Jim Dandy tipped me off to this one, and it’s impressive. You’re welcome to place a donation in the box on the hood to further improve it. There’s a lot of detail with beads on the bumpers and around the windows.

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The cloud car evaded me for months, but thanks to a tip from Ellen, it’s now part of the collection. I haven’t tracked down the model yet, but it looks like 1940s or so.

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I was following up a lead in South Berkeley when I scoped out this Escort. At first I thought it was lightning, but it’s more random than that.

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Crossing the street from the military Chevy, I saw this Bug, and thought, “Hey, I don’t think they put skulls on Volkswagens. Must be custom.” This is probably the most demonic Berkeley car we’ve come across.

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Beaudry, Stache, and I resumed our Saturday morning yard sale/Berkeley car searches this weekend after a break for the winter. There was brief consideration that this was military issue, but on closer inspection, it’s definitely custom.

Odie and I continued the search for the elusive cloud car this weekend, with no success. However, we did find this cloud roofed car. The hood has the quote “We’re the ones we’ve been waiting for,” apparently a quote by poet June Jordan [more info]. There’s a lot of detail in the stones and button adorning the sides and trunk (see more pics for closeup.)

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It’s been a while since I added any Berkeley cars, but I found quite a few over the last week, and my first non-automobile Berkeley vehicle. Enjoy!

Here’s another car that’s eluded me for a long time. I used to see it parked on Dwight when I’d go to church on Sunday afternoon, but never captured it. But this morning I sniped it. It was purely coincidental since I got a ride from Susan, which isn’t part of my normal routine. As we approached downtown Berkeley, there it was. What a great start to the day. Notice the zebra figures on the roof and hood, adding to the well-done paint job.

Vans have an excellent track record to become Berkeley cars. This must be because of the large, flat surface for decoration, especially of the graffiti variety. See this latest example.

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I had some time this weekend to search for the elusive cloud car, and while scanning Berkeley I came across this ’80s vintage Toyota van. That crazy blue/gold line is definitely custom.