It’s been a while since I added any Berkeley cars, but I found quite a few over the last week, and my first non-automobile Berkeley vehicle. Enjoy!

Here’s another car that’s eluded me for a long time. I used to see it parked on Dwight when I’d go to church on Sunday afternoon, but never captured it. But this morning I sniped it. It was purely coincidental since I got a ride from Susan, which isn’t part of my normal routine. As we approached downtown Berkeley, there it was. What a great start to the day. Notice the zebra figures on the roof and hood, adding to the well-done paint job.

Vans have an excellent track record to become Berkeley cars. This must be because of the large, flat surface for decoration, especially of the graffiti variety. See this latest example.

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I had some time this weekend to search for the elusive cloud car, and while scanning Berkeley I came across this ’80s vintage Toyota van. That crazy blue/gold line is definitely custom.

I’ve seen this fuzzed-out bike a couple times before, but sadly I was sans-camera. However, a few days back, Beaudry spotted it again as we came out of the BART station. Now I suppose I have to refer to them as “Berkeley vehicles.”

The first thing that stuck out at me about this car was the “Green Dog Democrat” bumper sticker. Using my powers of learning, i.e. Google, I now know that “A green-dog Democrat is a cross between a yellow-dog Democrat and a blue-dog Democrat — a moderately progressive, thinking Democrat who is liberal on some issues, moderate on some, a little conservative on some, ambivalent on some.” Check this site for more info. As for the artwork, it looks like a kid went crazy with poster paint.

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I’ve seen this aquatic specimen around, but never in action. The owners did a significant amount of body work here, as the rear end of the van was removed to put in the ladder to the roof. Also, the addition of the fin behind the vehicle makes the fish unique even among Berkeley cars.

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Thanks to Beaudry and Stache for the tip on this one. It took a couple months for me to follow up, but when I did, it was a definite score. “Just Right” here is about as psychadelic as they come. Interestingly, there are a few messages about Jesus, yet it has a yin-yang spare tire cover. Multi-denominational. I like it.

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