The Cal-look Lounge

So what is your vote! I say Mike Martinez top chop of the late 70's...............................I guess I am not all alone on this opinion  but opinions might differ!! Come on now and tell us the truth of what car you really envy!!

Has to be Art Gutierrez's Street Dragon for me - it was love at first sight  ;D

Hi There,

For me it's ART's STDRAGN...

Followed by

Dave Mason's Street Warrior...

Frank

Thanks for the kind words, Jim...and yes, I will be giving you that case of beer this weekend like we talked about ;D

For me, the car that ALWAYS comes to mind first would be Greg Aronson's...the guy that started it all.  The Becker's paint, Brad's interior, shaved chrome and bumpers, plexiglass dash, Lucas turn signals and strong IDA motor backed by close rario gears (don't forget the real BRM's that ALWAYS sparkled)...just, plain hard to beat!  Believe me, there have been plenty of nice Cal Lookers done over the years; Greg's car had "soul".

Aronson's '63, so clean and pure. The Goss choptop, 'nuff said! Grago's Ghia was gorgeous. Dean Kirsten's 67 was beautiful with that VW Blue hue. John Lazenby's "Butternut" ragtop, Ive never seen a Beetle look so good without bumpers of any sort- and that color! I just want to lick it! :D

You got there before me  ;) I just remembered John Lazenby's amazing "Butternut" that car is soooo Cool  8)

Arnsons 63 followed by Frenchy's Ghia.

Tar Babe ;)

Hi

I have to second Frank... Mason`s car is amazing and I have not even seen it in real life.

BeetleBug

I like Mason's car except for one thing... it has an aftermarket (Britax type) cloth sunroof in it. That ruins it for me :(

I do especially like Dave Rhoads` green looker - simple and powerful. :P

 ;D
for me too

Personally I do not even notice the sunroof.... I`m in love with that car - and love makes you blind you know. My problem is that I`m also deeply in love with Lee`s car....but that`s no looker so that`s why I didn`t mention it in the first place.

BeetleBug

Tobi Pleines red oval: i don`t know any other car what is so clean and straigth.....

And for me: my car, i love that fuck`n old crap....  :D

Older american cars: all the gassers, the metallic blue 67`from the Bergs.

European cars: the black/white Ghia from Sweden/Norway?

There's this black beauty...a '67 with detailed Fuchs, US headlights, Lucas indicators, welded trim holes, convertible decklid and red interior. It makes my tent rise...

(http://blogsimages.skynet.be/images_v2/000/055/386/20060510/dyn003_original_688_516_pjpeg_55386_4cfe7c93e82c8c9037ac5e80f0b8c9e5.jpg)

 ;D ;D ;D

Don't mind the Britax, but it could use a New Paintjob... ;) ;) ;)

Thanxs Beetlebug,

Mason's Car is then reason why my Car is like it is...But Mine is an Original Ragtop... ;) :D ;D

Frank

The one and only, Dave Rhoads!!! Gotta love that car, and that dash.

Otherwise, this one's quite nice, (sorry for the lack of photo-cred, I know it's not mine):

too many cars to be quoted  ;D
bugs : aronson/holmes 63 , john "butternut" lazenby ,randy "india red" welch  , keith goss top chop etc.... ::)
karmann : frenchy & roger crago was my favorite  8)
gasser : iguana & tarbabe

 8)

 :o

Impossible to chose only one, they are to much cal-look legends .. but Dave Rhoad's 64 ! :'(

(http://blogsimages.skynet.be/images/003/026/989_04392f66aa05363b56f67a98e9812275.jpg)

The "butternut sedan" is my favorite vintage looker. Can someone scan a pic, please?

And Ben Salazar's '67 is one of my favorite contemporary lookers.

My favorite today is this '67 sunroof...simply perfect!!!! Very old style!
The '67 year is my year preferred... ;D  ;) ;D

Ok, a bit off topic perhaps, but again kinda relevant to the use of the term cal-look.

As discussed in another thread, cal-look means shaven chrome, no bumpers, no this and no that etc.

So, one could get a bit confused when some say, get rid of the chrome, then some claim that this and that car is the most beautiful cal-looker of all time, yet, it's still wearing it's original trim, and maybe even US bumpers??!?!

