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28 | August 10, 2016 | Malibu surfside news Life & ARts
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Not really sure how
many times I’ve
mentioned that I
love writing these articles.
For many reasons, but one
being that I get to visit
areas of this town that I
didn’t even know existed.
When the opportunity to
visit my next Ride of the
Week came up, I checked
my map app and saw
and sure enough, I was
headed to an area of town
I’d never been — up in
the canyons on a remote
hillside with what would
surely be a spectacular
view. And it was.
Cut to: The home of
film lighting director Ian
Kincaid and his 1962 4X4
Willy’s Wagon. Now, as I
headed up, the first thing
that struck me in this
part of the hills were the
beautiful homes peppered
throughout. And as I left
most of them for a time,
I hit Kincaid’s secluded
abode, a modern piece he
built a while back. It was
perfect for his pride a joy:
his yellow Willy’s Wagon.
I rolled up and was
greeted with an instant
smile from his family and
Kincaid washing the beast.
And as we spoke for a bit
while the truck got sprayed
with a cool Malibu bath,
the glistening yellow panels
began begging me for a
Ian Kincaid and his daughter stand beside his 1962 4-by-4
Willy’s Wagon. Fireball Tim Lawrence/22nd Century Media
great shot. Then, Ian began
filling me in on some
details, one of which was
a Chevy short block with
posi-traction rear end.
“I purchased the Willys
in 1973 for $900 from the
original owners in Pacific
Beach,” Kincaid said. “In
the 70s, all beach towns in
So Cal had miles of hills
to explore and every kid
wanted a 4-by-4. I love
taking my kids to school
driving down [Pacific
Coast Highway] in the
Willys. They sit up high
and can see more than in
our other cars.”
Kincaid and his family
use the vehicle primarily to
go to the beach and get the
kids to school and I could
see that it would be a blast
to do exactly that.
“I saw some 4-by-4s
trying unsuccessfully to
climb a steep hill in Park
City, Utah,” he said. “I
locked the front hubs in,
crawled right up the mountain,
made a U-turn on the
summit and drove right
back down past all the big
frustrated Land Rovers,
Broncos and newer Jeeps.”
That’s the power of Positraction,
friends.
As a lighting director in
the movies, Kincaid has
done a ton. Traveling the
far corners of the world,
we both have worked on
some of the same projects,
but it’s Malibu that
he makes home for a very
good reason. Must be the
cars, right?
Well, maybe, but most
likely it’s because our town
is simply one of the most
beautiful places on Earth.
And for a place with such
beauty, it makes sense to
have a vehicle that can
pretty much go anywhere.
“I’ve traveled all over this
planet and there is no place
I’d rather drive than in our
lovely city,” Kincaid said.
We all know that the key
to success is gratitude. And
if you aren’t grateful, what
you have can easily disappear.
So, it’s pretty easy to
be reminded by living here
in the Bu that life is about
giving.
From sights to sea to cars
and treats. This ensures that
success is for everyone.
Now, if only all of us could
have a cool car.
Wait. Anything’s possible,
right? Let Kincaid’s sunny
Wagon be a symbol for all
things good here in the Bu.
That no matter what the
weather is, the sun is always
shining on our noggins.