Neil Thomas receives a call about a classic car collection for sale in Lancaster, California. The collection includes Model A Fords, a Chevy pickup, tractors, and a Packard. Upon arriving, Thomas sees the vehicles stored in a large garage. One vehicle that stands out is a 1937 Packard 120 sedan. Thomas negotiates a purchase price and arranges to have the Packard transported to Beverly Hills for a photoshoot, reuniting it with its original home.

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No.4
MAGAZINE / SUMMER 2017

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I’D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY for coming to another year of
Highway Earth. Putting this magazine together is our gift to you as
a way of saying “thanks”, without your support we couldn’t do it.
Probably one of my favorite parts of the show is registration. At
the beginning of every show I lay in bed at night wondering what
types of cars are coming, you never know, it’s always a surprise.
I’m alerted on email when someone registers, Ding, the email
alert goes off, it’s a 37 Packard, Ding, another email, a Jaguar
XK120R competition car, Ding, a custom Avanti. I run to the
wife, an Avanti is coming! She looks at me… What’s an Avanti?
As the list grows we start to pull cars for the magazine, its not
easy, everyday new people are registering. Am I choosing the
right cars, where are we going to shoot them, If I could, I’d shoot
all the cars. All cars are special and I think this issue features a fun
selection. The shoots this year took us from Beverly Hills, Malibu,
Echo park to the top of Bel Air. And if you’re worried, no cars
were hurt in the shooting of theses stories.
Enjoy the show, share your stories, and thanks for coming!
Evan Klein
EDITOR’S NOTE
WELCOME TO ISSUE FOUR
NOW ON VIEW
For more information visit petersen.org/ferrari
6060 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90036
In the Bruce Meyer Family Gallery
presented by
SEEING RED
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CONTRIBUTORS
LIONEL
BEBBINGTON
Lionel is an Award-win-
ning Content Director, Art
Director and Designer
with over 20 years of
experience in both tradi-
tional and custom publi-
cation design. His publication expertise involves
everything from story concept development to
final design execution—including full-scale shoot
production. His real joy though, is being able to
work with great people to tell stories that are
meaningful and engaging. What a joy to be able
to collaborate with Evan again on another issue
of the magazine! lionelbebbington.com
NEIL THOMAS
Neil Thomas founded
West Coast Auto
Appraisals (thecarap-
praiser.com) in 1993
after years selling
classic cars, Roll-Roy-
ces, and Jaguars.
Born and raised in Bristol, England, Thomas
nonetheless professes a particular fondness
for American musclecars from the ’60s and
’70s. “I live, breathe, and dream cars,” he says.
“I am very lucky that my work is my passion!”
SCOTT MARTIN
Scott “carshowaholic”
Martin was raised on
cars, had multiple cars
even before he could
drive and has docu-
mented thousands of
cars, trucks and motor-
cycles in his career as an automotive photojour-
nalist. A fixture at local and National car shows
and events, he is dedicated to the preservation
and enhancement of the automotive industry
and the collector car hobby. A member and
participant in SEMA and Petersen Automotive
Museum, Scott is always looking for new ways
to inform the public about developments in the
automotive community. Follow Scott on Twitter,
Instagram, Tumblr & Flickr @carshowalic and
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I LOVE SHOOTING ALL OF US TOGETHER.
It’s that Where’s Waldo kind of moment,
when I get home I zoom in a million per-
cent and see all of us smiling and waving.
Its pretty amazing that we all find time to be
here, schedules are crazy, work is busy, but
somehow, we still find time to do the things
we love. We’ll keep doing this as long as the
park allows. Even the Rangers have a good
time. Franklin Canyon is a special place,
hidden away from the rush of the city, a
place where you can still see deer and coy-
otes roaming. Once, I even spotted, a very
rare beetle, while jogging on a wooded trail
I came upon Paul McCartney and his wife
out for a morning hike, I jogged past qui-
etly, we exchanged “good mornings”, and
continued past. Franklin canyon will al-
ways be Andy Griffiths Mayberry, but every
now and then I still get surprised. HE
A part of Highway Earth
tradition is the photo raffle,
everyone that registers
is given a raffle ticket,
we have the drawing at
noon, and 4-5 lucky cars
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Each year we get an eclectic mix of
cars. Everyone is welcome, old and
new. Even the Boy Scouts get in on
the fun helping with coordination
and judging. The VW bus, its electric.

