The Hollywood Starlet

A friend of mine recently unearthed this wonderful little 1955 356 1500 Continental Coupe in LA. The car was a one family car and spent its entire life in the Hollywood area. It is a very well preserved car with only one old paint job and no collision damage. There is a lot to be learned with a car like this that has never been taken apart, banged on, welded up and restored. For example, look at those tight panel gaps and how sharp the edges are on the door openings. Most restored cars have soft round edges - makes the paint less likely to chip off. But that isn't how they were originally.
So, the big question! What would you do if this was yours? Honor the patina and live with the bumps and grinds, or completely restore it?  Tough call...or is it?

Gabrielle 1997-2012

Lost one of the real joys in my life this morning. We had 15 good years together.
The back yard was never safe for small creatures when she was around, but she had the sweetest disposition ever. I am going to miss my Gabby dearly.

Bergrennen on Video

Just a little hint of what the average road looked like on the Bergrennen tour
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RGruppe Bergrennen - Day 3

Day three was much better. The sun was bright and strong, the roads dried out and a lot of territory was covered. The cars were flawless, no major issues reported anywhere. To top the evening off, some more local "beverage" mysteriously showed up in the hotel parking lot later that night.

Karl H

Jim G

Michael E

Scott Z

Jared R

Next year's dinner!

Mark M

The reason my cell phone didn't work

Dave M - Bob A

R Gruppe Bergrennen - Day 2

Day two started out wet. Most everyone took their time at breakfast and got a fairly late start. Throughout the day, the rain would come and go, but once the roads were experienced, nobody was complaining. After the drive, most hung out in the parking lot, bench racing, enjoying a few beers and even a little bit of moonshine that was donated by an unknown local that had an appreciation for German machinery.

Luke M breaking into Dave Miller's car. He got the stereo, $6 in change and Dave's Debbie Gibson CD's

Gray Wolf - Curt Egerer

Jim F's RS replica

I swear to God that if you don't leave me alone I will put fingerprints all over it!

Dave B made the trip out from TRE-land. Shoulda brought RainX

Scott Stamper brought the Turbo.

Rob Abbot's 68 S

Farrell Martin's slick 912 sunroof coupe

Scott Hansen's Whitey aka Whitney

R Gruppe 2012 Bergrennen - Day One

The inaugural R Gruppe Bergrennen event was held in Snowshoe WV this weekend. Enjoy the photos of the first night of the event.

Mark Morrisey's Hot Rod

Scott Hansen

Ed Mayo's '67

Scott Hansen - Curt Egerer

Scott Hansen - Mark Morrisey

The evening entertainment - Momo Juggling

Brian Fryar

Older N' Faster

Very cool video about the history of the Cal-Look.

OLDER N' FASTER // THE CALIFORNIA LOOK from Stephen Brooks FILMS on Vimeo.