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Around Town: Bugatti Veyron Rolls Through Town

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Bugatti Veyron, West Hollywood

Around Town – Collector cars spotted in and around Los Angeles, California. Though we see a number of Veyrons around LA from time to time, it’s not often we catch one in motion. Our apologies for the sound (it’s just wind noise) and video orientation – it rotates about halfway through. We are jealous.

Around Town Celebrity Edition: ‘Glee’ Star Rolls In Ferrari California

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Around Town: 1960s VW Type 3 Fastback

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Volkswagen Type 3 Fastback

Around Town – Snapshots of collector cars spotted in and around Los Angeles.

Around Town – Aston Martin’s Voluptuous DB9 Volante

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Aston Martin DB9 Volante

Around Town – Snapshots of collector cars spotted in and around Los Angeles. Still a looker after all these years – as is the new version.

Around Town – Weathered Corvette

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'70s Chevrolet Corvette

Around Town – Snapshots of collector cars spotted in and around Los Angeles.

This particular Corvette may be in California, but that doesn’t necessarily make it a California car. With a bit of rust and considerable wear and tear, this ’70s coupe has seen better days.

Around Town: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing

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2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing

[/caption] Around Town – Snapshots of collector cars spotted in and around Los Angeles. Mercedes-Benz changed the automotive world forever when they launched the 300SL Gullwing back in 1955. Its silhouette is famous and of the 1,400 coupes produced up until ’63, those remaining are still some of the most sought after collector cars. Luckily, here we are 55 years later with a new model and a return for Mercedes to the gullwing design. Normally, AMG acts much like BMW’s M division and takes the production models and tarts them up. The new…

Around Town: First Generation Ford Falcon

 Around Town: First Generation Ford Falcon

Ford Falcon

Around Town – Snapshots of collector cars spotted in and around Los Angeles. The North American version of the Falcon was produced from 1960-1970 and was wildly successful. This first generation example sat quietly on the street in West Hollywood. Despite a couple patches of bubbling paint and a minor scrape here and there, this Ford was a breath of fresh air in a world filled with Camrys.

Around Town: Restored ’52 F-1 Ford Pickup

 Around Town: Restored 52 F 1 Ford Pickup

Restored Ford Pickup, West Hollywood, CA

Around Town – Snapshots of collector cars spotted in and around Los Angeles.

This 1952 candy apple red Ford was spotted in West Hollywood’s historic Courtyard District. It’s a fantastic example of the company’s first generation pickup and as the half-ton F-1 with its 6.5′ bed, it was the generation’s most common model spec.

This particular truck is equipped with either Ford’s 226 Flathead V6 putting out 95 horsepower or the 239 Flathead V8 with 100 hp.  I couldn’t tell from a glance. Anyone know?