Ronald's Old VWs

05/03/2024

Arturo’s daily driver.

12/27/2022

A friend shared pictures of a truck he used to own.

“Who did the paint? That’s incredible.” Indeed, the white cab and wheels make the truck look like it could pick up and fly.

12/21/2022

It can be worthwhile to get up early for photos.

My favorite picture of 2022 catches this ’37 Chrysler Airflow in motion a few minutes after daybreak on May 31. Tony Burke and Steve Enneking were in the car. There I was behind the creosote …

12/13/2022

Rule number one: Don't insult your friend's car or truck.

“No matter what Studebaker did, they had no luck in increasing truck sales,” Standard Catalog says.

12/06/2022

The must-have truck at Palm Springs Vintage Market.

Looking it over inside and out, I was struck by the simple steel stampings. You might say “cheap”–and price was an important consideration in the day before $100,000 electric pick…

11/29/2022

Steampunk mobility.

The Crested Butte News has labeled Guerrero a “chrome-plated visionary.” Among his prime influences were Alexander Calder and the airbrushed album art created for the likes of Pink Floy…

11/28/2022

Row of Beetles.

11/17/2022

Preston Lerner's wizardry is in evidence.

A short post promoting Preston Lerner's new book "Shelby American."

11/15/2022

What I found when nosing around in a vintage furniture and accessories shop.

Report on a Studebaker hood and various other car parts in Palm Springs resale shops.

11/08/2022

I should have bought this one for myself.

Story of driving cars over the auction block including this desirable single-seat track racer

11/01/2022

A story told ruefully.

Memoir of my first car, a 1965 Ford Falcon.

10/25/2022

Orange we in the pink?

A pink 1959 Cadillac showed up at The House of Tomorrow, a.k.a. the Elvis and Priscilla Honeymoon Hideaway, during Modernism Week--October 2022.