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PostPosted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:13 am    Post subject: Re: John Moxon's Lowlight from 1958 Reply with quote
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Another rainy day so I got to trawling through some old pictures.

This one of the previous owner of my Ghia, Betty Saarni, in the process of painting a watercolour of The Palace of Fine Arts, East Bay Street, San Francisco.

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She looks like she led a sublime life.
Thanks for sharing Cool
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:18 am    Post subject: Re: John Moxon's Lowlight from 1958 Reply with quote
John Moxon wrote:
Another rainy day so I got to trawling through some old pictures.

This one of the previous owner of my Ghia, Betty Saarni, in the process of painting a watercolour of The Palace of Fine Arts, East Bay Street, San Francisco.

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Why did Betty need a brake light on her lawn chair??? Confused
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:39 am    Post subject: Re: John Moxon's Lowlight from 1958 Reply with quote
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Why did Betty need a brake light on her lawn chair??? Confused


Always a cautious lady Chuck...didn't want some old geezer creeping up on her. Wink
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:31 am    Post subject: Re: John Moxon's Lowlight from 1958 Reply with quote
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My '58 survivor, non-standard dash. It's not far off though, just a later screen wash/wipe button and a grommet blanked off auxiliary switch.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:16 am    Post subject: Re: John Moxon's Lowlight from 1958 Reply with quote
I love the painted dash and how it was designed on the older Ghia's. Very beautiful.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:19 am    Post subject: Re: John Moxon's Lowlight from 1958 Reply with quote
John Moxon wrote:
Another rainy day so I got to trawling through some old pictures.

This one of the previous owner of my Ghia, Betty Saarni, in the process of painting a watercolour of The Palace of Fine Arts, East Bay Street, San Francisco.

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I just wonder if Betty had her roots here in Finland. Saarni is a family name here and stands for ash wood (lat. Fraxinus).
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:02 am    Post subject: Re: John Moxon's Lowlight from 1958 Reply with quote
Exnermobiles wrote:
John Moxon wrote:
Another rainy day so I got to trawling through some old pictures.

This one of the previous owner of my Ghia, Betty Saarni, in the process of painting a watercolour of The Palace of Fine Arts, East Bay Street, San Francisco.

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I just wonder if Betty had her roots here in Finland. Saarni is a family name here and stands for ash wood (lat. Fraxinus).


Not Betty. Her husband Frank Saarni was born in San Francisco but his ancestors came from Finland. Frank was an interesting man too: https://www.sunsetviewcemetery.com/obituary/frank-saarni/
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:39 am    Post subject: Re: John Moxon's Lowlight from 1958 Reply with quote
Dry and warm today after a couple of weeks of rain so Betty's Baby gets to stretch her legs.

First picture is Ashlett Creek on Southampton Water. The large building is a 19th century tide mill.

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The second picture is Calshot Castle an artillery fort, built by Henry VIII to defend the sea entrance to Southampton Water and the port of Southampton.

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