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EVAN KLEIN
SEA AND SAND1963 ALFA ROMEO GIULIA
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ART RUSSELL HAS A 1963 ALFA GIULIA, Art says calmly that it
only took him 20 years to restore his Giulia. He purchased it in 1991
as a project in boxes, breaking his first rule of never buying a car in
pieces, it was a time when you found cars by word of mouth, before
the internet, this was the best he could find at the time. Art says
he wasn’t intimidated, by profession he’s an engineer, designing
models for Revell, and even models for The Spirit of America. So
how hard could an Alfa be? I asked Art what part of the restoration
gave him the most trouble, “it was those little clips for the rocker
panel chrome strips” , I laughed, I’m having the same problem with
mine. The motor and gearbox were rebuilt prior to his restoration,
a 1600 with single weber, and 5 speed box. Omega Motorsports and
Evanspeed complteted the tuning.
Lets just say there was a lot of sanding involved.
Since the restoration he’s got no problem taking it on trips, go-
ing to the Alfa National convention, Concorso Italiano in Monte-
rey, even bring some awards home along the way. Any problems?
Well, the brakes froze on the first trip around the block, had to
walk home. His little Giulia has even found her way into the movie
business for a Dolce Gabbana advertisment, once getting a call to
be with Matthew McConaughey and Scarlett Johansen, shooting at
Zuma beach they laid sheet after sheet of plywood allowing the car
With hat and gloves the
Alfa effortlessly cruises
the Malibu coastline.

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to be on the sand. Matthew and Scarlet sat in the car, the paparazzi
was so bad they kept Scarlet covered the whole time, only catching
glimpses of her ankles.
I was excited to spend the day shooting with Art, luckily Giulia
was our star today. I had a couple locations in mind. We took off for
Malibu, first stopping at a horse stable in Topanga canyon. I want-
ed a vintage 1960’s advertising feel, thinking what would Alfa have
done? I had an address but hadn’t spoke to anyone yet…. And you
know how that can go. Fortunately we were in luck. We showed
up with our Alfa’s and begged for a little time,the stable was very
nice and gave us a ½ hour, we used the full ½ hour and of course
we invited them to the show. I shot front ¾’s in front of the barn,
verticals and horizontals from a few different angles, switched to
rear ¾’s, and then interior details, I try to shoot as much as possible,
I may not use all the shots but its better to have them than not. The
Alfa is a pleasure to shoot, her simple elegance compliments the lo-
cation, and those Pininfarina lines are so graceful with perfect pro-
portions finding the right angle is easy, the ½ hour went very quick.
Art’s attention to detail ran
through out the restoration
right down to every name-
plate and sticker.
HERE BY THE SEA AND SAND
EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED

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Thank you Topline
Equestrian center,
Topanga Cyn. for let-
ting us stable the Alfa
for a few quick shots.

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I wasn’t too worried about Art’s driving, while at the house he
showed us his other Alfa, a pristine 1972 GTV race car, I figured if he
could run Willow Springs, he can run PCH without a hitch. There’s
a great run past Pepperdine on PCH giving a great view of the coast-
line. I’ll be shooting car to car with Art following us, I’ll be shoot-
ing from the trunk of my Giulia Super, We U Turned into Coral Cyn.
using the stop light as our starting point and head back up, south
on PCH. We accelerate quickly from the light, one advantage from
riding in the trunk is that I get to hear both our motors, and If you
pace it just right you get a perfect background free of traffic. We ran
a few runs shooting from the trunk and a few more runs shooting
out of the passenger side window for the rear ¾ shots.
Our other location for the statics was the beach overlook. Only
to find a TMZ tour bus parked there, the TMZ driver when seeing 2
vintage Alfa’s had no problem in pulling a few feet forward. Black
cars can be a little tricky, I added an extra strobe overhead to fill
shadows, just giving it the highlight it needed.
