To show
this Tesla layered with its surroundings, I shot it from this angle
showing the large building on Wilshire and also showing its license
plate FDA PUMP.
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You may have noticed this classic in the background of some photos
above and wondered how it qualified as an entry. I had heard of
owners putting a Tesla skateboard chassis under things like VW Buses
and as I looked in the back seat of this beauty, I saw a Tesla charging
cable! So this is a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV).
The full story from Forbes:
Like
a vintage East End gangster, this Tesla-powered Jaguar MkV is the
strong, silent type. A notoriously difficult and expensive car to
restore, EV conversion gave this formerly derelict example a new lease
on life. Michael Van Runkle
Jaguar MkV EV Conversion
Matt Brown
bought this 1950 Jaguar Mark V in a salvage yard for $10,000. He’s now
partway through installing most of the mechanical components from a
Tesla Model 3, including the battery, motor, wheels and brake booster.
All in, the Tesla parts totaled around $11,000 and he hopes to complete
the build for closer to $30,000.
Fitting
the batteries into the old Jaguar frame required serious creativity,
including raising the body by three-quarters of an inch. Brown also
removed every outdated British Standard Whitworth fastener, then
installed all new wiring and sound insulation. He sees this Jaguar as a
testbed for using Model 3 components, which fewer builders know how to
safely and effectively install. Even with the 1,000-pound battery, the
Jag now weighs less than it did new because the Tesla motors weighs far
less than the original cast-iron “XK” inline-six.
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From a different angle, my HDR processing setup made it look like a different car.
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Nissan sponsored the event so they had this EV prototype on display (with right-hand drive)
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I filled out a survey and received a thumb drive (on the table in upper
left photo). Surfboards on the roof made the windshield look like
sunglasses to me. Upper right, back view of he surfmobile.
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This was the other vehicle Nissan had on display, an ARIYA.
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Another EV manufacturer at the show - VW
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The whole Petersen Museum was devoted to EVs so I was surprised to see a Ferrari EV.
(Also look how hard it is to get good car shots when the shiny cars are
displayed inside compared to the cloudy, outside VW shots above.)
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Even the Petersen Museum's public garage is interesting with a classic VW on display and a new Rivian EV pickup by a visitor.
On Fairfax
I spied a banner saying "Little Ethiopia". I thought this was
new, but the aging sign on the right above indicate it has been Little
Ethiopia for some time.
On a personal note, I am very happy with my new iPhone 14 Pro Max, and the HDR post processing I applied to these car photos.