Mar Vista

1954-56 Dodge C-Series

Posted by The Professor

This is one of the few cars that have fooled me into taking pictures of them twice; the last picture is what it looked like when I first spotted it, and the top several are from a few years later. It does look better now, if a bit less authentic.

Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA

Photographed November 2011 & December 2016

1998 Oldsmobile Aurora

Posted by The Professor

These are getting mighty scarce on the roads of Southern California; not that they were ever very plentiful to begin with. In fact, I don’t think I’ve seen another one since I took these pictures just over two years ago. This is a constant struggle for me on my roadside rambles: deciding when a car that once was not too uncommon has seen its numbers dwindle to the point that there just aren’t that many left. Ten years ago, I wouldn’t have paid this Aurora a second glance. But it looks like I may have caught this one just in time.

Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA

Photographed December 2016