SoCal: California Dreamin

Southern California is a paradise of beaches, cars & ladies.

A scenic drive up US-1 / PCH Pacific Coast Highway from Laguna to Big Sur is how a man and machine can bond.

Stops at shake-shacks and dips into Laguna Beach with surfer Gals add to the pleasure.

Songs have been written: Hotel California, California Dreamin & Galifornia Girls….

From Newport Beach to Sunset Blvd; from Scotch at Whisky-a-GoGo to the Troubadour,  to late Lunch at Chateau Marmont’s Garden to sunset Cocktails poolside at SkyBar or The Standard deck, to waking up at The Sunset Towers with a California Blonde.

Cali is a Classic!

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Leroy Neiman: Artist, Playboy & Bon Vivant

Leroy Neiman embodied the best of Modern Man….a Man who lived his Art.

World famous artist of the good life: from the races at Ascot, to the Swinging streets of London’s Carnaby St, to the Place du Casino Monaco and the finish line at Le Mans…

For Playboy he created Femlin, a curvaceous brunette who cavorted across the page in thigh-high stockings, high-heeled shoes, opera gloves and nothing else.

He wrote, painted, traveled the world, and lived as many Men dream a Playboy should.

Bravo.

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All American Sports Car

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The Corvette is an American Icon: introduced in the 1950s….as Americas first Sports Car.

For 6 decades it has been a winner from sales on Main St. to Daytona, to winning Le Mans.

Its iconic style: longhood, short-deck; coke-bottle feminine curves and massive horsepower, lets it dominate the racetracks of Europe and was the chosen ride home for the Apollo Astronauts.

I just got my 2012.

Its an American Classic.

Garage as Gallery

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Banners from famed Grand Prix circuits and Vintage Sponsors to glorify an iconic racers battles and epic lineage.

007 @ Movies

007 had the style, threads, and ladies….

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Miuras wild

Automotive charisma; magnetic and alluring.

Pin Up Girls

Vargas, Pin Up Girls, Esquire Calendar….

All had beauties, lusty glances and lacey lingerie.

They made every day seem hot….

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Mad Men Style

The Swinging Sixties had it all — fast cars, sleek suits, Mod babes, go-go boots & mini skirts.

These are some shots of mine.

Post yours

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Belle de Jour

A salute to when Gentlemen behaved badly and Women participated gladly.

Swank style: Sir, your Soup de Jour comes with a stunning blonde.

Racers Lounge

If Steve Mcqueen converted his basement into a Motor Gallery /Bar, it would look like this.

Mid-Century inspired leather sette; steel & glass table & chairs; racing art from the great circuits of Monza, Brands Hatch, Laguna Seca and Monaco; Bell Star I helmet as paper weight and glossy books to review in the off season, with a top shelf bar nearby to cool off.

Mike Hunt, Sean Connery and Thomas Crown would be frequent guests 

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