Thanks for the link...quite a wonderful collection of eclectic motoring art. I noticed your wonderful Bonneville along with a beautiful 1914 Harley flat tank single in the mix.
You live in the exact epicenter of where most motoring innovation occurs and trends begin. I started reading, no devouring each months edition of Hot Rod magazine during the 1950's & So Cal was where it happened...the rest of us just followed, usually 4 or 5 years later here in Indian Territory (birth place of the much maligned Okies...Grapes of Wrath, that swarmed California during the "dirty thirties") lancer hub caps, lakes pipes, reversed rims, shaved hoods and decks, chopped, channeled & lowered: check, check, check etc. all out of California. Clubs, timing associations, shows, rides drag/racing formats and rules the same. As an enthusiast big shout out to both the ancestors, old guys and gals as well as the current new breed of innovators that won't let go the traditions and future of motoring change.
To say I enjoyed seeing the VW clubs photos taken, I'd guess, primarily at the Santa Monica pier assembly point; is an understatement. You are correct about the finishes of course; some great others not so much, but each appealing and original. I personally favor the mostly original finish look coupled with a slammed and clean body style combined with unreal engine bay = power that surprises.
I saw at least one Porsche in the mix, 912 T VW 4 cylinder I'd guess, but no Porsche 914/4 cylinder "basket handles" that were built in the VW plant or the 914/S Porsche 6 cylinder (body by VW, but engine & drive train completed in the Porsche plant), though I may have overlooked them. I especially liked the various Ghias represented...so cool as were the bugs and the bus/truck as well. Are there any of the "so ugly they were adorable" VW "things" off road (kinda) roadsters in the mix? These were wildly popular South of the border for many decades and I drove and enjoyed them a lot when working down there.
Thanks for sharing Norm; as you can tell it sparked some memories and renewed my interest as well. Extremely worthwhile and cool club as well! To all your success. Rick C.