recovered yet?

  

originally took this picture a couple of years ago. hell of a hot day. somewhere in lakewood. says on the window real small that it belongs to the sultans of long beach club, and also that it's "in recovery." not sure if that's referring to the car or the owner.

been to a couple of shows, briefly, this week. another weekend balancing family time and baseball games. hoping to squeeze in a car show or two, on the way to the field. hoping to see some different stuff. hoping to get some good, fresh pictures to play with.

saw several really nice chevy bel airs driving the opposite direction today. seeing old cars always turns my head, and makes me want to make a quick u-turn or shout "where are you going?" followed by a quick thought of whether my camera is in the car...

blue mambo

this shoebox was at a show at lakewood and woodruff. was a real eye catcher, and the owner knew it.

really interesting flame paint job over what seems to be brushed metal, and the pinstriping was pretty cool. check out the back here. not the best shot, but you can make out the girl, i think.

i wasn't too happy with my shots, and i haven't seen it again anywhere else. here's to hoping.

the future’s so bright...

oh my this ’37 plymouth was practically fluorescent. a real bitch to try and get the color the way i remembered it here. it might actually be a smidge more orange or maybe yellow...i'll have to hold up a print next to the real thing...if i see it again. the color is out of gamut, for those photo/graphic techno geeks out there.

real clean machine though. damn. i think my eyes are burning. lol.

it bugs me

sometimes i find some really nice cars parked in bad places. at least for a picture. this old chevy truck was parked, understandably, in the shade on a hot day. by a transformer. and the trash bin hideout thingy. this was the better side. the other shot had too many people in it, and bags of trash on the ground behind it. shame really because i like the giant grills on these trucks. maybe another time, i'll find a better angle.

oh the fins! [59 buick]

drove out to lakewood/woodruff last saturday for their weekly show. lots of cars jammed into the front lot of the shopping center, where the crowds were, but around back of the lot were several real gems. this one was superb - very clean, mint condition.