Pantera was always one of my favorite cars. But my favorite is a little older

1962 (same year as me) Mercedes 300SL roadster (not the gull wing coupe)





https://i2.wp.com/s3.amazon...-300SL-Roadster.jpg?

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300SL roadster.....nice.



Back in 2017 the GG Fiero club was doing their Coast Run- but the coast highway ("1") was closed due to a whole hillside sliding into the ocean...So we went to the Estrella Air & Auto Museum. Actually, we only heard that it was an "Air" museum.

I grew up around aircraft, then worked on them 1980-1997....I was telling some of the Fiero clubbers about the different aircraft....too hot, so we went in one of the large buildings; All jeeps and military trucks, so after cooling off for 10 minutes I walked back outside, and then saw the bigger building to the north- walked into it and immediately saw a 300SL gullwing, then a Benz Patent motorcar...Then an Allard, etc...I walked down the isle, reaching the end where there was an Isetta....and then a guy tapped me on the shoulder, "Sir, I am sorry but we are now closing" ("Noooooooooo!!!!!")



We later went back and spent a whole day in the Auto part of the museum- my favorite car in there is a '57 Ford Fairlane Stock car they found in a field- the floor is rusted out and they left it as is- but it is from when "Stock Car" meant STOCK car.....The guy who drove it was Al Tasnady.

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Also a big fan of the original Lancia Stratos



Not a "pretty" car like the 300SL. But really badass looking

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