Here’s what I found at my local coffee joint this morning. We’re so serious about our coffee in Portland, even the firemen have to grab a cup on the way to a blaze. (No, of course not.) Our owner-barista, Scott, usually rides his bike on summer mornings, or else one of his MGs, but today he has to pick up some equipment, so he drove the 220S. The trunk is so deep and wide, and Scott likes that it’s easier to load than a pickup. Its interior is original wood and leather, “all natural” and so delicious, like the Stumptown Coffee.
This looked familiar (the place, not the 220S), then I realized, I probably have passed it several dozen times, as that stretch of Sandy is between the hotel where I stay and the place I work when I am in Portland on business.
For whatever reason, Portland just has a distinctive look all its own–don’t know if it’s the light or the landscape or the combination of both.
Correct, Wholesome Blends is at NE 46th and Sandy. (Google map here.)
I agree about the look. I think it’s the light and the landscape. Portland’s a little more spread out than Seattle and the Doug firs are a lighter shade of green.
I’ve eaten at the Killer Burger about a two-minute walk away…usually I’d turn at 47th and cut over to Halsey to get to work. 🙂
That must be some REALLY hot coffee, if they need to keep a firetruck on hand. A cool grouping of cars. But what’s wrong with this picture? Not a Prius or a Volvo in sight.
I think that my Grandmother in Philadelphia had a Benz like that on one of our visits when I was a really little kid. A black car with red leather interior. It was quite a departure for her, as she always had blue Oldsmobile 88 Holiday coupes. All I remember about it was that there was something wrong with either the battery or the starter, and she kept having to get push starts everywhere we went. She would tell us kids to push on the back of the front seat to help. We believed that it was useful.
That’s very cute about pushing on the back seat, nice Grandmother.
If my Miata hadn’t been there, my Prius would have been. As for Volvos, I’ve got snaps of a super clean PV544 caught here that I’ll CC one of these days. Anyway, with the fire truck there’s no room for any more cars!
Saw aqn old potoon Benz poking out of a shed yesterday there are several roaming free round here
Keep Portland Weird!
Or, if you prefer…
Wow. Absolutely digging the green Morris! Although it has some queer three-pointy-star-thingy on its hubcaps rather than the M, and the hubcaps have been painted(!) over to save on chrome, perhaps. Fine Post-War British design. We still have this design (albeit smaller) with us (though not for long), in the HM Ambassador. Definitely a good second car to an MG. The owner must be a British-car fan.
Nice one.
The NA Miata with 2nd gen wheels is more appealing to me. Looks like my ’93, but she’s got Daisies on her. I thought about going back to the steelies it came with, but they aren’t super easy to find, and the Daisy wheels are much better looking anyway.
It’s a ’93 too, and I’m crazy about mine. Actually those aren’t Daisies, they’re 15″ five-spoke alloys from an NB-series Sport. Incredible grip from those fat tires, but with non-power steering, parking is a bit of a workout. And they do look great, thanks.
Your wheels do look great, but I meant that my car has Daisies. I looked for a set like yours, actually, but decided against it when I found how cheap the Daisies can be found on Craigslist!
Of course, I misread. My wheels and tires were on the car when I bought it last year. I’d have been perfectly happy with Daisies. I’ve always thought they were part of why our NA Miatas look so good.
Really basic with factory alloys.
Agreed. Needs more JDM Mazdaspeed though 😉
But I am a sucker for ’90s Mazdas.
I female acquaintance I knew back in high school had a chocolate brown 220S – a ’57 – we used to cruise that car everywhere. Red leather seats and four-on-the-tree. Blaupunkt factory radio that would receive MF/HF (or short wave) . . . . her Dad was head mechanic for San Francisco’s German Motors. On more than one occasion rolling jump starts would get the old Benz motor-vating . . .
Love that Benz
A neighbor kid’s dad had a 1957 220S sedan just like that except for being goat-vomit green. He bought it late in 1956 and had it for quite a few years. I remember going with them to SCCA sports car races at the airport in Bremerton, riding in the back seat and watching him shift the column-shift 4-speed. I suspect he was nostalgic for it – many years later after he’d retired he bought a black on red 1958 (or so) 220S coupe.