]

Quote, originally posted by Rob »

This guy loses at life.

Agreed. It's a nice car (save for some minor details) but as a six series owner myself I am inclined to create a new eBay account and end his auction with BIN. What a turd burglar.

[veedublvr]

Hey , thats my friends car !

Modified by veedublvr at 8:57 PM 7-2-2009

[NationYell]

Thanks for sharing

[warrenW]

Quote, originally posted by mellbergVWfan »

Actually it was stock but they are a pretty modern looking engine.

yeah, i was caught off guard for a second.

[otis3]

Big show, how many cars were in this? Even saw a Maverick in here.

[mellbergVWfan]

There were over 300 cars there. I didn't even get pics of half of them.

[wrigh003]

Love car shows.