Show me a nice old car

Austin 7 Ulster replica, Bugatti Owners Club breakfast meet at Prescott Hill Climb.

Rolleicord IVa, Schneider Kreuznach Xenar 75mm f3.5, Kodak Portra 400

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markjwyatt said:
I walked up and we chatted. I asked what year his car was, he said "58". I said can I take a shot with my 53 [Contax iia]? He posed for a shot. I had the Voigtalnder SC Skopar 21mm f4 on, so it worked out nicely.


a guy and his car by Mark Wyatt, on Flickr
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Super photo, I love using super wide angle lenses on cars, you get such a different perspective, and you can also eliminate a lot of foreground distractions (car shows in particular!).
 
CharlesDAMorgan said:
Super photo, I love using super wide angle lenses on cars, you get such a different perspective, and you can also eliminate a lot of foreground distractions (car shows in particular!).
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Thanks. The stretch on the car is a little exaggerated, but truthfully it is close to what I saw when the car drove into the parking lot. Had I used a 50mm, or slight telephoto, the car would have looked short form this angle, and the impression I got of the car with my eyes was that it was long and sleek (he modified the rear, which you cannot see, and this added to that impression).

Here is the first shot I took, as scanned and cropped:
 

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Mark thanks for the second shot that points up the wild tail-fins, typical of Chrysler products of the time! I had a '59 Dodge 4-door hardtop, two-tone pink... :)
 
css9450 said:
Jeep at night. Rolleiflex 2.8C, Fuji Acros 100, Rodinal 1:50


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I look at this, shot with a Rolleiflex on ACROS by streetlight, and I wonder, are your hands unnaturally steady, or are you walking around Chicago in the middle of a Winter night with a Rolleiflex on a tripod. Kudos either way.
 
That little maroon Alfa needs some TLC! I've always admired the Giulia GT and its lovely Bertone bodywork. Studied one in a new-car showroom in Seattle in the late 1960's and wanted it but it was out of my price range then...
 
Doug said:
That little maroon Alfa needs some TLC! I've always admired the Giulia GT and its lovely Bertone bodywork. Studied one in a new-car showroom in Seattle in the late 1960's and wanted it but it was out of my price range then...
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The car still exudes style, and looks well maintained, so I suspect deliberate abuse to achieve a rat car look. Owner probably also has a fake worn to the brass black paint Leica M3.

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