Thursday, August 13, 2015

Tiny Soldiers: Pacific Grove’s Little Car Show Informally Kicks Off Monterey Car Week [Gallery]

–An tangerine metalflake Meyers Manx needs no justification.–Cry havoc and let slip the Beans of war! It’s a pair of Reliant Robins!–Helmet guy. ’73 Suzuki Jimny. Peas in a pod.–With a 950 cc engine, this ’65 Mini Moke practically counts as a big-block entrant in this particular show. Bonus points for the Jeepney-esque flourishes.–A Toyota Sports 800 is welcome anywhere, at any time.–Like a Harley Dyna, this 1956 Panhard Dyna features an aircooled twin. Unlike the V-twin Hog, the Frenchie’s got a boxer that displaces a mere 850cc, while the Milwaukee machine features almost exactly double the displacement. We’d take this for the simple reason that there’s no way anybody in a Sons of Anarchy T-shirt would ever be seen in anything French.–Major.–Meyers Tow’d in competition guise? Why yes, thank you very much. We’ll go ahead and take that one.–36 volts of raw, steaming, electrical power! It’s the 1966 B&Z electric!–You don’t want to be inside a Fiat 500L, do you? You want to be inside a ’58 Fiat Multipla, don’t you?–Citroën 2CV Camionette? Don’t mind if we do!–“A convertible Isetta will flip your lid, kid. If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you two-thousand and two times!”–See? You totally flipped your lid, didn’t you?–“This is SPARTA!” “Uh, chum, this is Pacific Grove.” “Yeah, but like, that’s a Cinquecento right there. A Fiat 500.”–The spindliest-roofed Spider — the Michelotti Shellette!–Wicker seats? Wicker dash? Wicked awesome.–Wicker bench and wooden sills!–It’s like a miniature Monkeemobile built for Mister Roarke!–This car is nothing but sunshine, buttercups, gelato, and optimism, and we love it.–This car is nothing but sunshine, buttercups, gelato, and optimism, and we love it.–Pollyanna’s booty.–Because it’s built on an 850 Spider platform, the Shellette retains the rear engine vents.–Opel Kadett!–It wouldn’t be a show of little cars without an Austin Seven. This example dates from 1930.–The venerable Piaggio Ape ultralight utility vehicle’s tradition is carried on by Indian scooter company Bajaj. This 2005 Ape’s done up as a coffee cart.–Motorcycles may be banned in Pebble Beach, but these two delightful little Hondas — a 72 SL70 and a ’69 50 Mini Trail — are right at home in neighboring Pacific Grove.–Not a Caterham! Or a Locost! Or a Birkin! It’s a legitimate 1965 Lotus Seven, and when was the last time you saw one of those?—


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