Saturday, August 31, 2019





Explorer John C. Fremont first saw Lake Tahoe in 1844 from the top of Red Lake Peak, which is located south of the basin and what is now Carson Pass. He named it Lake Bonpland after a botanist, but then changed it to Mountain Lake. Subsequently it was named Lake Bigler after a California Governor. The US Department of Interior didn’t care for it either, and commissioned Dr. Henry Degroot, a journalist, to come up with a name. Degroot suggested “Tahoe” an Indian name meaning “big water”. It took decades before the name finally stuck, thanks to action in 1945 by the California State Legislature...

Monday, August 19, 2019

Front headlight and fender sketch view - Datsun Roadster in yellow!

The front fender does have a very rounded crease at the crest where the side fender rolls up and over and into the junction of the hood or bonnet...


And below a quick study in yellow!