Car Gazing

Very cool custom toggle switch on the dash of this classic British roadster.

A TVR and a Triumph doing some light off-roading at the Stowe British Invasion car show.

Austin Healey 3000 Mark II

I've never really read too much about TVR's, but as soon as I saw this Taimar it was love at first site. The interior is really sweet and I'm especially into the sunken shifter.

It was all Bugatti's up and down Montreal's Peel Street on Saturday. F1 weekend here always means you'll see some impressive s#*t driving around the streets, but this display was a cut above.

Army Green Bike It takes a bit of balls to do a homemade paint job on a car or bike. Whoever owns this sweet little ride has pulled it off. Sure it’s not the cleanest finish, nor is the bike itself the most powerful on the block or the newest, but it still completely works. Is that a Honda logo I see under the paint by the top-right corner of the star?

Primer Eldorado Another great find from my trip to San Francisco. The primer grey was an interesting choice for this Cadillac Eldorado from the 70’s. It gives it a bit of a Mad Max presence, but I still hope it’s temporary. Not a bad shade for a website backdrop though! If you want to see some Eldorado’s in better shape, or any other Caddy’s, check out Cadillac Country Club, a very thorough appreciation of the iconic American brand.

No trip to San Francisco would be complete without experiencing an amazing Volkswagen bus. I hope this Type 2 T1 has a good handbrake, because it was spotted clinging to a typically steep SF street near Telegraph Hill. I really like the forest green color and the chrome side-mirrors were a nice change of pace from the usual circular stemmed mirrors the T1’s usually sport.

California’s Best Beds are in Santa Cruz In Montreal at the moment where salt and sand rule the roads from December to April. I wish I could live in a sunnier climate, away from these corroding elements, so I could own sweet vintage rides like these. An old Chevy C-10 pickup and a classic El Camino both spotted in Santa Cruz, CA.

I don't know what make or model this car is and I'm curious to find out, so feel free to send some info my way.

Kawasaki W650 Spotted in the hills of San Francisco. In this W650, Kawasaki has created a beautiful Café Racer. It looks like a comfy ride and the chrome features have a nice contrasting effect against the black. Nice emblem too. Here’s a W650 fan page from the UK where you can see a whole range of bikes from this line: www.kawasakiw650.co.uk

This SLS was spotted near Kew Gardens, London, but if you'd like to see some funny test drive footage, check out this page from Adam Carolla's CarCast website.

No such luck, but all in all the Cruze was a fun little car. It was an entertaining drive for those short periods when I wasn't stuck behind an RV on highway 1. And it has received pretty descent reviews, like this one from Car and Driver.