Showing posts with label botr. Show all posts
Showing posts with label botr. Show all posts

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Best of the Rest - BMW E24s

I've long been a fan of the E24 BMW 6-Series. Built from 1976 to 1989, the E24 was BMW's flagship luxury coupe. It's one of my favorite BMWs and one of my favorite cars of the 1980s. Here are some of the ones I've found parked on the street over the years.

1983 BMW 633CSi, San Francisco

1984 BMW 633CSi, San Francisco

1985 BMW 6 Series (635CSi or M635CSi), San Francisco

1985 BMW 635CSi, Castro Valley

1985 BMW 635CSi, San Francisco

1985 BMW M635CSi, San Francisco

1987 BMW L6, San Francisco

1987 BMW M6, San Francisco

1989 BMW 635CSi, San Francisco

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Best of the Rest - Volvo P1800s

The Volvo P1800 coupe is one of the most distinctive designs the company ever made, and while I'm not versed well enough in Volvo to know exact model years, here are the top five P1800s I've photographed on the streets of California.

Oakland

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Best of the Rest: The General's Privates


General Motors has been known for building a fair number of lousy cars over the years. Most companies have built some stinkers, but GM seems to have a reputation for it, particularly during the dark days of the 1980s. One of the most infamous bad ideas to come out of GM during this era was the Cadillac Cimarron, a luxury car based on the J-body Chevy Cavalier. Other domestic J-platform cars included the Pontiac Sunbird, Oldsmobile Firenza and Buick Skyhawk. Most Cimarrons (and J-bodies in general) I see these days are beaters, and I'm pretty certain that some if not most of the cars in this post have since been scrapped.

1983 Cadillac Cimarron, San Francisco

1984 Cadillac Cimarron, San Francisco

1986 Cadillac Cimarron, San Francisco

1987 Cadillac Cimarron, San Francisco

1987 Buick Skyhawk, San Francisco

Friday, March 9, 2012

Best of the Rest: Lost in the 50s

1951 Mercury sedan, Merced

1956 Ford Fairlane, Petaluma

1956 Oldsmobile 88, San Jose

1959 Edsel Corsair, San Francisco

1959 Pontiac Catalina, San Francisco

Friday, February 17, 2012

Best of the Rest: Little Luggers

1969-72 Datsun 521 camper, San Francisco
1975-78 Toyota Truck, San Francisco
1978 Chevrolet LUV pickup, San Francisco
1978 Ford Courier pickup, Castro Valley
1982-84 Mazda B2000 Sundowner pickup, San Francisco

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Best of the Rest: 1980s GM

1980 Chevrolet Citation, San Francisco
1983 Buick Century T-Type, San Francisco
1988 Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo, San Francisco
1989 Buick LeSabre T-Type, San Francisco
1989 Cadillac Allante, San Francisco

Monday, December 26, 2011

Best of the Rest: Circle The Wagons

1958 Ford Ranch Wagon, San Francisco
1963 Studebaker Lark Wagonaire Daytona, San Francisco
1966 Dodge Monaco, Santa Cruz
1968 Ford Country Sedan, San Francisco
1971-73 Chevrolet Vega Kammback, San Francisco

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Best of the Rest: The Brits

1967 Rolls-Royce Phantom V James Young PV23 Limousine, La Jolla
1969 Austin America, San Francisco
1969 MG MGB GT, San Francisco
1969-70 Jensen Interceptor Mk II, San Francisco
1974 Triumph TR6, San Francisco