Show me a nice old car

Doug said:
I like the looks of this late-1980's Nissan Skyline GTS-X coupe! Its taller greenhouse aids visibility but it is now out of fashion.
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Doug and Mike, I, too, have long liked an open, airy (i.e. Lotsa glass) greenhouse on a car. The new cars, with narrow slits of glass along the sides feel dark and confining inside. Thick C-pillars for racy looks also destroy rear quarter visibility. I don't like this current trend, which I understand is largely the result of requirements for side-impact and rollover protection.

- Murray
 
A Squire and a Morgan on the Motomachi shopping street.

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Fujifilm GFX 50R, Fujinon GF 63mm f2.8 R WR lens
Classic Chrome film simulation
Yokohama, Japan - January 2021

All the best,
Mike
 
The original Squire from the 1930s is a rare beast indeed and something very special.

This looks like the re-creation by Vicarage (Jag restorers), apparently they made around 10 in the '80s/'90s to a very high standard with Alfa engines (?).
 
^^ 1949 or 1950 Ford ^^ Might possibly be a 1951 which originally would have had a chrome cover over the body crease leading to the tail-light.

I had a 1950 that I paid $40 for and rebuilt as a teenager. Similar color too. But this one is customized with a chopped top, what looks like an electric door-opener, fender skirt, etc.
 
Doug said:
That Squire is really intriguing looking. The Morgan is very cool as usual... and did you notice these two are closely followed by what looks like a white Porsche Boxster!
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They are queueing up to be photographed by a well known and famous photographer...


Regards, David
 
I have photographed this car a few times already. It has been here for sale for a couple years! Occasionally they move it around in the lot.

Rolleiflex 2.8C, Fuji Acros 100, Rodinal 1:50

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The one that got away!
By the time I realized that the car passing by was something unique all that was left for me to shoot was the tail lights.
Citroen XM
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The one that almost got away.
I was watching cars coming from the opposite direction. I turned around and caught this one just before it sped out of view.
Nissan Skyline
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Fujifilm X-Pro3
Citroen - Fujinon XF 35mm f2
Nissan - Fujinon XF 35mm f1.4
Yokohama, Japan - January 2021

All the best,
Mike
 
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FRITZ. A 1974 VW Superbeetle my wife bought. Pretty decent car but annoying steering shake at 50mph (trait of them). I’ll remember this car - on Dec 31 1999 I took my dad to the Er for a bad cut on his hand. Watched 2000 roll in in an ER waiting room. Image is a black glass 1/4 plate Ambrotype, lens, Holmes Booth Hayden’s radial Drive c. 1856
 
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