Art was quite the gentleman letting me shoot and shoot, and
shoot, he did a fantastic job with his restoration, right down to the
stickers in the engine bay. Giulia’s are appreciating every day in val-
ue, I asked what the future holds for the Giulia, well, I’ve got 3 sons,
and 3 cars. I’ll let them decide. HE
THE GIULIA’S SIMPLE
ELEGANCE IS TESTAMENT TO
PININFARINA’S GENIUS
Art has 2 Alfas, the
Giulia and a GTV
race car, you have
to be prepared for
every occasion.

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EVAN KLEIN
EXERCISE YOUR MOBILITY
1961 AUSTIN HEALEY BUGEYE SPRITE MK1
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WE ZIP UP AND
DOWN SUNSET,
STOPPING AT
ANDANTE FOR
A CUP OF JOE
GOING MOBILE
Today we’re hitting the Silver-
lake/Echo park area. We zip up
and down Sunset. Stopping
at Andante for a cup of joe.
Hitting Gentlemen’s Breakfast,
a vintage eyewear store, Umami
burger for a bite of lunch. The
automobile represent mobility,
today we’re going mobile.
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BIG MONEY
Tony’s replaced the electrical on
it, rebuilt the rear suspension,
and has had it running for about
a month now. He’s taken it to
Angeles Crest without a prob-
lem. The car is meant to be used.
It’s an extension of his lifestyle.
For not being a big money
car, he can pull up anywhere
and it puts a smile on peoples
faces. Nobody knows what it
is, but they know they like it.
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IT’S PERSONAL
It speaks to him on a personal
level, its not perfect, its not
shiny, that’s ok, it calls to him.
He does his very best to keep
the tradition. He says of course
there are things that need at-
tention, and that’s the personal
relationship he develops with
the car, doing the work himself,
that’s the reward and pride he
takes in owning the car.
IT SPEAKS TO HIM ON A
PERSONAL LEVEL. IT’S
NOT PERFECT, IT’S NOT
SHINY, THAT’S OK, IT
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PURE BUGEYE
Tony Ly has sold over 3000
cars. Has 2 MGA’s in his
garage and a Bugeye Sprite.
He considers the Bugeye the
bookend of car collections,
the cheapest car you could
buy with the biggest bang for
the buck. He’s had about 20
Bugeyes, this Bugeye is a pure
specimen, never wrecked, nev-
er raced, and no rust. He found
this one using the Recycler in
Wrightwood, that’s the desert.
Same owner 33 years, black
plate car. It took 5 minutes for
him to say “I want it”.
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IT ALL STARTED WHEN I RECEIVED a phone call from a good old
friend of mine. “Hey Neil, I heard about this car collection for sale
in Lancaster, are you interested?” And being the car guy that I am,
I naturally said, “Yes, of course I am interested.”
As it turns out the executor of an estate was selling off a bunch
of very old cars that belonged to his grandfather who had passed
away, he could not remember specifically what was there, but
there was a total of eight or nine vehicles, couple of them were
tractors, some early Ford Model A’s, a Chevy pick up and a Packard.
I thought “Nothing really that sets my heart on fire”, to be
honest I am mostly into 1960’s and 1970’s sports cars, so Mod-
el A’s and tractors does not really do it for me, but hey a Chevy
pickup is always fun especially if it has “patina” and who knows
the Packard maybe cool?
Lancaster is located about 70 miles North East of Los Angeles, in
an area also known as the Antelope Valley, and BTW I have never
seen an Antelope there. The drive is quite pretty along the 14 High-
EVAN KLEIN NEIL THOMAS
Originally sold at
Thompson Motor Co.
Marilyn is reunited
with her Beverly
Hills roots.
CRUISING
WITH MARILYN
1937 PACKARD 120

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way as it meanders gently past Santa Clarita through the Vasquez
Rocks County Park, the terrain is rugged as it is beautiful, you pass
through the Sierra Pelona Mountains, dropping down into Acton
then climb up again to the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains at a
height of 3200 feet. The highway then descends into the Antelope
Valley with quite a spectacular view of the Mojave Desert. A few
miles into the valley I exit the freeway and after a few lefts and
rights, a couple of dirt tracks, I pull up outside a fairly innocuous
looking home sat on an acre of land, with a bunch of old garages
situated haphazardly on the property and a very large steel garage
behind a very rickety old wooden fence.
