Karmann Ghia

 The Karmann Ghia had modest roots in the VW Beetle, but it had a sleek outer skin that still looks wonderful today.  This one was with guests in Shenandoah.  It appears to be in the process of some work as shown by the missing trim ring on the passenger headlight and the missing trim pieces.  It looks like a loved machine seeing some work.  In non-COVID times, I would have looked for the owners and told them how much I appreciated their ride.  This year we were only able to enjoy spotting it as it headed south on Skyline Drive.

Waxing Time

 She recently reached her second birthday.  Sunday is the Miata's turn for waxing.  Unfortunately, it's almost time for the hardtop too.

Honda Clarity

 I spotted a rare Honda Clarity in a nearby Target.  It's the second one I have seen in the wild.  Clarity's sell lightly, but about 34,000 have been sold in the US since introduced in 2016.  They seem to be targeted on the coasts with the hydrogen fuel cell version of the model to only have sales in California and Oregon.  This one seems to have started out in Maryland and migrated to Northeast Ohio.  The car is reasonably attractive with the rear fender skirts the only design feature that sticks out.  Honda has carried that design from the first Insight.

1968 Ford Galaxie 500

 We were visiting Winchester, Virginia and taking a walk through town.  This '68 Galaxie was parked on the street.  Its rough in places, but looks like a daily driver for someone.  It was an interesting sighting on our walk.

Hiking... It's a Subaru Thing

 

The parking area near the Appalachain Trail leading to Bearfence Mountain said it all.

Cadillac CT5-V Spotted in Pennsylvania?

 We had stopped for a vacation visit at Ohiopyle and these two Cadillac's wearing the spotting of test cars.  They rolled in just behind us and pulled through the parking area.  The driver of the first car spotted me while walking back to the second car.  They quickly pulled away and exited the lot leaving me with only the sweet sound of the exhaust from the new perfomance set-up.  It sounded wonderful.

These look like the same two vehicles that drove through a cars and coffee at High Octane Cafe in Michigan a few weeks ago.  They had much of their camo removed for that pass through.

Once the show had moved on we went back to enjoying a different roar from the water of the Yough.

Dune Buggy

I spotted this dune buggy in the parking lot for Mentor Lagoons.  These were made possible through the work of  Bruce Meyers who decided in 1962 that he could take time off from surfing to use his boardmaking knowledge to create a fiberglass body for a dune buggy.  Using a donor Volkswagon Beetle let history be made.  I'm not sure of the body manufacturer for this one.  It doesn't seem to have the right lines for a Manx body including the hood bulge.  It was looking inviting near the shores of Lake Erie on a perfect summer evening.

The birding at Menor Lagoons is amazing too.