Well we finally got enough sun here in Oregon to go to the beach a few weekends ago. As usual, there was a lovely assortment of cars driving about to take a few photos of.
Like this Toyota custom cab 4×4 with hang glider and Hummer H1.
And throw a nice Land Rover in for kicks.
But what’s this? A Toyota camper gunning it through the soft sand! Not exactly what you’d consider a beach vehicle.
If you had seen the access road, you would never believe how he got down it, let alone back up it!
But sadly not every rig at the beach is a Curbside Classic.
Of course there is always mine.
And there is always the beach!
And people doing things I would never do. Either in the water…
…or the air. And if they should need rescuing;
There is of course, a Curbside Classic close at hand. Well, until next time…
I love the Suburban. That one is a lot more like the old Blazer than it is like a modern Suburban.
Also, I didn’t think it was possible to have that many cars together in Oregon without one of them being a Volvo or a Subaru. 🙂
The Volvo and Subaru crowd are much less likely to drive on the beach. Hey, some folks love the planet! 🙂
The areas that allow vehicle access are not Snowy Plover habitat, nor turtle egg laying grounds. I fail to see what loving the planet has to do with vehicle access.
I know; “don’t you love the planet? or “I guess you don’t love the planet” have become inside jokes around here. How else to deal with over-zealousness? I know you love the planet, dude!
It’s generally a good idea to not take me too seriously, unless it’s obvious that I’m trying to be serious, which is less and less as I get older.
Sorry, I get a little touchy due to all the Portlanders who really think that stuff.
If its anything like the vehicle legal beach I used to go to north of Arcata CA you want bigger tires and some ground clearance and there is some sort of “gatekeeper” obstacle at the entrance.
That being said if you can get a 2WD camper down there its doable with an Outback or Forrester with aired down tires.
Besides the Volvoaru crowd is more likely to park on the paved lot and walk in.
I’d like to know how much it costs to feed that Hummer H1.
In our travels to California these last eight years, we see all types of vehicles on the beach, whether in Cardiff-by-the-Sea or near Santa Barbara. If I lived there, I’d do the very same thing, preferably in something old, not necessarily a “classic”, too.
Marvelous, I love the Oregon Coast so much. Is this Cannon Beach? That Suburban is fantastic, a proper beach truck.
Our entire coast is public access, starting from 1913 when it was declared a state highway. It’s hard to imagine a time when there were no driveable roads. Before Highway 101 the beach was an important way to get around.
We like to drive to the coast and walk the long, long beaches. It is fun to see who ventures into the beach access areas. Haven’t seen anyone need a tow truck (yet).
Not many CCs at the coast, the salty air eats them up.
Pacific City.
We always stay in Lincoln City to walk the long beaches. I keep hearing how good Pacific City is, we’ll have to give it a try.
That old Suburban just knocks me out every time I look at your picture.
Our beaches were once roads now they prohibit driving on them I guess its called progress.
A lot of things are called progress.
As featured in the Worlds Fastest Indian!
Some interesting vehicles there, nice find
That Short Bed Chevy is a Curbside Classic, at least here in New York. This is a nice article with a good bunch of photos, I think I will keep my vehicle off the beach for everyone’s sake.