Beautiful women seldom are photographed looking gorgeous with vehicles in the photo by chance

both images from http://urban-hunter.tumblr.com

two of the most memorable beautiful women ever... looking very good. I have seen hundred of Marilyn photos where she doesn't look beautiful... lighting, her mood, the composition of the photo, her age... but this  one finally got it, and included a military truck (Dodge Power Wagon?)

Raquel is what the young celebs with reality tv shows wish they could look like, simply pretty without a marketing plan

2nd reason I posted these is to let you know that I'm still (though seldom) adding to http://isonlyskindeep.tumblr.com/ 

a bit of this and that in the display case at the Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo

 when only a handful were made, how did anyone ever hold onto the booklet? Wouldn't it be cool as hell if the museums had a bit of good fellowship loaning, and put this with the Turbine car in the Peterson Museum?

Mister G bought a dealership brochure at a swap meet, and way cool! He scanned it! He posted it! http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.ca/2012/02/but-what-about-hovercars-we-were.html 

these are just a couple of the entire brochure, go see the rest!  http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.ca/2012/02/but-what-about-hovercars-we-were.html 

 The "World Buggy Co" ? as part of, or a name for Studebakers?

 This is supposed to be a Packard? Well, as a model car, it's supposed to represent a real car... did Packard ever have one made by a coachbuilder / carrozzeria

The photography of Gunther Maier, Roadhouse Pictures

for a gallery of this 1941 Indian at the 2011 El Mirage http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/05/1941-indian-scout-land-speed-racer-lsr.html

these are great protfolio photos

For a gallery of this 1951 panhead Harley: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/05/1951-panhead-at-el-mirage-going-to.html

for before and afters on this cool buick, and the story of it at Bonneville http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/take-52-buick-and-lot-of-effort-make.html

some thought went into this models outfit... a V8 beltbuckle, welder goggle bra... clever

for more of these cool photos of El Mirage, Bonneville, and galleries of Cuban Harlistas, concours cars, studies of lighting, Tahiti and more: http://www.roadhousepictures.net/3/artist.asp?ArtistID=35011&Akey=T568YEK8

Viva Las Vegas wrap up of great stuff that I enjoyed

 someone is decking out this bicycle, literally.

 Even clipped a playing card to the rear spokes

 way cool brake light

 2nd best looking DeSoto there, but only because it's not topless with women standing in it. Serious cool paint scheme, great chrome, everything is just right

RNDL that is all they needed, not 6 speeds with overdrive.

 Most amazingly, this isn't the first vehicle with drive in speakers I've seen, the other was a 32 Ford delivery at GNRS

 What the hell is this I asked, and someone immediately used their superior vision to read the very small print around the center of the dial to read that it is an altimeter, made by Airguide.

 Tiki mask speakers, awesome

 Just because the word Hot Rod was in the car show title, doesn't mean we aren't interested in looking over your old Harley! Love it!

 First time I've seen a car club name on the sun visors... most ingenius! My compliments!

Glittery, ain't it

 look at the seat, the stars and stripes seat. If you have no idea what that is, you've lived a long way from farms. It's a milk barrel, and it's topped with a tractor seat. That is some true redneck ingenuity.

 Margarita mixer

 It's very different from the norm, it's a Studebaker speedometer

 It's a Hudson body dropped onto a Cadillac chassis and powertrain. Must be the only one in existence.

 rolling art

 Boxed in, but who needs doors to open?

 Above, a Mercury I'm not familiar with, a 62 Monterey with taillights that seem to be mimicing the Chrysler 300 and Imperial style

 Nice flying eyeball and color scheme

 Big damn Cadillac

 One of the coolest kids wagons I've seen

 Best looking DeSoto and suede and chrome vehicle at the show.

handmade long runner intake for Webers for pete's sake

 Interesting shifter

 Hardtop convertible?

 One of the best examples of lace paint I've seen in a while. Thanks Larry Watson and Von Dutch for collaborating to invent lace painting

 an example of one car among many that I believe are instantly identifiable just from a corner of the whole car to a car guy, especially the musclecar era

 awesome helmet looking air filter tops. My compliments to Gary's Hot Rods and Harleys

 Effing cool logo design too

 Bitchin grill

 Looks like the teeth in this grill have cavities... not cool when behind such a nice chromed bumper

 great looking instrument panel, adn the helmet over the shifter is a good look too

 Damn. I like it. Sorta reminiscent of the Cobra movie Mercury of Sylvester Stallone

 I don't understand the mini motor in the front of the wagon.