Show me a nice old car

[CharlesDAMorgan]

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

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

 

[CharlesDAMorgan]

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

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!).

 

[markjwyatt]

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!).

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:

 

[Doug]

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... 🙂

 

[dourbalistar]

Speaking of 1950s tailfins, here's the tail of a beautiful 1955 Oldsmobile 98 Holiday.

Leica M5, Canon 50mm f/1.4 LTM, Kodak 400TX, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 6.5 minutes.


2018.12.12 Roll #189-03144-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[Moto-Uno]

From a favoured
Cajun-French restaurant we enjoy . Peter

 

[markjwyatt]

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... 🙂

Only thing that might beat that is a pink Cadillac...

 

[dourbalistar]

American LaFrance, 900 Series.

Pentax 6x7, S-M-C Takumar 6x7 90mm f/2.8 LS, Ultrafine Xtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2018.09.01 Roll #178-02816-Pano-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[CharlesDAMorgan]

Bentley Continental (the Corniche based version) - Haynes Museum, Yeovil

 

[css9450]

Jeep at night. Rolleiflex 2.8C, Fuji Acros 100, Rodinal 1:50

 

[Ambro51]

1966 Studebaker Daytona Sport Sedan

 

[dourbalistar]

1950 Chevrolet Deluxe

Leica M5, Canon 50mm f/1.4 LTM, Ilford HP5+, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2018.09.15 Roll #180-03059-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[CharlesDAMorgan]

MGA mk2 at the Haynes Collection, Somerset. Nikon F90X with Nikkor 105mm f2 DC on Ilford Delta 400 developed in FX39 1:9

 

[Larry Cloetta]

1950 Chevrolet Deluxe

Leica M5, Canon 50mm f/1.4 LTM, Ilford HP5+, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2018.09.15 Roll #180-03059-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

I am not sure which I like more, the composition of the photo, or the design elements on the car. Anyway, nice.

 

[Larry Cloetta]

Jeep at night. Rolleiflex 2.8C, Fuji Acros 100, Rodinal 1:50

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.

 

[Robert.M]

Citroen Traction 1952 front wheels drive 6 cyl

 

[FrozenInTime]

M10 40/1.2 @ 1.2

 

[CharlesDAMorgan]

Gorgeous photo of a Light 15 Robert!

 

[Doug]

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...

 

[FrozenInTime]

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...

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.