Verts as Cal-look

[louisb]

Most Cal-lookers seem to be hard tops. Probably because they weigh less and are cheaper. Were verts ever thought of as real cal-look material? Any famous verts in the old days? Anyone have a favorite vert cal-looker? How about some pics of Cal-look drop tops.


--louis

[Shubee2 (DSK)]

Heres my old 67 vert. and my Friend Steve Walkers 53 Vert Both DSK Cars

[Kathy]

Great looking Cal Lookers!

[Mike Maize]

Verts are always a favorite with me, I really like the roofline. Here is mine.

[bilboa2]

my favorite vert is don metz 68. Car done over 20 yrs ago,still A-1 condition, don keeps a nice car. great porsche color ,I think sand biege?? alloys, 78 x88 motor.Yet, never in magazine...will try to find pics? bill

[Rennsurfer]

Mike, that's a pretty cool looking 'vert.

I remember when Metz first built and brought out his 'vert. He was years ahead of the scene in regards to how the car ended up looking. I couldn't stop staring at it during the last Bug-In at O.C.I.R. I've posted pictures that I've taken of the car somewhere on The Lounge. If I can't find 'em, I'll do a few re-scans. By far, my all-time favorite late Cal Look convertible. Especially when it had the old wheels on it with the first factory paint scheme only around the lugnut areas. Timeless and classic.

[lawrence]

That red, oval era convertible is very nice. Shubee do you know anything about the blue oval in the background. It looks like a chop top with no engine vents, but a cabriolet decklid. The quarter windows have a different shape too.

Here are a couple I took.

[LuftsickTero]

One of my all-time favourite cars, one other favourite 'Vert was Wayne Elam's (in Volksworld around 1996-97?) black '65(?) but don't have any photos of that one.

[LuftsickTero]

[lowfastbus]

my favorite vert is don metz 68. Car done over 20 yrs ago,still A-1 condition, don keeps a nice car. great porsche color ,I think sand biege?? alloys, 78 x88 motor.Yet, never in magazine...will try to find pics? bill

I think this car was featured in Volksworld in the mid nineties, did he also have a brown 68ishh with rivieras?  If so I'm sure it was featured.

Jelle

[Sarge]

One from the DKP reunion... I "think" it belonged to Ken Cervone

[javabug]

Mike, that's a pretty cool looking 'vert.

Heck yes it is.

[Rennsurfer]

Nice 'vert, Sarge. I dig the no chrome touch on the running boards... looks very at home on that car.

I really like this one! What a good looking car. Great stance and my favorite color.

[Zach Gomulka]

Lets see some without chrome!! I remember there was a plain white 'vert looker featured in HotVWs years ago, it was alongside a stock black oval window. Anyone remember it?? It was bad ass!!

[streetvw]

One from the DKP reunion... I "think" it belonged to Ken Cervone

this is the vert that was pictured in the new testement  is this the same vert that was shown in a small feature in HotVW's many years ago that was being detailed by Dyno Don?

[Shubee2 (DSK)]

That red, oval era convertible is very nice. Shubee do you know anything about the blue oval in the background. It looks like a chop top with no engine vents, but a cabriolet decklid. The quarter windows have a different shape too.

Here are a couple I took.

The Blue Chop Top In the Back Ground Belongs to Grant Grevin another DSK Car it was a 55 Choptop it was later painted Red and featured in Hot VWs  the car was called Low red

[Neil Davies]

Lets see some without chrome!! I remember there was a plain white 'vert looker featured in HotVWs years ago, it was alongside a stock black oval window. Anyone remember it?? It was bad ass!!

If it was the same as the Volksworld featured one, it was a Hunsaker-brothers car - I just can't remember which brother!

The ultimate one without chrome is Richie Webb's car. T-bars, lucas indicators, nose down and gasburners. Pure cal look!

[lawrence]

That red, oval era convertible is very nice. Shubee do you know anything about the blue oval in the background. It looks like a chop top with no engine vents, but a cabriolet decklid. The quarter windows have a different shape too.

Here are a couple I took.

The Blue Chop Top In the Back Ground Belongs to Grant Grevin another DSK Car it was a 55 Choptop it was later painted Red and featured in Hot VWs  the car was called Low red

Cool. Any pictures of that car. I think there is already a thread for choptops.

[Fastbrit]

The ultimate one without chrome is Richie Webb's car. T-bars, lucas indicators, nose down and gasburners. Pure cal look!

Erm, but it's got a hairdryer...

[richie]

The ultimate one without chrome is Richie Webb's car. T-bars, lucas indicators, nose down and gasburners. Pure cal look!

Erm, but it's got a hairdryer...

Yes, and I still have hair

cheers richie

[alfie the monster]

[Martin Greaves]

The ultimate one without chrome is Richie Webb's car. T-bars, lucas indicators, nose down and gasburners. Pure cal look!

Erm, but it's got a hairdryer...

Dam KS beat me to it turbos are not Cal Look.

[Kathy]

One from the DKP reunion... I "think" it belonged to Ken Cervone

That is a great looking vert!

[67worshipper]

i like these with the chrome trim.it may not be "proper" cal look to many but they look right

[speedwell]

One from the DKP reunion... I "think" it belonged to Ken Cervone

this one is very cool 
 i remember a report in hot vws with dyno cleaning the car
i will try to found the issue

[team97]

A couple of my favorites...........

[2muchjunk]

One from the DKP reunion... I "think" it belonged to Ken Cervone

Yep, that was mine.
The car was a common site, white and mostly in stock form, back in the Camelot & Carl's Jr. days in Anaheim.
I bought it off of Tim & Carla Schull (s/p?) and spent a year restoring it.
The color was a non-metallic dark blue, the darkest I could find at the time.
Dyno brokered the sale to Bill Taramino shortly after it was finished as I got in way over my head money-wise trying to finish it.
It's strange to see it in print in the Cal-Look book after 20 years.
Thanks for that pic Sarge, got any others? Ken.

[Fastbrit]

The ultimate one without chrome is Richie Webb's car. T-bars, lucas indicators, nose down and gasburners. Pure cal look!

Erm, but it's got a hairdryer...

Yes, and I still have hair

cheers richie

Bugger, you're right... Old age is no laughing matter – just ask Sarge.

[empicolector]

[Sarge]

One from the DKP reunion... I "think" it belonged to Ken Cervone

Yep, that was mine.
The car was a common site, white and mostly in stock form, back in the Camelot & Carl's Jr. days in Anaheim.
I bought it off of Tim & Carla Schull (s/p?) and spent a year restoring it.
The color was a non-metallic dark blue, the darkest I could find at the time.
Dyno brokered the sale to Bill Taramino shortly after it was finished as I got in way over my head money-wise trying to finish it.
It's strange to see it in print in the Cal-Look book after 20 years.
Thanks for that pic Sarge, got any others? Ken.

Nice to finally put a name to a picture, Ken... Greg Brinton pointed you out recently.  That was a sweet looking car and I bet the guys would like to hear more about it (as well as some Camelot / CJ's tales ).  Here's another pic for you from the reunion with the Berglar, Lazenby's '63 and your Vert as well as another I've been trying to figure out who's who in... any ideas on the sepia late model or the red car on the left?   My apologies for screwing up the thread here, folks!

The ultimate one without chrome is Richie Webb's car. T-bars, lucas indicators, nose down and gasburners. Pure cal look!

Erm, but it's got a hairdryer...

Yes, and I still have hair

cheers richie

Bugger, you're right... Old age is no laughing matter – just ask Sarge.

Where's the love, bro??