1960 Duetsch Bonnet HBR5 Coupe, it's French, and in 1959 this company was proud of it's LeMans competition entry

 fiberglass body

 Hardcore rally clocks

 Air cooled brake drum out where it car do some cooling good! Good design feature

beautiful Ghia Special Alfa Romeo, svelte might be the right word for it

One of 5 specially constructed 1929 boattail roadster Essex, by Hudson, coachbuilt by Biddle and Smart... all to make the Essex regional (5 regions got 1 each) sales increase when customers learned what a great car Essex made.

 now... why is the bottom line in a language obviously not on an original factory tag?

 I noticed that the top of this fuel apparatus says Vacuum Gasoline System

 what an exquisite instrument panel

 How the running board rubber mat has remained in such incredible condition is a mystery, could anyone be reproducing such a small sales item? Who could possibly buy enough of these to make a company produce them for profit?

 Odd that the kick plate is not one the running board, but keeps feet from damaging the alloy (which I think means Aluminum) custom handmade bodywork

this is only the 2nd Essex I've ever seen in San Diego

1938 Benz 210 Special (a lot different from the next 1938 Benz I posted, a world apart in design)

 above is the semaphore turn signal... I love these

I wonder why the big handles on the rear quarter panels?

More things that caught my eye at the Temecula Rod Run 2012

 I've posted at least one gallery of this car before http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/09/68-amx-found-in-newspaper-ad-for-1000.html

 covered in Line-X or Rhino Liner or some similar non slip, non scuff, highly durable pickup bed aftermarket spray on material

 Studebaker COE

 1932 Auburn Boattail Speedster

 a late 1960's Ford 4x4 with a camper top used by a gem and rockhound in the late 60's and through the 1970's . Still equipped the way it was then.

 I dig the old clothes washer basket full of wood, and clamped to the back bumper. This truck has 5 gas tanks, one has a drain so the generator can be gassed up.

 1936 Henney Hearse, story just below... but it was found in a field in Alaska