I was greeted by a friendly elderly lady who took me to the big
garage, the door was rolled up and covered in a thick layer of dust
were a bunch of cars, trucks, and tractors. The tractors were of a
1950’s American vintage, they had been restored but not to a very
high quality, a 1958 Chevy Apache pickup with a not so desirable
long bed and a poor amateur paint job, a 1921 Ford Model T Pha-
eton languishing in the back was kind of cool, but it was so tall and
big and just not that practical. There was a nice 1931 Ford Model A
pick up truck, this was somewhat interesting, it had a good look
about it, and behind it a half restored Model A sedan painted in a
particularly unattractive baby brown color with bright green wire
wheels. Tucked in the corner was a 1937 Packard, but unfortunate-
ly a pretty dull semi gloss black 4 door sedan and completely miss-
ing the interior. I was a little bit disappointed, I had high hopes of
unearthing a real gem of a Packard coupe or convertible, but I had
been thwarted. Oh well chalk it up to “If you don’t look you won’t
find” I thanked the lady for showing me the cars and said that
nothing was particularly lighting my fire. “But don’t you want to
see Marilyn?” “Marilyn?” I retorted, “Yes Marilyn, she is my favor-
ite.” She whispered. The old lady lead me up the garden path and
I was secretly hoping it was not figuratively as it was literally. We
stopped at the main house garage; she fumbled with a big bunch
of keys and finally opened up the garage door and boom! There
she was “Marilyn!” this 1937 Packard 8 120 Convertible. I let out a
gasp of excitement, “Ok my fire is officially lit and blazing away!”
Now I don’t know much pre war cars, but I immediately fell in
love with Marilyn, She was beautiful she had such a presence, big
wide white wall tires, sweeping front fenders that drop elegantly
down into the huge running boards, the radiator shell that is canted
back at just the right angle, established the 120 model as one of the
most revered Packards. I wanted her, “She has to be mine.” I said
to myself. The only problem was all the cars had to be sold in one
package. The executor was living on the other side of the country
and did not want to deal with trying to sell the cars individually…
Damn Marilyn was not going to be mine without a bit of courting!
So after a bit of back and forth a deal was struck and I bought the
whole lot. I hauled each car one by one back to Beverly Hills on my
trailer, went through the Herculean task of selling the rest of the
unwanted bit part actors so I could keep hold of the movie star.
Now I don’t know much about pre war cars, but I immediately fell in love with Marilyn, She was beautiful she had presence.
THE 120 MODEL IS ONE OF THE MOST
REVERED PACKARDS. I WANTED HER.

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Marilyn was the last car I picked up and I was elated to get her
home. I promptly enlisted the help of my friend Tony, who went
through the car, rebuilt the complete braking system, flushed
the fuel system and rebuilt the single Stromberg carburetor. Af-
ter a few weeks of driving her and getting to know the various id-
iosyncrasies I have to say the Packard continually impresses me.
The engine is incredibly quiet with quite a sufficient amount of
torque, the transmission is a buttery smooth 3 speed all syncho
affair with a light progressive clutch, and the brakes are amaz-
ingly strong and you never feel scared that you will never stop,
and in the handling department she also surprises, very little
body roll in the turns and feels solid and surefooted, Surprisingly
the steering is remarkably light and easy considering there is no
power assistance. Not bad for 80 years old!
The Pre War Packards were a big deal, if you owned a Packard
you were someone who appreciated the finer things in life. This
was the best of America in the early 20th century. In 1902 James W.
Packard’s secretary brought to his attention a letter from “a man
who wants information about the dependability of Packard.” Mr.
I have to say the
Packard continually
impresses me. The en-
gine is incredibly quiet
with quite a sufficient
amount of torque, the
transmission is a but-
tery smooth 3 speed
all syncho affair with a
light progressive clutch.

