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Erik van Straten
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Rodchenko
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D type Jaguar
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One of the "sexier" cars from the 30's. The Jaguar SS 100 (the SS stood for Swallow Sport). Those running boards are like a ball room floor. The 100 stood for the top speed 100 miles per hour.
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'34 Ford
'34 Ford
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'34 Ford
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kuzano
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I purchased a 100-4 in 1962 and almost lost it the same day
I purchased a 100-4 in 1962 and almost lost it the same day
Great shot, and a reminder to me of a similar Austin Healy 100-4 I purchased in October of 1962. I was 19 years old at the time and completely taken with British cars and started restoring them, doing all the work myself for years. I became quite enthused about driving cars with inadequate (none in many cases) and electronic wiring that smoked more than I did at the time. This courtesy of John Lucas, "Prince of Darkness". I hated the switch to Jaeger instruments.... what heresy!!!
In fact, I gave up smoking during my Brit Car Period, so that I could tell if the smoke I was seeing was from the car's electronics or me. Another thank you to John Lucas, as he ended a horrible habit for me.
The day I towed it home behind my 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air two door hardtop was an eventful day for me.
It turned out to be the day of the Columbus Day Storm in the Pacific NW. Or, the big blow, or the result of Typhoon Freda, the largest subtropical storm to come ashore in the Pacific North West part of the US, since the year 1880.
I was completely without the information on the coming storm, as I hooked the AH up to my Chevy with a bumper hitch and drove through incredibly high winds over the Santiam Pass from Eugene, Oregon to Bend, Oregon... some 140 miles. The route was complete with ravines, drops to the McKenzie River, and lots of places to lose the car.
I was unaware of the intensity of the storm and warnings to stay off the roads as I drove the trip, with the AH whipping around behind my car.
I got to Bend, and was making the last turn onto the street to my house, when the bumper hitch came loose from the Austin Healey and the car rolled up onto the lawn of a barber shop. Some friends came by and helped me get the car half a block to my house.
That Austin Healey did eventually make it back onto the road in the form of a reasonably nice restoration. Incredible car, with the tilt back and down racing windshield and about half the body formed in Aluminum... the doors, the center panel the length of the body and the trunk lid and hood as we call them in the US.
Those parts would be called the "bonnet" and "boot" for hood and trunk.
That's my AH 100-4 story and I'm stickin' to it.
Another fond memory courtesy of RFF... thank you!
I purchased a 100-4 in 1962 and almost lost it the same day
Austin Healy 100-4
Lecia IIIC 50mm Summar Tri-X
Jim
Great shot, and a reminder to me of a similar Austin Healy 100-4 I purchased in October of 1962. I was 19 years old at the time and completely taken with British cars and started restoring them, doing all the work myself for years. I became quite enthused about driving cars with inadequate (none in many cases) and electronic wiring that smoked more than I did at the time. This courtesy of John Lucas, "Prince of Darkness". I hated the switch to Jaeger instruments.... what heresy!!!
In fact, I gave up smoking during my Brit Car Period, so that I could tell if the smoke I was seeing was from the car's electronics or me. Another thank you to John Lucas, as he ended a horrible habit for me.
The day I towed it home behind my 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air two door hardtop was an eventful day for me.
It turned out to be the day of the Columbus Day Storm in the Pacific NW. Or, the big blow, or the result of Typhoon Freda, the largest subtropical storm to come ashore in the Pacific North West part of the US, since the year 1880.
I was completely without the information on the coming storm, as I hooked the AH up to my Chevy with a bumper hitch and drove through incredibly high winds over the Santiam Pass from Eugene, Oregon to Bend, Oregon... some 140 miles. The route was complete with ravines, drops to the McKenzie River, and lots of places to lose the car.
I was unaware of the intensity of the storm and warnings to stay off the roads as I drove the trip, with the AH whipping around behind my car.
I got to Bend, and was making the last turn onto the street to my house, when the bumper hitch came loose from the Austin Healey and the car rolled up onto the lawn of a barber shop. Some friends came by and helped me get the car half a block to my house.
That Austin Healey did eventually make it back onto the road in the form of a reasonably nice restoration. Incredible car, with the tilt back and down racing windshield and about half the body formed in Aluminum... the doors, the center panel the length of the body and the trunk lid and hood as we call them in the US.
Those parts would be called the "bonnet" and "boot" for hood and trunk.
That's my AH 100-4 story and I'm stickin' to it.
Another fond memory courtesy of RFF... thank you!
Rodchenko
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Scan0020 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr
Scan0019 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr
Scan0018 by TJ Clarion, on FlickrMju Wide 100
KEH
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Not sure if this qualifies as 'nice' or 'old', but it is impressive in its way. Tenleytown, WDC.
Kirk
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Rodchenko
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Scan0029e by TJ Clarion, on Flickr
Scan0030 by TJ Clarion, on FlickrOur neighbour's. Not a car I particularly like, but his examples are beautiful andf win prizes. This is the pride of his fleet - the green one - being prepped for a trip to a show in Italy. The silver one behind is his daily driver, and he has others besides.
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Dirk
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Mauve 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible
Mauve 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible
A Mauve 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible
2014 Culver City Car Show
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California
camera: Fuji GSW690II 6X9 medium format rangefinder
lens: EBC Fujinon 65mm f/5.6
film: Fujicolor Reala 100 (expired)
filter: Hoya HMC Skylight 1B
meter: Pentax Digital Spotmeter
support: monopod
scan: Fromex Santa Monica
software: ACDSee Pro 7 (64 bit)
©2014 Chris Grossman, all rights reserved
Mauve 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible
A Mauve 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible
2014 Culver City Car Show
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California
camera: Fuji GSW690II 6X9 medium format rangefinder
lens: EBC Fujinon 65mm f/5.6
film: Fujicolor Reala 100 (expired)
filter: Hoya HMC Skylight 1B
meter: Pentax Digital Spotmeter
support: monopod
scan: Fromex Santa Monica
software: ACDSee Pro 7 (64 bit)
©2014 Chris Grossman, all rights reserved
divewizard
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Custom Studebaker Starlight Coupe
Custom Studebaker Starlight Coupe
Custom Studebaker Starlight Coupe
2014 Culver City Car Show
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California
The Culver City Car Show held every year, but this is the first time I've gone. Every other time it was in town I had other much more interesting plans.
The show was scheduled to start at 9AM, but I showed up at 7AM before the light was too harsh and the crowds too dense. I left just about start time at 9AM.
camera: Fuji GSW690II 6X9 medium format rangefinder
lens: EBC Fujinon 65mm f/5.6
film: Fujicolor Reala 100 (expired)
filter: Hoya HMC Skylight 1B
meter: Pentax Digital Spotmeter
support: monopod
scan: Fromex Santa Monica
software: ACDSee Pro 7 (64 bit)
©2014 Chris Grossman, all rights reserved
Custom Studebaker Starlight Coupe
Custom Studebaker Starlight Coupe
2014 Culver City Car Show
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California
The Culver City Car Show held every year, but this is the first time I've gone. Every other time it was in town I had other much more interesting plans.
The show was scheduled to start at 9AM, but I showed up at 7AM before the light was too harsh and the crowds too dense. I left just about start time at 9AM.
camera: Fuji GSW690II 6X9 medium format rangefinder
lens: EBC Fujinon 65mm f/5.6
film: Fujicolor Reala 100 (expired)
filter: Hoya HMC Skylight 1B
meter: Pentax Digital Spotmeter
support: monopod
scan: Fromex Santa Monica
software: ACDSee Pro 7 (64 bit)
©2014 Chris Grossman, all rights reserved