Radwood San Francisco 2023 photo dump

The boy and I went to the show. To be frank, the magic is gone. Too corporate. There were a lot of cool cars, but the soul of the earlier shows was MIA. Too bad.

We parked across the street from Pier 30/32, next to this old E-Class.

Let's get started!

These Mondials are just so rad. I think even mainstream car enthusiasts like them now.

I swear I thought this 550 was much newer than it actually was.

Ever since I saw Derek Tam-Scott's yellow Miura at Berkeley Cars & Coffee, I have been listening to the Carmudgeon podcast. The Rover and Citroen have been discussed in detail on the show.

This Maserati made the trip worth it. I've seen every Quattroporte generation except the fourth. And here's the QP IV!

I spotted this Alpina a few days before the show near the Caldecott Tunnel and tweeted about it. Turned out, one of my followers was riding in the Alpina at the time!

Rchen was kind enough to let J sit in the back of his taxi. On the armrest was a Tomica version of the same taxi.

I had not seen an Excel in over twenty years. This was a Boyz N the Hood tribute.

Previa with swiveling captain's chairs.

This 1993 Wrangler was identical to mine, other than the engine size.

J has been obsessed with Humvees lately. Look how excited he was.

And finally, this X90 in the parking lot should have been in the show!

Revs Institute car museum in Naples Florida

We spent two weeks with my in-laws in Southwest Florida. We spent most of the time hanging out in the condo, on the beach, and in the pool. But I made sure to visit the Revs Institute.

This is probably the best all around car museum I have visited. Others may have more cars, but in terms of the importance of each car on display, the themes, the presentation/curation, and the dozens of knowledgable docents on standby to answer your questions, this museum has it all. It's even built to withstand a Category 5 hurricane!

The "owner" is a Mr. Collier. The museum is in Collier County. His family developed much of the area, hence the $$$. 

The museum's website is also worth checking out. Every car is documented with high quality photos and sometimes even videos.

The first car you see in the lobby is this green McLaren F1. That is quite a statement.

Collier had some kind of relationship with Cunningham, which I am wholly unfamiliar with. There are quite a few Cunninghams on display.

I learned about these 1950 Cadillac Series 61s that entered Le Mans. So much effort was put into modifying the second car for the race (aerodynamically and losing weight-wise), and yet it finished one place behind the stock version.

4.25, 6.5, and 8 litre Bentleys.

1928 Hispano-Suiza chassis.

1964 Abarth, Porsche,  and Alfa.

Eagle F1 car.

1939 Mercedes W154.

The Porsche collection speaks for itself.

Chrysler Airflow!

Silicon Valley AV!