Mission Mission

Whenever I see a cool car around the neighborhood, I take pictures and send them to my pal Eric up in Portland who runs Other People’s Things, my favorite car blog. He responds with some knowledge and we post the results here and it’s called “Car Beat.” Here’s what Eric has to say about this sporty little Fiat:

You don’t see these every day…then again that is why you took a picture of it I’m guessing.

This is the Fiat 128 (1969-1985), but more importantly this is the Sport Coupe (1971-75).

The Sport Coupe was on a shortened wheelbase and is no doubt the sleekest profile for the 128, and you found one right before they changed the bodystyle and they got really ugly (exhibit A).

Unfortunately the ’70s was a bad time for every imported car, as you can tell by the federally mandated 5 mph. safety bumper stuck on the front of it.

…and I am sure there is a joke in there somewhere about crappy Fiat quality (though this one wasn’t so bad it seems). Hopefully that new 500 in the background will help improve it’s image.

Whoa! I didn’t even realize that was back there! Thanks, Eric!

More pics (including an interior shot) after the jump:

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In other news, hasn’t the weather been grand lately?

(Via BART Don’t Lie)

1) It’s really fun to pee into a matrix of ice cubes! It’s like a choose-your-own-adventure at kelvin!

2) $.50 is really cheap for condoms. I wonder if they work.

I happen to know that Emily‘s internship is located somewhere on Valencia Street. Keep your eyes peeled.

[via reddit]

“Not Olive Garden”.@olivegarden: If you had to describe Italian food in three words, what would they be?

— Neil Hamburger (@NeilHamburger) August 9, 2012

Burn!

Now that the weather is getting somewhat warmer, I thought that this might be a good time to direct your attention to the best cold vegan treat in the city. No, it isn’t Humphrey Slocombe’s soap-or-Robitussin flavored sorbets.* It’s the soy gelato at La Copa Loca on 22^nd and Capp!!! The flavors are pretty limited; generally, they’ll have vanilla, espresso and chocolate available. According to their site, they also have hazelnut, but I’ve never seen it! You can also get La Copa Loca soy gelato in milkshake form at the St. Francis Diner.

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Our pal The Fog Bender was on the scene. And what a scene!

Luckily, it appears all’s well, unless you’re the hydrant:

Just ignore the part about Bill Murray:

Bill Murray can crash @lwv tonight! Even if he doesn’t show up, you shd ’cause there’s a big time karaoke bash in the ‘Cave @8p! Join us!

— Lost Weekend Video (@sflostweekend) August 8, 2012