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Packard replied “since we have no sales literature yet, tell him to
just “Ask The Man Who Owns One!” and so it became the famous
Packard slogan for the next 45 years.
The previous caretaker had owned Marilyn since 1968 according
to the pink slip, which co-incidentally was the year I was born, so
already in my mind this was a match made in heaven. I enjoy the
fact that Marilyn is not perfect, the paint is dull, with chips and
scars, I love her warts and all, and importantly I am not scared to
drive the old girl.
The part I love about owning this car the most, is reaction she
garners from people in their twilight years. At car shows they
stop dead in their tracks, they carefully circle Marilyn taking in
the view, and break out in to a Cheshire cat grin. My 85 year old
next door neighbor was thrilled to go for a ride in the car, you can
see their faces light up like a little kid that has seen their favorite
car as a child, you can imagine them with their noses pressed up
against the Packard showroom window staring longingly at the
cars, making a pact with themselves “One day I will have a car like
that” before being chased off by the window cleaner for messing
up his windows with their grubby little hands. There is something
very special about that beaming smile across an old mans face.
Now that Marilyn is mine, I feel like I have a sense of duty, I have
to maintain her, protect her, but importantly I have to show her off.
Sadly the circle of guys that remember these cars as a kid is a circle
that is becoming smaller and smaller, the younger generation of car
guys need to be exposed to the excellence of prewar American cars,
so in turn they will learn to appreciate, desire, dream and continue
the legacy of the Marilyn’s of this world. I stepped out of my com-
fort zone when I bought a Packard, and it was the best decision I
have ever made. Ask The Kid That Owns One! HE
Now that Marilyn is
mine, I feel like I have
a sense of duty, I have
to maintain her, protect
her, but importantly I
have to show her off.

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When asked about
dependability, Packard
replied “Ask the man
that owns one”
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EVAN KLEIN
GO SPEED RACER
With 50,000
horsepower
the Mach 5 was
able to leap tall
buildings in a
single bound.
AT 10AM OUR SECOND grade teacher Mrs. Adams would take our
class of 30 outside. We were told to run to the top of the hill and
back. 30 scrambling kids. I waited all morning, my shoes were
tied tight, the flag dropped, I fought for lead position. One day
you were the Mach 5, other days Racer X, and some days the GRX,
the fastest car ever made, so fast drivers must be sprayed with a
special aerosol to keep the fear away.
Speed Racer was created in 1967, running from 67-68 with 52
animated episodes. American voices by Peter Fernandez as Speed
and Racer X, as we of course all know was Speeds older brother.
Corinne Orr as Trixie, Mom Racer, Chim Chim and various other
female characters.
The Mach 5 we have with us today is from The Petersen Muse-
um. It’s the prototype created for the Child Safety Network used
1967 MACH 5
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Built by Speed’s dad
Pop’s, the Mach 5 had
7 special tricks up its
sleeve to give it the
leading edge.
as a promotional tool on a national auto
safety tour. While the animated Mach 5 was
claimed to have 50,000 horsepower this ver-
sion has 400 horsepower coming from a 327,
4 speed gearbox, Saginau Trans Axle with air
bags, rack and pinion steering, disc brakes in
the front and drums in the rear. A radar test
put it at 135mph in 3rd with an estimated
185. Don’t try this at home folks.
Speed’s Dad “Pop’s built the Mach 5 and
incorporated some pretty cool tricks, The
steering wheel has 7 buttons… button A
activates special jacks allowing the car to
jumping and repairs, button B was creat-
ed by Sparky, special grip tires for slippery
surfaces, button C, releases powerful rotary
saws enabling the car to slice through any
and all obstacles., button D seals the cock-
pit making it safe from bullets and airtight,
button E gives Speed Hi Powered head-
lights, F allows for underwater driving, re-
leasing oxygen and raising the periscope, G
is the homing robot that can relay messages
or provide pictures of the terrain. Maybe the
museum will let us press a few buttons to
see what’s working, if we ask really nice.
It was Speed Racer, Ultraman and the
Bananna Splits that we rushed home too
after school. I never thought Speed would
have had such an influence. Even today, as
I pull out onto Sunset, I can hear the theme
music starting, except I’ve only got one
button on my steering wheel, the horn….
