Is this a California “thing?”

well i've only seen that once out here , a buddy of mine , (miss lead dude) was going to look at a 70 1/2 z28 with an auto . so as we talked up to he house . the garage door opens to reveal that smoke gray met black striped beauty , black interior ,370 hp lt1 350 , th400 , 3.73 12bolt posi it still had those factory goodyears on it , sitting on its own rug or carpet some would say . were it lived from day one of his purchase of the z28 . oh ya not a drop of anything on its rug . later he repainted that z coalbalt blue candy , zenith wires on it , i thought what a waste . then he peeled it up , put a new nose on it with a straight axle . well need i say more . one real chevy bits the dust .