The Cal-look Lounge

Not content with standing around at Nick's talking and tire kicking, some of us took it upon ourselves to take a Saturday spin to the beach yesterday.  Steph, Ratto, The Cape, Dustin, ScottP, Henry and yours truly jumped in our cars and headed south on interstate 5 to Laguna Canyon road before heading north on Pacific Coast Highway.  As you can see, it was a beautiful day with Spring right around the corner.  We were just getting ready to take the Balboa Ferry across Newport Bay when Henry shot an exhaust gasket out of number two cylinder >:(.  We limped it over to Cappy's and had some eats and drinks to allow things to cool a bit before Ratto pulled out his "roll-away full of tools" to give Henry a chance to tighten things up.  Is there any one else here who carries all their jets around with them ::) ;D??  Then it was up Beach Blvd for stops at V-Dub parts, Denham's, a quick chat with Richie Webb, and a few beers at Greg Brinton's new shop.  Greg was just putting the finishing touches on Brian Plummer's rig.  We had a great time blasting around! 8) 8) 8)

more.... ;)

 ::) ;D

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 :'(

That's all folks! :D

Sounds like a great day Jim. I need to get back over there sometime soon.

Looks like a great day!  And you're right, cruising around is better than hanging out in a parking lot.  Usually.

Makes the snow we got this morning even better...   >:(

Sigh, can't wait for Summer !
 :'(

Why, you dont have a cal-look car to cruise? ;D :D ;D :D

it look a really cool cruising
nice shot bro  ;)

Great stuff Sarge, make me warm inside!!, cant  wait for summer to come!.. Nice new paint job to Dave R. car....
Michael..

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 :o ;D ::)

simy valley canyon  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Why is you watching Me Ian?....

dont take it personal .
the sign is watching everybody .
its like the cia or something .

WOW!!

   Well my Saturday was a little less eventfull but I had a good time too....
Some friends had been talking about a cruise to cars and coffe for some months but at the last minute were unable to do it. I decided to make a go of it anyway and my son and I left for Irvine at 5a.m. We met with Ben Salazar and we checked out the scene for a few hours before a nice but much more LONELY cruise home.

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I thought this was Carlos' car but I guess he was cruising O.C.
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two lone wolves....
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how's this for a street car...
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My son diggin the hot cocoa the wagon and the dog...
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This AMC cobra was unreal raw brushed aluminum body....
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One for the road...
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and the lonely cruise home...
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Good times.

wtf...... carlos what are you doing to jim  :o :o :o............................. ::) ::)............... ;D ;D

i can only imagine that its some kind of lube that henry is wiping off his finger ....

;D ;D ;D ;D

  :o :o :o :o :o :o  :-* :-* :-*  ::) ;D ;D

Awesome photos, Jay! 8) 8) 8)  Sorry we managed to miss you and Ben yesterday :(... no matter how many e-mails, it's never enough it seems. :-[ :-[ :-[

i wish i lived there... (except for the parking lot incident...) very nice to be able to go out and cruise like this.

very nice photos.

Great pic's guys,thx for posting them.
 ;)

WOW!  What a fun time. Can't wait to get my chop back on the road with the new updates.

Rick M

Thanks for the pictures Sarge.  ;)

Can't wait to do the same during summer.  :D

 ::) ::) ::) ::)

forgot my belt. And I don't mean my fan belt ;D ;D :-*

I thought I recognized your ass  :-* :o  ;D

it was a pleasent surprize visit yesterday. i knew jim was coming buy but more the merry er. your welcome any time good to see ya all. it was music to hear the gurgel of the IDAS leaving the parking lot  ;D . UD.

nice seeing you Jeff, hope you were able to get some work done with all us goons hanging around.

;) :)

cheers richie

Cool pictures, Sarge!! They really make me want to drive my car, but the weather has been quite damp here in the bay area. I can look forward to killer snowboarding though.