And even the Mach 5 didn’t have one of
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MAKE MY DAY
1933 SINGER
EVAN KLEIN
THE MCKORMICK AUCTION in Palm Springs was already under
full swing when Ron entered. He had always wanted an MGTC and
when he saw this one, un-restored, in pieces cross the auction
block his hand went right up, the hammer fell and it was his. There
was just one problem, it wasn’t an MG. Ron had just bought a 1933
Singer Nine Sports…. What’s a Singer?
As Ron learned, Singer was a British motor car company that
made its first vehicle in the 1800’s, basically a 3 wheeled motor-
ized bicycle. The Nine Sports was introduced in 1932 after the Le-
Mans styling of the day. Ron’s car had the 4 cylinder 9 horsepower
motor, 4 speeds, though not very fast with a top speed of around
40 mph was actually quite good on gas.
Stuck with the task of restoration he turned to Morgan West,
Ron laughs that he would send a check a month of $300, and
they would do $300 worth of work, they never got ahead of the
checkbook and 8 years later Green Wings was reborn. Ron enjoys
the car today with his son Daniel as the navigator, taking her to
shows and rallys. Only a handful of Nine Sports are in the states,
the odd’s of seeing another are slim. He recalls of the time he blew
a head gasket and had to flatbed it home, saying “it’s gone faster
on the flatbed than it ever has on the road”.
Part of the Highway Earth tradition is to award a photo shoot and
article in our magazine for our early registers contest, after seeing
Ron’s entry I knew he’d be the one. Winner Winner Chicken din-
ner, I just like saying that, I announced it online so it would be a
surprise and followed up with a phone call, Ron said the car runs
great and was up for our adventure. Living close to Beverly Hills I
suggested we go to Rodeo Drive for some driving and beauty shots.
Green Wings would look right at home.
In the early morning
we cruise up Rodeo
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Sunday morning, 8:00am we met in Century City, the skys
were grey from June gloom. I was in my Giulia, Ron followed in
Green Wings. The streets were empty, not a car in sight, perfect.
We stopped at the base of Rodeo on Wilshire, I prepped my cam-
era and climbed into the trunk, the light turned green and we
moved up Rodeo. She looked beautiful through the lens. I could
hear all 9 horsepower pulling her up the hill. As I was shooting
I though to myself, hmm, its an English car, the steering wheel
is on the left, I can’t see Ron, lets do it again from the other an-
gle. Around the block we went and up Rodeo. Much better! I can
see Ron driving now. I shot wide and close up, not a single car on
the roads, I couldn’t have asked for any thing else, well except for
one more pass, lets get a shot dead on, this might make for a great
Cover, around the block we went down Beverly, taking a right on
Wilshire, and up Rodeo… until… a pair of Beverly Hills finest on
motorcycles zooms up behind us with lights and sirens singing.
Don’t move! The officer takes a picture of me in the back of the
Giulia, license and registration. What’s going on, are we getting a
ticket? “A ticket? You’re lucky you’re not going to jail” We try to
talk to them, they’re not listening. There are now 4 officers on the
scene. They tell us to stay put, they break out their book, looking
for things to charge us with, we see them laughing. I must say the
officers were rude and demeaning, they treated us as criminals.
We weren’t street racing, we were taking pictures on Rodeo drive,
in Los Angeles, the film capitol of the world. We have a 1933 Sing-
er, one of only 2 in the US, ooohhh, looks like you’re tags have
expired, we cant have that… We’re going to have to impound your
car. Really? They wouldn’t let us flat bed the car home. I was more
worried about Ron’s car being towed and stored in some impound
lot, who knows what could happen. They proceeded to write me
a ticket for riding in the back of my car, doing 15mph in a 25, my
driver, a ticket for allowing me to ride in the back of my car, and
Ron, a ticket for expired registration. This turned into a very ex-
pensive Sunday, and with the Singer being taken away, our day of
shooting was over. I still feel horrible, but sometimes you have to
make lemonade outta lemons, and you know what, we got some
fantastic shots before being stopped, and a “you won’t believe”
story for Monday morning. HE
Only 2 of these
exist in the States,
Do you really have
to impound it?

