What happened to the Mulholland "King of the Hill" RSR?

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Down deep below Carls Jr, Dave found a VW beetle. Before hiking down there, Radu told him to drive it uphill and pick us up.


There are several complete motorcycles, here is one.

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If Radu looks excited he has a good reason, there is so much neat crapp to see over the edge.



More 911 parts, here is another roof.


It was another great time hiking the racecourse. I'll post the map of artifact locations soon.

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Originally Posted by Jeremy Cottrell

Chris, the cams are something which can be chosen based on your goals for the car. Is it going to be more of a fun street toy, are you going to take it to the track at all? Is it going to be something just as nuts as possible (always fun to talk about in a magazine article)?

There are always alternatives (twinturbo, nitrous, V8, install a 917 motor, or whatever sounds practical).
I'll come by to see the new shop soon and we can talk about it.

[Noah930]

Looks like that Mustang hubcap matches the other one I found on our last trip.

[slodave]

FYI:

Not only is the poison oak getting a little harder to spot - the leaves are more green than red, but there are stinging nettles all over the place! I'm still feeling them in my elbow, finger and back of hand. I used to be pretty immune to them, but I guess not so much anymore. Nothing serious, but they 'sting' for a couple of hours.

The Emerson bottles are not worth much on the market, but nice for the window sill. The company primarily made a headache remedy.

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Speaking of VWs, I wonder how this little jewel would do on the Hill. Might need some stickier tires. I don't know what the girls at the end are doing, me Deutch is no-so-good.

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Originally Posted by Jeremy Cottrell

Speaking of VWs, I wonder how this little jewel would do on the Hill. Might need some stickier tires. I don't know what the girls at the end are doing, me Deutch is no-so-good.

Danke schoen fur posten, das ist einen fantastich Volkswagen fur der Strasse.
or
Thanks Dude for posting, that's one awesone Karmann Ghia for the street.

[nameisbauer]

What is an Autobauer?

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Originally Posted by nameisbauer

What is an Autobauer?

Is that a relative of yours?

Otto Bauer... Jim Bauer...

Or perhaps it's like saying "Jim's car".

I'm lame.

[porcupine911]

i think "car builder" is a close approximation.

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But wait there's more.

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And this is my favorite. Watch the GT3 at the very end. This one is close to my heart because when I was about 5 years old, my Dad had an early Bus like this. We would take rides on Mulholland and he would let me steer and shift the bus while he worked the pedals. I would stand up in between the seats, that long shifter came up to meet me just perfectly. Then I would steer it like a bus ..... errr. .... .. it was a bus.

ENJOY

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Originally Posted by nameisbauer

What is an Autobauer?

Chris said "Car builder" was autobauer and that's probably correct or close enough. Good call Chris.

Bauer in German can mean several things.

1. a builder or constructor, one who builds..in any case.

2. a wealthy peasant, rustic like, clown like, etc..

3. a cage for birds, like an aviary.

[Jeremy Cottrell]

But could a wealthy peasant construct a cage for birds??

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Originally Posted by Jeremy Cottrell

But could a wealthy peasant construct a cage for birds??

Quite possibly yes! After all he's already in the "bird house", isn't he?

[nameisbauer]

So glad I asked. I liked Car-Builder better then peasant-clown who builds birdcages.

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Thanks Jeremy for posting those videos.

That Ghia has got to be one of the coolest ones on the planet. Not only does it have great looks for a KG, it really hauls butt.

The Bus is most impressive. When it arrives at the track, I bet some guys laugh real hard. But they don't laugh for long, as their jaws are dragging on the ground when they see it perform.


The Bus reminds me of a VW Transporter that I bought in Santa Monica in about 1975, I was working there as a Porsche Mechanic. The truck had no engine but had Porsche gauges, a 901 Porsche transaxle, a Porsche gas heater under the bed, coco mats, and gold paint with brown trim. It cost $1500. It had been modified for a Carrera 4 engine that had since been sold. I put an inexpensive 2.0 litre 911 engine in it, it was a close fit. After adding the oil tank and circuit board, I was on the road. It was not a good handler to say the least, talk about oversteer. The 911 engine acted like a pendulum on a long rod. Really fun in the rain. After about 6 months, I installed a 912 motor which was much better in terms of saftey. I have to admit though, it was fun to hear a 911 engine in that VW.

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Originally Posted by Banning

Radu arrived and parked across the street.

hehehe!! that's the ultimate paparazzi pic. I don't remember you taking this! I would've sucked in my belly!

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Originally Posted by slodave

The blue bottles are probably from the 1950's. Here's a link with info to the Emerson Drug Company.
http://www.scripophily.net/emdrugcomofb.html

It really sucks when PP resizes my resized pics!

Now there is seven days of "I think I have poison oak" syndrome!

Chris, when you clean off the license plate, let me know if you find a year. OK, it should be from 1939. Cool, so far I have found a plate from 1936 and 1939...

After straightening out the old plate, it looked much better. Thanks Dave. If you ever want to find buried treasure, take Dave with you. He has a natural talent for finding the obscure.

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Just so that everyone can see how steep the terrain is..
Mulholland Drive is at the top of the photo.
We were about 400 down from the road in this spot.
Radu is holding up a rear tray from a car that lies nearby.
The underbrush is so thick that stuff hides even when it is right next to you. Amazing!