He's enthusiastic about driving it to work, wouldn't you too?

While out for a drive, I came across this trolley memorial tribute gate, and cool VW microbus

La Mesa Police Dept asked the DMV investigation and enforcement department to look at the cruising hot rods. Not good.

http://www.kceoradio.com/marketwrap/uautoknow/uautoknow080208.mp3 most of the first quarter is all about the car cruise and it's Merchant Assoc. President, Stanley Young, the second quarter is the Police Chief interview, and the last is interviewing a 15 year icon of the show, Jumpin Jack Flash, a DJ who volunteers to play 50 and 60's music.

"I think our venue is the best... we have a much more congenial village..."
Stanley Young
President of the La Mesa Village merchants assoc. GRC1@cox.net

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Alan Lanning
Chief of Police La Mesa

DMV investigators are sworn peace officers and carry sidearms, investigative and enforcement arm of the DMV, were contacted by the La Mesa Police dept to work with the La Mesa PD to clear up issues left purposely vague by the Chief of LMPD. He purposely, didn't specify any issue that DMV was asked to look at.

Paul, a car guy with a sweet pair of cars, told me that the DMV was at LaMesa comparing registered vehicle values on record vs the apparent value of the vehicle in person, to force the issue and see that the DMV increases revenue by getting closer to the average market value of the vehicles versus the reported value when the vehicle was last registered. Also the recorded event of the "dealer plates" on a vehicle that were expired, and not the plates registered with the car.

Deputy Director of DMV Enforcement said that the investigators did overreact, and had too many members present at the car show.

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Well where does the director of the car show come in to help? ... Deena Whle, deena55@cox.net Executive Director / Car Show Chairperson, La Mesa Village Merchants Association

Previous posting about this disreputable situation http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/06/la-mesa-is-out-to-get-rid-of-cars-that.html

Toyota Tacomas recalled for the frame rusting out

I just talked to my Grandmother who told me there was a recall on her Tacoma, which about 10 years old, and over 100,ooo miles. She brought it in to the dealership, and they gave her $13,800 for it. She was also offered an additional 500 dollars towards a new car, or 1000 towards a new truck. She wrote a check for 4000 dollars and drove off in a new Corrola. A new, factory warranty, zero miles car... in trade for the recalled truck and 4000 dollars.

Now that just might be why Toyota has a better market position than GM, Ford, and Chrysler.

Found while out and about in Pt Loma, taken with the camera phone so the quality isn't as good as usual

Sad that the GTO is looking real bad, worse that the hood is resting on a beer bottle.


One of the best pinstripe jobs I've seen

63 Split window
Looks similar to the Corvair, so I'm guessing that GM stylists borrowed from this look a little bit

230 SL, nice little sports car is my take.

a few cars that were cool, but I didn't take 20-30 photos of them like the next few posts

Variety of cool stuff from the Kimball park car show