Cars & Coffee pics are awesome, too!  The cross ram Hemi made my pants a little tight.  You guys out in Cali have the definite advantage of access to the big dollar stuff for sure!

dam, I miss my sat a.m. drives to the car stuff in so-cal. Sarge , great pics of cruize. Jason too. i like your car with the "other "wheel choice. I saw a cal-look car here in nevada today.... slammed, two tone paint,stinger exh,no rims, just early hubcaps.. driver with his base ball cap backwords.... dam, gabbard get up here and build some cars....bill

Thank you sir..

Sarge gave me a hard time yesterday, since I didn't bring my camera...
So I brought it today - actually my wife Tania's lil' Canon.
Some pics from Nick's: An ex-Swedish post office Type 3 Panel (how rare!?); Jim Kurlinski's "other car"; Steve Beecher's "other car" (note slicks!); cool '51 (?) Split.
Like yesterday, the weather was perfect. Temp in the mid-70s (25C).

Dustin used 42DCNFs yesterday... and 48IDAs today  :)
Some DKP cars and their members.
First picture, left to right: Jim Kaforski, Don Brown, Jason Foster, Bill Schwimmer, Jim Kurlinski, and Dustin Petrasek showing his back.
Second picture, clockwise: Scott Bakken (Hawaiian shirt), Dave Mason, Henry Oelkers, Ben Salazar, Sarge, John Rayburn, Greg Brinton (showing his back), Glenn Gaskey.
Steve Beecher, Darrell Bomgaars, Dave Rhoads, Russell Sakatani showed up later.

Wow! What a hoot!! I had a blast making noise all over Orange County Saturday with you guys. Hey... How about we start doing it more often  ;) Thanks Sarge for the pics since I forgot my camera once again. I was gonna snap a few shots from the trusty phone cam on the highway, but as soon as I got it ready to shoot Schwimmer called to thanks us for wake-up call as we drove by his house on the way out of town!

Sorry we missed you Jason! Thanks for the CNC pics! Diggin' the "street legal" Porsche  ;D

Thanks Stephan for letting the cat out of the bag  :P The peer pressure finally got to me!! Now I just gotta get 'em dialed in ::)

Thats about the coolest pic I've seen of a cal looker. Love to see them out on the streets, always seem miles cooler than static shots.

Nice pics! looks like you had a great day guys.

I can think of worse ways to spend a weekend! Cool photos.  8)

You have great weekends 8).

Did Richie move to CA ?  ???  I thought he was UK based?

outlaws are everywhere!

 ;D

is that your lifter Richie...

you guys want to talk about 'stance'  8)

Dig the sky high 76 ball...  The exhast is tits too.   And the apron treatment.  The interior on Henry's car is bitchen as well. and and and..

Damn your eyes are good, I've been sat gazing at that picture for what seems like an age trying to see the 76 ball!

afraid so :o 

cheers richie

Nice looking motor Dustn! How's it run?
Man, Saturday was fun. That's a different way of life down in Laguna and Newport, huh? Beautiful scenery to cruise through. Not sure how much the locals dug the 48IDA's growling and puking fumes down their pretty streets.  ;D
Nice stop for learly lunch too...  cannot wait to do more drives like this
fast VW's are meant to be driven.

later guys,
Jim

 Ha HA wellmaybe I'm wrong and my eyes aren't so good but what I was seeing is by the tree to the right of the yellow sign looking at it again I may of been wrong........such as it were. :P

yes it is a 76 ball, but a 76 soccer ball. Jim does this mean you like my car????????

Yeah I have always liked your car... even back when you didn't know me. back when you ran gasburners. It sounds good too.  ;D

Thanks for all the compliments, guys.  Being out cruising around surrounded by cool cars makes picture taking a blast.  I put a few more pics of Henry's rig on the Cal-Look 65-66 bug thread... check it out!

damn...

too many left turns?  ::)

hope nothing else has been damaged, it would be a shame to see it all go to waste, take care.

(i saw you sold my skat trak manifolds  >:( )



 ;D

So jealous......you guys get to drive your cars. :-\

was talking to Jim about you last night Casey come on Bud get r done!!

