Classic Car Show
Franklin Canyon Park, Beverly Hills
Sunday, June 29, 2014
(that's 2132 miles since leaving home on Thursday 6/26)
By Burbank airport
One of the main reasons for picking this motel was because most of the 13 mile drive to
the show site in Franklin Canyon would be via the legendary Mulholland Drive!
(Click image below for more of the Mulholland run.)
Note: time stamp is Central time, so that's really 7:01.
We found it!
Evan spotted me!
After check-in, it was onward to find my spot. The Franklin Canyon Drive loops around the lake.
The club Roaming Gnome got his time in the CA sun, and a lift from a obliging Park Ranger.
OK, time to walk around to see what else is here.
At that moment a musical exhaust note spun me around, barely in time to catch this gorgeous Ferrari passing by!
A bunch more Vettes
Facel Vega and Delorean
A 4-door hardtop Facel Vega "Excellence"?
A VERY bright Morgan 3-wheeler!
This was a new one for me: A Ginetta!? Very nice!
Race ready Fiat X1-9
Citroen Mehari
Matching pair of Thunderbirds
Evan Klein's Alfa Romeo
Very interesting and beautifully detailed ZelectricBug!
Unique and nicely crafted "WOODN VW"
Citroën 2CV ("Deux Chevaux")
Don't see many of these: a Matra Simca
Nash Metropolitan
Renault 4CV
Off to the side...
Hard to believe this is in the middle of Beverly Hills!
Nice 55 Chevy
Classic 32 Ford 5-window
Artist at work!
Stunning 33 Ford 3-window!
Avanti II
Tatra T87 (1941?)
Spectacular 1930 Cadillac V-16
Hudson Italia - one of only 26!
Hudson Hornet
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Steve McQueen's cars
1956 Jaguar XKSS
Steve's Porsche 930
Replica of the Mustang driven by Steve in "Bullitt"
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Jaguar XK120
Very nice 36 Packard
1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, with an interesting history!
1951 Kaiser Traveler
Very odd color 40s Caddy
This must be the Porsche section...
Lotus Elise, hangin' with the Porsches
1954 Oldsmobile Rocket 88
1942 Oldsmobile B-44
The Volvo section
Sunbeam Tiger
The White Section, and what an odd mix!
Nice 34 Ford rod, supercharged big block Chev!
Citroen Traction Avant, unibody & front wheel drive, produced from 1934 into the mid 50s.
Oh, we've seen this Citroen 2CV before: it must have decided to cozy up to family!
More of the scenery off to the sides of the road the show cars were on, which loops around Franklin Canyon Lake.
It's still hard to grasp the fact that this is hidden in the middle of Beverly Hills! Some houses barely visible on hill tops.
Back to cars - nice early Camaro!
The winding road back toward the Corvette section and my car
The BIG CAR section
This Corvair Greenbriar was its own section
The Shelby Section
Back where we started, and it's still here.
These 2 photos were taken by another participant, Deb Pollack, and posted on the Highway Earth website. Thanks Deb!
These 2 were taken by none other than our host, Evan Klein! Thanks for a really different, really fun event, Evan!
Group photo. See if you can find me in it!
OK, the fun is winding down. Time to head back East...
Departure time - 1:33 pm. "Arrival" on Garmin is ETA in Flagstaff AZ.
Lots of lava, Mojave Desert, a little East of Barstow CA!
(click photo below for pics of the trip home)