25. EVAN KLEIN
the
BEL-AIR
JOB
1986 911 CARRERA
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MULHOLLAND, ANGELES CREST, SUNSET, BEL AIR. Bel Air, yes, Bel
Air. We spend hours driving, and spend our hard earned cash on the
cars we drive. We make a point of enjoying the drive. Mulholland is
famous for its long stretch on top of the mountain with its epics
views, Angeles Crest is great, but who wants to really drive that
far. And Sunset, was made famous for “Dead Mans Curve”. I got a
ticket there once, Officer said I was doing 42 mph. I’m getting a
ticket for doing 42?? Yeah this is dead mans curve.
So my go to street now, Bel Air. Its very civilized you know.
Now don’t tell anyone… and you don’t have to go fast to enjoy
our cars. I gave my friend Ken a call with his 1986 911 Car-
rera, Ken’s a driving instructor for the BMW and Porsche
club. I thought it’d be perfect for our little excursion. And
a good excuse for me to photograph a Carrera. Thanks
Ken!! I must also say we never broke any speed limits
while shooting. We were very responsible.
We entering at the East Gate off Sunset at Beverly
Glen, taking our first left onto Bellagio. Its an uphill
right then left, if the afternoon it can be challeng-
ing with the sun in your eyes, you pick up speed
quickly heading to the first stop sign at Copa De
Oro, veer right and prepare for your first left at
THE BACK ROADS OF BEL
AIR ARE A HIDDEN GEM.
ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK.

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the triangle, opposing traffic has to stop, but always make sure to
hit your blinkers, we’re back onto Bellagio heading down to Stone
Canyon. Its downhill and rough, hang on, a lot of people take
the first left, don’t do it! Stay right on Stone Canyon, it’s a short
straight through a fantastic tree canopy. Another triangle with a
stop sign, I recommend “stopping!”.This is where you take a left
onto Chalon. Bellagio and Chalon parallel each other, but I find
Chalon has less traffic and more engaging.
Now step on the gas, you’re heading uphill, watch the bump
before you start into a series of hairpins and switchbacks. You
don’t have to go fast, you’re in a low gear, nose is pointing up,
you’re starting to grin. Sweep right, then left, then right, a short
straight with a dip passing Carcassonne Rd,. How come no one
ever mentioned this road? Hey! Eyes on the road, another bump
on the right before you turn in, You may notice that all the
streets have Italian names, Bel Air founder Alphonzo Bell’s wife
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AFTER A DAY OF DRIVING
STOP BY THE BEL-AIR
HOTEL FOR A CIVILIZED
CUP OF TEA.
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We’re now approaching a sweep at Dolo Way, a left
followed by a sweep right, a short straight sweep left
into another uphill run bringing us to Sarbonne Rd. I
find after this Chalon starts to become more congested,
best to just enjoy the views. Now with all driving in
the city you’ve got obstacles, trash can Tuesday, ce-
ment mixers and dump trucks, moving vans, gard-
ners with the occasional food truck, celebrities, and
the tourist. The tourist being the most dangerest
obstacle of all. Tourist stop… tourist u turn, tour-
ist are lost. Now I’m not going to let on too much,
but, with careful mapping you can find your way
all the way up to Mulholland if you need another
dose of driving.
After a few runs up and down, take a break,
go to the Bel Air Hotel. Have a coffee or tea. You
can’t do this on Mulholland. Have fun, you don’t
need to be dangerous, please don’t go too crazy
, and remember “you didn’t have to drive all
the way to Angeles Crest, and maybe you’ll see
Jennifer Aniston having a coffee too. HE
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EVAN KLEIN
Dennis Glavis has
been bringing
Morgan’s to the
US since 2002.
