"with a hearty scoff in the chamber, ready to lay snide critique" are the words the Autopian.com's new writer used in an article about the LaJolla Concours, which he described as being held on "a big patch of shabby lawn". Scoff, and snide, indeed.

He did pick a good range of cars in the show to highlight on the Autopian.com 

https://www.theautopian.com/im-a-designer-who-attended-a-fancyish-car-show-here-are-the-cars-that-stood-out-to-me/  and either has some in depth knowledge of them, or, is also good at researching the ones he finds interesting. 

It's too bad his editor is blind, and that he doesn't use some spellcheck software to ask about errors... this was a challenge to read.  

"I love me some coupé utility trucklets and this funktastic El Catalina" is quite the odd choice for a writing patter. But, when I read "dramatically sculpted hoof concealed" I realized, no editor was awake at the computer to rein in (no pun intended after that mention of a hoof) this guy's writing. 

"With its Kamm tail aerodynamic and only 1,370 lbs to move it pushed this sexy beast to a top speed of 152 mph. During its three years of production, TZ2s took class wins in the 1000 km of Monza 12 Hours of Sebring, the Targa Florio, 1000 km of Nürburgring,6 Hours"

That is an example of no proofreading taking place at all. From a teacher, among other things. I mean - he's a teacher, not that I am. I'm a proofreader. That's not the only example of not using a space after a comma, or not using a comma when needed, or a space after punctuation: "background in various aspects of design strategy, spatial design, branding, graphic design, production and project and team management, in small to large budget projects.Resume includes" https://cms.artcenter.edu/about/get-to-know-artcenter/people/detail.html?breadcrumb=565f1aae4d9b6fce4bd8c5f2&accdID=0110221

" As an articulate concept generator, I conjure the Big Idea but never forget the importance of details." Really? Seriously?

You forgot to proofread before or after posting... so... yeah, not so much on the importance of details. 

Why does it bug me? Well, I'm over here, just being a car guy, reading about a car show I like, and I guess I got a bit defensive over the "scoff in the chamber, ready to lay snide critique" and figured if he can state that's his status, he can sure as hell can take in what he dishes out. 

I vote for the Autopian.com to get a proofreader, and less Pasadena snobs in the car show reporting. If they want to be droll about 911s, and other similar boring snob cars, fine. But writing for a car enthusiast website doesn't seem to me to be a good fit. Especially for someone who can't spell "Peterson Museum" correctly. 

I have never seen a state inspection sticker like this before... it's a recreation of a legit window sticker for 1944 passenger cars,

and it's a reminder that there are some really rare things about cars that are only ever going to be seen by either going to see a LOT of car shows, or looking through a LOT of car enthusiast websites like mine, where we find the stuff so you don't have too! 

here's a legit one still attached to a windshield of a 25 Dodge 

https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/features/car-week-1925-dodge-brothers-roadster

you can buy your own at https://coupecustoms.com/product/1944-california-registration-decal/

Decalcomania is the process of transferring pictures or designs from specially prepared paper to glass, ceramic, metal, or other material. 

The American Decalcomania Company was a major decalcomania company in the early twentieth century in the United States. They made these window decals, and the WW2 gas ration decals

65 Alfa Romeo Guilia Sprint Speciale Coupe

 

cool Lincoln, with a couple features I haven't seen before, back windows that slide back to front, and a ventilation

This vent in the floor... with a lever for open and closed

very cool way to high light the back seat! Real no kidding lap blanket at top hat, that's a lot of style!

 

66 Ferrari 330 GTC that is seriously ready for car shows... an original extra set of rims, extra set of light bulbs, original tool kit, fan belts, etc.

This is a great example of how the car is the center of the story, but it's only the small part. Usually the owner has great stories, or the car has great stories, or like this, has great "props" that make so much to look at and think about. Period correct pieces that are so damn cool and rarely seen. Like the hammer for the hubs, tool kit, original license plate, light bulbs, spare fan belts

Even has the newspaper that has the for sale ad that listed this car! 

It's been a while since I've seen a 914 with the full option list, a 914-6 GT Targa

very cool item to put in the car at car shows!

I don't remember ever seeing one with the VW symbol in the mix of the nameplate, but, I seriously can't recall the last time I was this close to a 914, it's easily been a decade. There aren't many around. 

1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 competition FIA GT Berlinetta

1955 Maserati 150S

very interesting Lamborghini 400 2+2 that still has a race sticker on the hood from the 3rd annual Marlboro La Carrera

I've never seen a Touring Super Leggera badge, on a back bumper

one street, one full race. I blame Magnum PI for causing me to like these unobtainable cars (but those weird too tall side mirrors? Not good)

I haven't even heard of an OSI before, and when I came across this one yesterday at the LaJolla Concours, I forgot to take a photo of the front! No matter, this same car was photographed extensively by Bonhams.

In 1960, coachbuilder Ghia, seeking contracts to put some of its designs into limited volume production, formed a parallel company to carry out the work.

The brainchild of Luigi Segre, owner of Ghia, and Arrigo Olivetti, owner of automotive component manufacturer Fergat, Officine Stampaggi Industriali – shortened to OSI – set up modern production facilities in Turin, adjacent to Ghia's operations.

 Its first commissions were for the Innocenti 950 Spider, and the station wagon variant of the Fiat 1300/1500 sedan, the Familiare.

In January 1965, Ford's European subsidiary, headquartered in Cologne, Germany, commissioned OSI to build a successor to its flagship Taunus Coupe. The new luxury coupe was to seat four in comfort, and use the fourth-generation Taunus 20M executive car chassis and as many of its components as possible. It would be sold and serviced by Ford dealerships. (and was the reason this car was titled as a Ford)

 The new OSI 20M TS was first shown in concept form on the Ford stand at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1966. Principal credit for the styling went to Sergio Sartorelli, whose hand shaped the Volkswagen Type 34 "razor edge" Karmann Ghia.

The OTI 20M TS remained in the catalog only through 1967. Approximately 2,000 of these handbuilt coupes are believed to have been produced, with sales limited to the German market. 

 

This car was produced with a 6-volt electrical system and 2-liter V6, rather than the later cars' 12 volts and 2.3 liters. It was brought back to the United States by a service member serving overseas. It was then sold to a collector in Stayton, Oregon.

The car had been disassembled to a bare shell, and stored in a dry barn for 26 years. It still possessed the majority of its components, including its numbers-matching engine and four-speed manual transmission. Restored between January 2018 and April 2019, it has less than 3,200 miles showing on the odometer.

 

https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/25221/lot/104/1967-osi-20m-tschassis-no-ex54ge01574/ for their total write up about this car

If you remember that Ferrari under the car cover, that I posted a couple weeks ago, here it is at the car show

the car cover photos