This morning I was behind an old Porsche 928 for much of my commute. It lacked a third center brake light, so it must have been a 1985 or older model (or possibly not originally a US market car).
On a completely different note, I also saw an old 5th generation (1983-87) Toyota Corolla, in amazing good condition for its age. From looking at Wikipedia it looks like it was an 83-85 model, as it had the old sealed beam headlights. Old Toyotas aren’t that uncommon in the road in California, where cars never rust, but even then the oldest ones I commonly see are the 6th generation. And when you see one that old it’s usually an old beater, you almost never see one is as good a shape as this one.
A brand new Brinks armored truck. Angular and dark paint, it looked sort of scary. The tail lights were in three vertical banks spanning bumper to roof on either side of the back door. Pretty cool vehicle.
Most interesting: A late 1960s Imperial (not, technically, a “Chrysler” Imperial). The finish had some “patina”, but it looked otherwise solid.
A few others worth mentioning:
A Land Rover Defender. The luxury Ranger Rovers aren’t uncommon here, but the more utilitarian Land Rovers are a relatively rare sight.
An early 1970s Pontiac GTO, painted bright orange.
Something with a badge I didn’t immediately recognize flew past me on the freeway at a high rate of speed. I didn’t get a good look at it, but I think it might have been a Holden badge. I’ve heard some people install Holden badges on Chevy S.S.'s (because that car originated as a Holden model), so I’m guessing that’s what I saw.
This morning on my commute I passed an old mid 1950s Chevy, I think it was a '56 but I didn’t get a good look at it because we were heading in opposite directions. It was painted in a red and white two tone scheme.
Walking home from the store today I looked down a side street and noticed a late 1950s Ford in someone’s driveway. So I made a slight detour for a closer look and some pictures. The license plate frame helpfully identifies it as a 1959 model, and the badges indicate it’s a Fairlane 500. I also thought the blue license plate was interesting, since the plates California issued in the late 50s were black. But then I noticed they’re personalized plates, so obviously the owner got personalized plates for it in the 1970s or 80s.
An MV-1 Van parked in a handicapped spot at the supermarket. It had Arizona plates up here in MA, not sure if it’s a rental or just far from home. In looking up the details I found out that they’re currently out of production, since 2016.
Several months back I posted about seeing a white early 1960s Studebaker Lark station wagon as I was leaving Marshal Gold Discovery State Park. Well today I went back there for a short hike, and I saw what has got to be the exact same car (because how many restored white Studebaker wagons can there be in that area?), in the exact same place. And I don’t mean it was merely parked in the same spot. Both times I saw it it was being driven north on Highway 49 as I was waiting to leave the parking lot.
I drive by a Tesla dealership every day to reach my new job. The most interesting thing I’ve seen is a WRX in the employee lot at Tesla. Waiting impatiently on spring for some car viewing.
This morning, a 1967 Corvette convertible (w/ the removable hardtop), paired with a 2005-06 Ford GT. Wouldn’t say they were racing, exactly, but there was definitely some male dominance display action going on there.
I think your Ford is the legendary Retractable, where the whole roof folds itself into the trunk automatically. The giveaway is the joint in the roof about eight inches aft of the front edge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LNp8jmZ3OQ