MORGAN WEST
WHERE MORGANS GET THEIR WINGS
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IF YOU EVER WANTED a Morgan, or owned
a Morgan there is only one place to go. In
2002 Dennis Glavis opened Morgan West, 1
of 3 dealerships in the US. Today 14 , with
56 worldwide. Morgan West covers every-
thing Morgan, from 3 wheelers to 4 wheel-
ers, old and new. On our visit today Dennis
has 2 very rare unrestored original Super
Sports, a Low body and I body version, he
says the last time he had a Super Sport was
Ralph Laurens low body 15 years ago. Its
not uncommon to find Peter Fonda or Leno
hanging here. , Dennis gives us a full tour, a
dealership loaded with Morgans, including
a 1 of 5 “Skimpy” from 1953, a hot rodded
stripped down version used for racing. He
say’s 80-90% of his sales head out of state
or oversea’s. Down the street is the resto-
ration shop. The resto shop always stays
busy looking after about 120 3 wheelers,
there’s a chrome one on the lift going to a
farmer in the mid-west. The future looks
bright for Morgan, the government has fi-
nally passed a small car manufacture’s act
allowing 4 wheelers back in the states.
We’ve always had 3 wheelers, and now new
4 wheelers will be here in 2018.
If you’re looking for a Morgan call Morgan
West, 3 wheelers are starting at 50 thou-
sand going to about 74 for polished alu-
minum special editions, 4 wheelers $80-
115,000. I had a chance to take a 3 wheeler
out, just simply fun-tastic,. You’re liter-
ally flying through traffic 6 inches off the
ground, and not once was I stopped and
asked to show my pilots license. Gentle-
men, please fasten your safety belts. HE
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MARATHON OF SHOWS
ON ANY GIVEN WEEKEND
SCOTT MARTIN IS A CARSHOWAHOLIC.
If there’s an event Scott is there. For Scott it
all started in 2014 when he innocently visit-
ed and documented 4 car shows in one day.
2015, 5 shows, and 2016, 6 shows in 1 day.
2017, He’s going for it 11 shows. With cam-
era in hand and the new Alfa Romeo Giulia
supplied by Auto Gallery he carefully plans
his adventure. Just the logistics alone pro-
vide challenge enough. Lets go for a ride.
Starting early Saturday first hitting Do-
nut Derelicts in Huntington beach, next
Cars and Coffee in Aliso Viejo, onto Lam-
borghini of Newport beach where locals
line the streets with their cameras waiting
to capture the passing exotics. A highlight
is the Edelbrock open house and Vic’s ga-
rage, filled with unique classic and custom
rides. With the clock ticking he heads off
to The Endless Summer car show in Her-
mosa Beach next to the pier, a homespun
car show full of classics, specialty and
modified cars, including even 6 Deloreans.
Next stop Simi Valley for The Coachmen
monthly car show and cruise at Simi Valley
Town Center. Determined to hit my record
of 7 car shows in one day, I decided to go
for it and drive across town to Petersen
Automotive Museum on the Miracle Mile
for the unveiling of the new McLaren 720S.
The same McLaren we’ll have at the High-
way Earth show this year.
Sunday morning takes him to Malibu
for the Vintage Car Show, This is where
you get museum-quality cars at a local car
show. Then hopping over the hill to Su-
percar Sunday at Westfield Promenade in
Woodland Hills. Drawing celebrities such
as Jay Leno, Jeff Dunham, Bruce Meyer and
Caitlyn Jenner. Heading off to show 10, the
Exotic and Classic Autos show in Pacific
Palisades, a mix of new Porsche’s, restored
Volkswagens, a Packard or two and every-
one else’s daily classic drivers.
Wrapping up the adventure brings him
to show 11. Greystone Mansion Concours
d’Elegance. It is an awesome property
surprisingly set in the middle of Beverly
Hills built by oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny
in just 18 months. Quite a remarkable
achievement for 1928, or anytime really.
I would like to say that dedication and
tradition motivated me to do all this, but I
think it might just be a case of downright
craziness! Why else would anyone go out
of their way to photograph and write about
11 shows over 2 days? Could it be that I love
documenting all the amazing vehicles? or
maybe I am just a carshowaholic. Here’s to
14 shows in 2 days in 2018! HE
The Los Angeles weekend is filled
with car shows, its not uncommon
to find Scott at all of them.
SCOTT MARTIN
Saving you time, money & aggravation!
PH 818/430/7266
AutoBrokerScott@Gmail.com
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