Morning Find......

I always get excited when I find an old car club plaque.  They're just neat.  This one isn't the greatest but still original and still cool.

Some days just turn out better than others

Buying out old parts stashes is always a lot of fun.  Generally you have to take it all, the good, bad and the ugly.  I got a little bit of all three in this lot.  That 80's beemer is ugly as hell!

Sometimes if your lucky things come wrapped up in old filthy tube socks!  What could it be?

Could it really be?  Are those really Vincent header pipes?  WOW! 

It goes to show that you really never know what is hidden in boxes and milk crates hidden in old garages.

So Long Chief.........

I just finished an estate sale for a man that passed in my old neighborhood.  As a kid we all just called him Chief.  I remember being a little afraid of him when I was younger.  Not that he was mean or anything, he just had a certain way about him.  I am glad to have gotten to know him as an adult because I always really liked talking to him.  I would often run in to him while visiting my parents.  Chief was a cornerstone on the street, the last original owner and will be missed.  He didn't want a funeral and there was none.  I just thought that I would share a few photos that I found in his stuff and wish him farewell.  So Long Chief.................

Uncovered Long Beach

Facade improvement work uncovered this great old hand painted signage along Anaheim Street.  I was lucky enough to spot it and snap this quick pic...I'm sure it has been painted over by now.

Some guys have all the luck.....

I crossed paths with this guy a few weeks back early in the morning.  I was on my way to the swap meet and he was headed to Fontana for some track time.  Guess who had more fun.........

Body Rot

I've seen this thing siting in a fenced yard for a time now.  Finally stopped to get a picture of it.  Neat and totally rotten

Timeless...

Missed doing a 4th of July post...maybe this will do.  The shield has been done over and over and over a billion times but it never gets old.  Check it out on this ancient Union Ice bag