HA, i thought i saw you guys. I just got done surfing off 54th street and kept slippin, so I needed to stop by the Froghouse for some wax. Was gunna stop by really quick but the g/f would have wondered why i was gone for such a long time! good to see some nice vws out on the streets. Well done guys 8)

It is so great to see you guys out cruzing your Bugs and visiting others. The photos are so good because they make us all want to take out their cars. Ratto is such a good Boy Scout he is always prepared. This just makes me want head out for a drive again down to So Cal for a visit with my black 67. To think Ratto was going to sell his 67 when he moved down there, thanks to DKP he still is enjoying it may years later.

OOooph.... sorry! But Beecher's car is too much for me....!?!

That car just epitimises what floats my boat...!

You shoulda stopped by... I needed somebody to buy me another Bloody Mary :-* ;D


 :o WTF's the hold-up?? ;D


The motor in that thing is VERY ANGRY!! >:( ;)



OK, anyone down for a few more pics?? ::)

 :o :D

Hmmmmm, what have we here???

Dig the dog in the last shot just one of the guys.

  Great pics Sarge!

ok, I move to So-Cal  8)

Pimp-daddy with his Ho's...

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I'm thinking that too this morning.... don't know why ::) ::) ::)

Weather for London 8°C Current: Partly Cloudy Wind: S at 12 mph Humidity: 93%

Tue (http://www.google.co.uk/images/weather/chance_of_rain.gif) 11°C | 4°C

PS: Great pics... ;D

Me too.   :D

WAIT HERE for what?  I've never seen that painted on a street before (first pic of your post).   ??? :D  Its kinda funny.

It was a big, three way intersection.... they don't want idiots clogging things up when the lights turn red.  Though it looks like no one's out and about, later in the day, Laguna Canyon becomes a sea of grid locked cars as you enter town.  Again, THANK YOU ALL for the compliments... can't wait to do it again!

Pimp Daddy ;D

I probably would clog up the intersection wondering what the heck that meant!

And Sarge gets Reply #69!   ;D

the DKP Blues Band publicity shot  8)

more like "Lets go to work!"
Mr White
Mr Orange
Mr Pink
Mr Blue
Mr Brown
Mr Blonde
Joe Cabot and Nice Guy Eddie must be lying low

 ;D 8) 8) 8)

So, does somebody recognize the (naked) vintage racecar seen above?

 ??? ??? ??? Clue.... "Porsche"  ;)

Is there a Mr Ray Vallero in the house...? :)

that is not a dog............that's Henry!!!

Carlos! Your car looks just as awesome on Brm's.

 :)

thanks dude............  It sure handles better now...... ::)   ;)

another red 67 on phony Berms....   ::)


I love you Carlos  :-*

yeah yeah..........that is why I tell people my car is in the one on the book cover.........  ::) ::)  :D :D :D :D

 >:(

I'll let you red 67 guys fight it out...  where's Russell?

Actually it's Norwegian, the reason I know is that they were only sold in Norway and Denmark due to some tax rules that made a delivery cheaper than a regular squareback. Also they were sold in Australia.
Second reason is the yellow sticker in the window saying NAF,Norges Automobil Forbund, Norwegian Automobil Union... just so you know :)

You guys should get payed for promoting California this way... way to cool pics!

mo great pics sarge...im suprised the killer dog (aka angel) is sitting still and looking quiet ;D

Anybody have any idea what size alloys are on that panel? 5.5's? 8)

You may want to contact Randy Carlson at Oldbug.com. He was recently selling this car: http://www.oldbug.com/t3panel.htm


Keith, you're not allowed to play  :D
A picture from the 1998 VW Classic...

You two get a room already ::) ;D

Thanks Steph..just doing some research..300 HP at the wheels... ;) ;)

jeff's porsche is fantastic .
it would take a great deal of money to persuade him to sell it ,
and i'm having problems with my lotto numbers  ::)
 ;D

been looking at that one as well. it is very very cool to see a setup like that.

That's the kind of setup that really annoys the V8 boys ;D 8)

just saw this   :D :D