zeitgeist57 Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I'm still a little bent at Jalopnik for unfortunately being tied to Gawker and their whiny-SJW bloggers during the election, but whatevs... http://jalopnik.com/fuck-you-los-angeles-and-your-stupid-perfect-cars-1788931011 As I'm planning on putting the Lincoln away for winter, I'm jelly of the few times out to SoCal where the cars really are that impossibly straight. Nice food-for-thought article. Couldn't pay me enough to live out there, doe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BStowers023 Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I need to look out there for my next project. Dealing with rust is a fucking hassle that I don't want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 http://jalopnik.com/fuck-you-los-angeles-and-your-stupid-perfect-cars-1788931011 As I'm planning on putting the Lincoln away for winter, I'm jelly of the few times out to SoCal where the cars really are that impossibly straight. Nice food-for-thought article. Couldn't pay me enough to live out there, doe... I visited LA a couple years back because my brother was doing pilot season. I completely geek-ed out on having seen Rodney Bingenheimer actually driving his GTO twice around LA. For those who don't know Rodney was given the car as a gift for being Davey Jones's stunt double in the Monkees and has been his daily driver since 1967. Think about that, he has been driving the same Tyrol Blue, Black Vinyl top GTO up and down the sunset strip for nearly 50 years and it hasn't turned to red oxide powder. It's not a "show car" by any means but it isn't ugly and dented to hell either. (not my picture) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankis Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Arizona is the same way, maybe better. I end up out there for work functions occasionally and I'm amazed at the perfect unrestored early late 70s and early 80s pickups. Even the 80s toyotas stay solid out there. Often the paint is cooked away from the desert sun, but they still don't rust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltboostin Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Texas still IMO is the best place to look for a project car, or a solid truck you want to keep fro a few years. No rust-and just close enough to not be a bad trip to pick up a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 AZ rocks for preserving cars, I still see 80's Toyota pickups, the odd Model-A once in a while and everything else in between running around down here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 Yes, but the southern Arizona heat will eat an interior alive. Still, I'd rather replace that than a car full of rust. After spending my life in the west and south and now having lived in the rust belt... never again. Not unless I suddenly start hating cars and everything about them. Never again will I put my car thru the roads and salt there. Living there made me dread working on a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 AZ rocks for preserving cars, I still see 80's Toyota pickups, the odd Model-A once in a while and everything else in between running around down here. Except all plastic is dried out and cracked in the interior. AZ sun is hell on interior. Edit: Christian beat me too it, I'm with Christian above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Christian also said it too, easier to replace plastic than rust!! Besides, there are ways to prevent/slow down those issues. Dark window tint, i utilize a good windshield shade, and regularly treat my plastics and seals to keep them fresh. A little TLC goes a long way and less expensive than welding in new metal to replace rotted stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 "This town can’t help but produce immaculate, rust-free vehicles. It’s why nobody here has any idea what the rest of the country is actually like." Well they got that right, the conceited pompous fucks that think LA is the capital of the world have their heads so far up their own asses they've reached the upper stratosphere of shit smeared vainglorious smugness. "L.A., where the cars are metal and real, but the people are plastic and fake." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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