I debated for a while whether this was a true Berkeley car. The paint job looks custom, and those checkerboards certainly aren’t factory standards, but it really doesn’t have much of a theme. It’s for sale if anyone wants to take a crack at improving its rating.
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It’s another cloud car! I don’t remember which I used to see on San Pablo occasionally. This one seems to be a resident of frat row just south of campus.
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Even when travelling to the Avenue of the Giants, I keep an eye open for Berkeley cars. I wish I had a shot of this fine specimen actually going through the Chandelier Tree, but it wouldn’t fit through.
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Part of me wishes I didn’t get this one. I was in a free poker tournament Friday evening. Since it didn’t cost me anything, the goal was to win or be out early. I got through the first round, playing pretty well and with a bit of luck. Then there was a long wait before the start of the second round. I didn’t bust early, so now I have to win. Of course I lost on the third hand of the round. By the time I picked up my bag at the lab and got down to the bus stop, I was resigned to take the 8:50, a 15 minute wait. During this dead time I noticed this wagon. The sides aren’t too special, but I like the hood, especially how it turned out in this shot. Anyway, I only saw this car because I spent a lot of time waiting around Wheeler Hall, just so I could lose after three more hands.
Jim Dandy pointed this party wagon out to me on the same street as the circus CRV. When I went to take the picture, the owner had just gotten out of it, so I asked him if I could take a picture. He said it was ok. Maybe I should have told him about my site, but now he probably feels special.
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I picked this one up after I got back from NJ a couple weeks back. I was lamenting having to drive through the Plaza, and there it was. It was meant to be I guess. This is one of a few Berkeley cars I’ve seen that feature action figures.
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When plans to go to Monterey fell through, we did the next best thing. We found a bunch of weird things to see, all in the same general direction from the East Bay. The general direction we decided on was southwest. So Melissa, Odie, and I hopped in the sled and drove across the Bay Bridge.
We found this flaming white automobile outside Acme a few weeks back. There was no indication of what make it is, but Jim Dandy (shown giving his approval) and I have narrowed it down to an early 1950s vintage Plymouth, but the exact model is still up in the air.
For more info about 1949-1952 Plymouths, Jim Dandy suggests this article at allpar.com.
I actually saw this festive vehicle on Solano last week but didn’t have my camera in the car. I caught up with it downtown this weekend. The decor seems to be a kid’s dream: a Christmas tree on the hood, Haloween pumpkin on the roof, dinosaurs, and action figures.
I spotted this one in a driveway on San Pablo when I found the Donation Tercel. They could be owned by the same person I suppose. The amount of detail in the scales on the Dragon Corolla is pretty impressive. I also like the fin attached to the roof. Structural modifications are worth extra points in my book.
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