1967 Cadillac Sedan Deville

This Cadillac should always be covered in cherry blossoms.

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1957 Ford Thunderbird

To see a car like this in original, unrestored condition is very unusual.

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1966 Volkswagen Beetle 1300

For those of you who don't live on the west coast, yes, as you suspected, there are still vintage Beetles everywhere out here.

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1957 Chevrolet 210

Everybody's favorite needs no introduction.

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1963 Jaguar MkII 3.4 Saloon

Vintage Jaguars are the kind of cars that sit around waiting for restoration but never actually get restored. A full restoration on a car like this is going to cost something like $30,000. And then you've got a pretty cool car that is however difficult to drive, not very reliable and not very safe. Not to mention difficult to sell. Here's an immaculate MkII that just went for $18,750 American. Sorry buddy, but you should sell this for parts.

   

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1974 Chevrolet Nova SS 350

The third-generation Nova introduced in 1968 was something of an odd choice, as Chevy's "compact" grew in size so that it was almost the same size as the Chevelle. The design remained in production virtually unchanged for seven years, and only became more popular at is sold nearly nearly 400,000 copies in 1974, and that was in spite of the fact that Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick had begun selling thinly-disguised copies of the Nova.

Observations:
* I can tell that this is a '74, as that was the only year for the big "Nova SS" decals. Who today can explain why anything became popular in the 70s?
* This Nova came to Seattle all the way from Tama County, Iowa. That's just an hour east of where I grew up, and the entire county has a population of only 17,000. There are a lot of Iowans here; at the Hawkeye bar in Queen Anne, you can't get in the door when a football game is on.

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