@QMS
If you're seeing a few Woodies hearabouts you're doing better than me. The only time I see them is at car meets. You are right, they are very special vehicles. Glad your woodworking skills helped make one special.

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thanks for sharing them
brings nostalgia to mind
there are a few hereabouts
few as clean as your specimens

have done some custom woodworking
for a collector using ash wood (tail light base)

very special vehicles

@QMS
Back in the bad old days when I had to work, I always had Friday on my mind

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@janis b
The whitewall with the golden-yellow trim and the green Ford Costume wagon it was attached to was my favorite.
Ask and you shall receive.

Great fun photos!

The cars are all fascinating and impressive. I enjoyed seeing such tasteful interiors. The hotrod woody is hot. I like the first dark green car with the beautifully shaped and tinted windows. It reminds me of a private limousine. The surfboard matches its carrier perfectly. I also like the distorted reflection of the woody and palms in the wheel, and the matching oranges and whites of the tire. I'd like to zoom into the distorted image and see that image alone framed by the orange and white tire.

They are great subjects of beauty and nostalgia. Thanks for sharing them.

@dystopian
I think woodies were mostly a socal beach thing. Growing up in the SF Bay Area they were few and far between. Nice shots of the Orioles. Ours headed back south for the winter about a month ago.

Hi all, Hey SP!

Great Woodies man! Very nice photos as always. I grew up in Huntington Beach, e.g., Surf City, 62-72 age 7 to 17, they were part of the scenery of my youth. There were some in the lot at high school. You could put surfboards, or sleep in the wagons. I always thought they were cool. Before the VW micro-bus, there were Woody wagons.

Had a couple orioles stop at the birdbath briefly. They are real ginchy there and seconds is all you get.

a female Hooded Oriole - note decurved bill, diagnostic of Hooded Oriole.

mysdys saw a female Baltimore Oriole and I got there just in time to miss it. Whilst lamenting this dropped out of the Pecan for a quick sip:

adult male Baltimore Oriole

Thanks for the OT and great Woodies SP!

I gotta fly,

happy trails all!

@lotlizard
Thanks for the song references. I have to admit I was never a Beach Boys fan. Hearing their music ad nauseam while growing up probably had something to do with it.

… refer to woodies as kind of standard equipment for your 1960s surfing aficianado.

♫ “Surfer Girl” and ♫ “Surf City” …

@orlbucfan
Thanks for the music.
Glad to hear you made it through Helene undamaged. I hope soryang made it through as well.

One of my very favorite Beach Boy tunes:

Talk about much-needed great memories after a week of Helene tracking and worry. Love the woodies, Sp!! I grew up on the East Coast USA, but was a natural waterbug. I could swim, stay underwater like a fish, and body surf. I could not waterski which practically drove me to tears. Not enough upper body strength and klutzy to boot. I love sailing, fishing, and I don't get seasick even now in my senior citizen years. LOL. I love and respect the oceans. That's how I became a lifelong environmentalist. Whew, this is a long post for me. Love the photos and tunes, you all. Good news on the stormfront: The obf/orl casa made it through Helene in great shape: No floods, tree damage or power loss. All we got were mild tropical storm conditions from the hurricane storm bands. Helene was a monster (no surprise). You would not believe the enormous damage from the storm surges and heavy, heavy rain/flash flooding. FL, GA, the Carolinas and TN all got zapped worse than us in ECFL. We've still got a few more weeks to go but, hopefully, the worse has peaked. Everyone take good care and stay safe! Rec'd!!