CC Walk And Talk: No Quit In The Whit

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If I were a gamblin’ man I’d reckon there are more articles here about, and pictures of, cars in the Whitaker neighborhood of Eugene than any other place.  I work in the Whit and travel around it often by foot, bike, and car, and the sights never cease.

To be fair, the first picture is from a car lot, but stay tuned and you’ll see just how CC rich this area is.  A block north of the lot and I found this:  (click pics for full size)

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Old proto-SUVs aren’t that uncommon in Eugene. Here’s the grandaddy of them all, a Willys Jeep Wagon.

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A Japanese take on the subject was just across the street.

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With my zoom still fully enabled I saw this neat pairing on the next street.

 

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The destination of this particular walk was a thrift store in search of shoes.  There was a sea of lamps and microwaves from the generous remodeling (or closing) hotel, but natch for mens size 10 1/2.  However, I did find a rather fitting (so to speak) shirt.

 

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There was nothing else of interest at the store so I crossed River Road and found more CCs Darting about.

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Rounded the next corner to head back to River Road and here they were again.

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A rather odd pairing.  A Dead-head with a Corvette?

 

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I headed back towards the studio via the Willamette River bike path, and I had to keep Dodging other gems.

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And then two distinct blasts from my past.  My third car (and first stick) was a Krylon blue 76 Celica GT in 1995.

 

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And possibly my favorite car ever, my loved and lamented 87 Integra. Can’t say for certain that this one is an 87, but it’s certainly a first-gen, and a fantastic car.

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I was kind of hurrying back to the studio at this point but I couldn’t resist this pair.

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I saw the second Toyota motorhome, a pop-up Chinook, a year or two ago and it had a For Sale sign with a price of $900.  No sign *cough* of it this time around.  I recall the interior of the canopy being in pretty sad shape, otherwise I would have inquired about it.

 

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So that almost sums up my walk.  I neglected more cars than I shot, which is typical in this area.  Hell I couldn’t even get back into my studio without a whole ‘nother mess of CC’s.  This place is a hotbed of rotating CCs, and I have dozens of shots from the past two years for a further write up.  Stay tuned!