Well, just some confused thoughts from a dazzled mind one late beerpoppin' afternoon. Don't get me wrong, all the cars I've seen in this thread are beautiful, tasteful, powerful and just plain hot-sexy-rides, but are they all cal look?

Does the most beautiful cal-looker of all time really wear chrome?

My choice was Dave Rhoads '64, and it still is.

here's the butternut sedan with the american racing torq thrust D  in 5x205  8)

Dave rhoad's 64, but for my contemporary Cal-look !!  :o soo pur !! Ride by I girl ! Saw on DDD#4, best cal-look !!
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Thanks Speedwell! I love how the digits on the number plate seem to match the paint color :)

there isn't enough picture of that car  ???, sarge have you a story about that car  ::) or something to tell about that one  ;)
is this the dasboard of the butternut sedan  ??? Can be not because has to see  the wiper ,they are not to steer in the same direction as on the front view of the car  ::)

The best looking Modern Looker at the moment must be Darren Dilley's.
Just look at the detailing!
(http://glenn-ring.com/classic/images/136_3622.jpg)
(http://glenn-ring.com/classic/images/136_3623.jpg)
(http://glenn-ring.com/classic/images/136_3626.jpg)
(http://glenn-ring.com/classic/images/136_3619.jpg)

I think there is just one detail that looks wrong: The fan shroud!

Wow! That is pretty! I have to agree on the fanshroud though!

cal look was very simply at the begining , now it's too much  technology and show car  >:( i prefer watching  an 70's cal look, too darren's car ,sorry but that's my point of vue  ::)

I was thinking the same thing dude - thats why I changed my mind to "The Butternut" Also I have never seen the interior before, where did you find that?

Just noticed it's the wrong steering wheel to  ;)

Magnifique car of Darren Dilley!!  :o  :o

But for my personnal vision of Cal-look, a cal-look car was built for race and drive, This one is soo mignifique than"show-car" ...but only show-car !

I hope your inderstanding, I don't want say : 'this car is not Cal-look" or something like that, I just say, personaly, a cal-look is built for drive ! ;)



 

I have to agree with you, but you cant say that is not a beautiful car! And its not "cal look" in my book anyway ::)

too much detailing can be a bad thing some times - But my hat off to him  :)

Mike Martinez bug in colour:

(http://www.dynodon.net/images/snapshots/blk_chop4.jpg)
(http://www.dynodon.net/images/snapshots/blk_chop1.jpg)

My friend Al's Black Bitch,top guy and an excelent workmanship(he did the paint,welding and fitting up on my car).

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/67SCREAMER/67-Heaven-221.jpg)

The Street Dragon.

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/67SCREAMER/2832631.jpg)

And the ex Keith Goss ex Keith Sueme Choptop.


(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/67SCREAMER/scan00541.jpg)

Sorry there is three  ;D

Hey Fabian...Sorry, no pics of John Lazenby's Butternut.  John was Best Man at my wedding 36 years ago, so you could say we go back a long way!  John's '63 started life Ruby Red and sported a Judson supercharger shortly after he bought it new.  I met him at Fullerton Junior College in early 1965.  By this time, the car had been repainted Firemist Green by Babe's Body and Paint in Fullerton and had Porsche chrome rims and caps with Goodyear Blue Streaks out back.  The car was beautiful when it was green...John being very meticulous with the Classic Car Wax!  At the time, music came from a 45rpm ten stack record changer mounted under the dash.  Well, the green paint got old with John after a while, so back to Babe's for a re-squirt...unfortunatly, the quality of the job sucked.  Undaunted, John towed the car over to Becker's for a re-do which was difficult as the paint was still pretty soft.  I remember helping put the car back together in John's garage...I got the envyous job of drilling the holes in the hood for the DKP car badge...YIKES!!  More later...sarge

For period car, definitive Mike Mahaffey's splitwindow. Clean, fast and green!  ;D

 :)

Thanks for the shots. I've actually never seen the front view, awesome car.

aronson 63 for me too....

I love deano's 67 but my fav has to be Geno Combs 69 the coolest late model looker I have ever seen :)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/streetvw/112309.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/streetvw/112307.jpg)

hy sarge thanks for the little story  ;) that's cool to know the history  of these cars which serve us as reference to create ours  ;D
regards
fabian