wrybread – Silly Little Cars

Registering a metermaid vehicle in California just got easier…

wrybread — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:26:19 +0000

Having problems registering a metermaid vehicle as a motorcycle in California? Print this out and bring it to the DMV and your life will get infinitely easier:

https://www.dmv.ca.gov/vehindustry/vin_memos/vin2011/11vin16a.pdf

Silly Little Cars goes interactive…

wrybread — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:24:04 +0000

Ok, we’re going interactive. Anyone can now add new postings (use that link on the right to register), and anyone can post pictures to the new user picture gallery. I hope it works, would be great to get input from the various Silly Little Tribes…

Feedback definitely invited.

Maxime’s car on Mission Mission blog today

wrybread — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:44:48 +0000

A pic of Maxime’s Barbie car showed up on my favorite San Francisco blog today, Mission Mission.

Stabbed!

wrybread — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:06:19 +0000

Gar, we left Barbie for maybe 10 minutes and came back to a stabbed rear tire. I’m not saying I entirely blame them, I know they thought we were metermaids, and lord knows Maxime is rolling the dice by keeping that blue on white paint job, but still, people.

Isetta Sighting

wrybread — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:35:11 +0000

I don’t want to alarm anyone, but apparently two Isettas are hiding out in the San Francisco BMW dealership…

Thanks Lynn!

That Certain Glow

wrybread — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 09:32:06 +0000

I put LEDs on the under-carriage of my car and god damn does it look bad-ass. They change color and throb when I want them to. Life is good.

4 Reverse Gears!

wrybread — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 01:39:56 +0000

Renzo sent this in and said “Just in case you feel like your Morgan 3-wheeler is too sensible, this 1966 Velorex features a vinyl covered steel tube frame and Jawa 2-cylinder motorcycle power. The engine can spin in reverse so the car has four forward and four reverse gears.” Why on earth???

Sweet Westcoaster for sale

wrybread — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:44:43 +0000

Loving this Westcoaster for sale on Phoenix Craigslist (mirrored here). Its about the first time I’ve ever read the words “1965 west coaster” and “runs great” anywhere near each other. Super sweet ride, wish they had some pics of the inside. Its weird though, you’d think anyone capable of restoring that thing would know that “Westcoaster” is one word. Maybe he’s selling it for someone else?

And thanks Costas from the crazy cool Art Car Central blog for sending this over.

New Masthead!

wrybread — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:31:29 +0000

I’m not sure if “masthead” is exactly the right word, but I’m loving whatever you call that pic on top of the page.

Lynn Freidman took it the day we were being photographed by the Wall Street Journal (ahem).Â She took lots of other great pics that day, aÂ few of my favorites being:

Cari Tuna, the author of the Wall Street Journal article and the woman with the greatest name ever, on the left. And Raz, showing Rupert Murdoch how its done.

Keef demonstrating one of the dangers or perks of driving a retired metermaid vehicle.

Diamond Dave's ride, which I always insist on calling the Cherry Tomato

About an acre of silliness

Thanks again Lynn!

Strangest Ad Ever

wrybread — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:58:54 +0000

I can’t tell if this is a Monty Python skit or a Salvador Dali painting, but whatever it is I like it. What on earth is up with the giant German shepherd? And a whole *case* of whiskey? And how does this indicate that this woman is “knowledgeable”? The mind boggles, and Christ I love that car.