{"meta_title":"We Found a Pile of Sweet Vintage Cars Outside the L.A. Auto Show \u2013 Feature \u2013 Car and Driver","meta_description":"What L.A. auto show? These classics had their own thing going on. See them all at Car and Driver.","meta_keywords":"Motoring Press Guild Invitational Classic, cars, 2014 Los Angeles auto show, L.A., DeLorean, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Fiat, Dodge, Porsche, Ford, 911, GT, Charger, disel, hot rod, Enzo, 959, Singer, Magnus Walker, vintage, classic","news_keywords":"Motoring Press Guild Invitational Classic, cars, 2014 Los Angeles auto show, L.A., DeLorean, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Fiat, Dodge, Porsche, Ford, 911, GT, Charger, disel, hot rod, Enzo, 959, Singer, Magnus Walker, vintage, classic, cars, car news","related":[{"link":"http:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/news\/2016-cadillac-ats-v-coupe-and-sedan-photos-and-info-news","img":"http:\/\/media.caranddriver.com\/images\/14q4\/638371\/2016-cadillac-ats-v-coupe-and-sedan-photos-and-info-news-car-and-driver-photo-647084-s-429x262.jpg","title":"2016 Cadillac ATS-V Revealed: 455 M3-Beating Horsepower!"},{"link":"http:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/flipbook\/shelby-mustang-stampede-classic-gt350s-gt500s-gather-for-new-gt350s-launch-in-l-a","img":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Shelby-Mustangs-119-876x535.jpg","title":"Shelby Mustang Stampede: Classic GT350s, GT500s Gather for New GT350\u2019s Launch in L.A."},{"link":"http:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/flipbook\/the-full-360-view-mazdas-hot-2016-mx-5-miata-cup-race-car-in-the-round","img":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mazda-MX-5-Cup-Car-112-876x535.jpg","title":"ND Round: View 360-Degree Photgraphy of Mazda's Hot New 2016 MX-5 Miata Cup Racer"}],"slides":[{"id":170773,"title":"","body":"How big is the Los Angeles auto show? Big enough that some of it spills outside of the convention center, which is where we came across a classic-car show put on by the Motor Press Guild. But the location was no indication of third-tier status\u2014this gathering had food trucks, Magnus Walker's \"277\", and a raft of pricey and iconic vintage cars. Here's what we saw: ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-show.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-show-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-show-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170697,"title":"1988 Porsche 959 Sport","body":"Oh, look, just a pristine example of one of Porsche's most insanely capable and complex road cars ever. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-137.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-137-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-137-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170666,"title":"1970 Plymouth 'Cuda Convertible","body":"A purple Hemi 'Cuda at a classic-car show? No. Way. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-108.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-108-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-108-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170673,"title":"1982 Mercedes-Benz 300TD Wagon","body":"Beyond its wonderfully period-appropriate paint color, this diesel Benz wagon wears the more attractive Euro-market headlights. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-114.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-114-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-114-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170696,"title":"Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing","body":"Why this 300SL's Gullwing doors were closed is a mystery that will forever escape us.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-136.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-136-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-136-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170683,"title":"1983 Delorean DMC-12","body":"This took us back to, well, nowhere. After looking at it, we were definitely still in the present. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-124.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-124-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-124-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170671,"title":"1968 Mercedes-Benz 280SL","body":"With an unusual seating configuration\u20142+1, with the third seat facing sideways behind the front two\u2014and a manual transmission, this pagoda-roof SL is a rare bird indeed. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-112.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-112-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-112-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170677,"title":"1969 Porsche 911E by Singer","body":"What more can we say about a Singer 911 that hasn't already been said? This 911E build is gorgeously retro. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-118.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-118-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-118-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170669,"title":"1969 Mercedes-Benz 220D Diesel Sedan","body":"Do you want originality? This Benz has some originality for you\u2014it's traveled just 18,907 miles since new. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-110.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-110-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-110-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170679,"title":"1991 Porsche 911 by Singer","body":"Again, we'd love for this Porsche to Singer us a song of beautiful flat-six goodness.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-120.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-120-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-120-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170675,"title":"1981 Mercedes-Benz 240D","body":"Among the Mercedes models on hand under the MPG tent, this diesel 240 was the greenest, in that it only has 10,198 kilometers (roughly 6300 miles) on its odometer. It also has a four-speed manual and wind-up windows. This is W123 perfection, people. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-116.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-116-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-116-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170685,"title":"Hot Rod","body":"Flames, chrome wheels, and no fenders. A classic hot rod. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-125.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-125-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-125-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170653,"title":"Ferrari Enzo","body":"It may be the newest car in our grouping, but the Enzo is already a bona fide classic. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-102.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-102-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-102-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170687,"title":"1957 Ford Fairlane \"Jade Idol II\"","body":"A Gene Winfield custom, this stunning Fairlane looks nothing like a Fairlane. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-127.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-127-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-127-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170689,"title":"Icon FJ44","body":"Bespoke 4x4 builder Icon makes some truly incredible new\/old off-roaders, and this remastered Toyota FJ is no exception. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-129.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-129-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-129-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170657,"title":"Dodge Charger \"General Lee\"","body":"Sadly, there were no dirt hills, creeks, or water features nearby for this General Lee to catapult over.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-104.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-104-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-104-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170693,"title":"1967 Fiat 500 Giardiniera","body":"The Italian word \"Giardiniera\" means \"gardener\" and is an apt name for this lengthened Fiat Cinquecento Estate model. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-133.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-133-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-133-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170681,"title":"1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Roadster","body":"Yet another SL, this one a 450, graced MPG's tent. Like the other Benzes nearby, this one, too, was an exceptionally low-mile example. 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(Well, we'd need *some* wheels, just not these ones.)","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-134.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-134-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-134-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170700,"title":"Motown Chevrolet Impala Low-Rider","body":"Named for Detroit, set up for Southern California. ","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-140.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-140-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-140-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":170703,"title":"Magnus Walker's Porsche 911T \"277\"","body":"Yes, we just recently came across this car\u2014and owner\/builder Magnus Walker\u2014at the 2014 SEMA show. And yes, 277 is still outrageously amazing.","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","images":{"original_src":"http:\/\/blog-admin.cddev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-143.jpg","large":["http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-143-876x535.jpg",876,535,true]},"src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/MPG-143-876x535.jpg","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""}]}