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Kerbside San Francisco – Muscle Cars

Posted on February 21, 2012July 11, 2012 By Jon Summers 4 Comments on Kerbside San Francisco – Muscle Cars

One of the best things about living on the West Coast is that the mild weather means that cars survive – when I first moved here, I could not believe how many 40+ year old muscle era machines were still around, parked up against the kerb, in daily use:

1968 Dodge Dart
340 with 4 on the floor – very much the inspiration for this feature, I just love the green, the car was bought new by it’s only owner when he returned from Vietnam. Speaking with him I realized that for him it symbolizes a different time, a time before the war, and that thought has prevented him from selling it in the ensuing forty years. Truly, a Time Machine, but not in the way H G Wells meant….

1969 Chevy Nova
I spoke to the owner once, young guy, car has its original 350 and floor mounted three speed manual transmission:

1971 Chevy Chevelle
Only saw this car once, did not look like a runner, note Centerline wheels:

1972 Chevy Camaro:
Console Automatic, car looks quite tidy but has plenty of rust, living in the salt air only 12 blocks from the ocean:

1980s Chevy Monte Carlo:
A young guy in my apartment building owned this car; an attractive blonde moved in with him and in short order the Monte was gone, in it’s place a Civic Hybrid :-/

1970 Ford Mustang:

1968 Ford Mustang:

1967 Pontiac Le Mans:

1968 Pontiac Firebird 400

1969 Pontiac Firebird 400
Car spotted in LA, is a four speed but not for sale, according to the owners wife who we spoke to – note The Fabricator’s pick up in shot

1965 Dodge Dart
Love the slot mag wheels and the way the car stands, total 70s “street machine”

Travel Tags:65 Dart, 68 Dart, 68 Firebird, 68 Mustang, 69 Firebird, 69 Nova, 70 Mustang, 71 Chevelle, 72 Camaro, Camaro, Chevelle, Chevy, Chevy Nova, Dodge, Dodge Dart, Firebird 400, Monte Carlo, Mustang, Pontiac, Pontiac Firebird, Pontiac Le Mans

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Comments (4) on “Kerbside San Francisco – Muscle Cars”

  1. Owen Knower says:
    February 25, 2012 at 6:45 pm

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  2. Adriana says:
    February 26, 2012 at 3:26 pm

    thanks for share!

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    1. Randol says:
      May 13, 2012 at 6:54 am

      I have owned a 69 Camaro Conv. for the past 34 years. It has a dask for the paint code and isa light blue color. The inside is white with a white top. It has a 350 cu in enngie with a 2bbl carb.the enngie was rebuilt at 98K and it now has 137K on it. only problem is drum brakes. I plan toinstall disc on front this winter. My favorite car of all times.

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  3. Henriette Langdon says:
    September 27, 2012 at 10:29 pm

    I must admit I quite enjoyed going over these pictures. I viewed them with some nostalgia. I can recall almost each car model as it brings memories from my adolescence and early adulthood. I enjoyed the pictures where you focused on specific parts of a car.

    Each brand seems to have certain characteristics that are transmitted to the next generation of the same make. We had a Chevy Nova (1975) that looked very similar to the one shown here (1968). We kept it for a long time. It seemed better built than other cars sold today. Even though the name “Nova” did not mesh very well in the Spanish world because the word means (does not work or go) my husband and I got very good use of it. Thank you.

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