Classic cars
The iconic 1965 Ford Mustang GT 350 shares floor space with a 1949 Mercury flathead engine and a Gilmore Oil Co. gas pump. (Eric Staudenmaier / For The Times)
Automotive and other memorabilia cover the walls of Meyer’s garage. (Eric Staudenmaier / For The Times)
In 1981 Meyer bought the chocolate-brown 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300Sc in the foreground from Clark Gable’s widow. Said to be the actor’s favorite car, it still has Gable’s St. Christopher medal, engraved with CG, on the dashboard. In the background is a 1929 Duesenberg Murphy convertible coupe made for Col. Robert McCormick of the Chicago Tribune. (Eric Staudenmaier / For The Times)
A visit to Meyer’s garage is a trip down memory lane, where there’s a spot for a 1941 Indian Four motorcycle as well as a poster of Meyer in the seventh grade. (Eric Staudenmaier / For The Times)
Meyer polishes his 1932 Ford highboy roadster, the ready-to-tumble hot rod in which he made the drive from L.A. to Aspen in four days last summer. (Eric Staudenmaier / For The Times)
“It’s all about America,” Bruce Meyer says of his 1932 Ford chopped three-window coupe, left, which keeps company with a 1994 Harley-Davidson FXLR and a 1957 Porsche coupe. (Eric Staudenmaier / For The Times)