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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Slobodan Blagojevic on May 02, 2017, 10:13:11 am
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Don't know what happened to the old thread, but decided to start a new one. On my way to work, this morning, "Martin's Moonshiner":
P.S. In case it isn't clear, the purpose of this post is to start a thread (or revive the old one) to post images of cool cars, classic or new. Everyone's contribution is welcome.
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Don't know what happened to the old thread, but decided to start a new one. On my way to work, this morning, "Martin's Moonshiner":
Is the moonshine, for human consumption packaged in jars? Is the "moonshine" a suitable substitute for gasoline?
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In its infinite wisdom, Bob, our government has concluded that moonshine is good stuff in our gasoline tanks. When you put ten gallons of gas in your car you're putting in about one gallon of moonshine. Reduces your gas mileage and has a not-so-great effect on your engine, but it's supposed to cut down on emissions, which, in turn, are supposedly bringing on "global warming." When the globe didn't warm satisfactorily as projected by computer models our government changed the name of the adverse effect being controlled by moonshine to "climate change." Nowadays moonshine is keeping the climate from changing.
Sure it is. . .
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Ford-powered Lotus at a vintage event at Circuit of the Americas
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A pristinely restored version. Considering the color and shape of this car, clearly i would like to put this in front of that "cloudfactory" building...
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More vintage racing!
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(https://photos.smugmug.com/Cars/Car-Show/i-K2JTK8C/0/b5ce2c2e/L/_DSC8545-Edit-2-L.jpg)
Replica...carbon fiber body....427 cubic inches....200+ mph. Also took cubic money to build. ;D
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Cars/Car-Show/i-L3BJsVH/1/2aadd9b3/L/_DSC8540-L.jpg)
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(https://photos.smugmug.com/Cars/Car-Show/i-MSP2nd2/1/f1eb8843/L/IMG_1135-L.jpg)
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Ford-powered Lotus at a vintage event at Circuit of the Americas
Love this one... an era where F1 cars really were quite beautiful, if only in my mind :)
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First we have cats, now we have cars. Time to get back to the tourist pictures, guys.
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That's OK Russ, you don't have to participate.
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Cobra ancestry...
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First we have cats, now we have cars. Time to get back to the tourist pictures, guys.
Maybe we can get a thread featuring people sitting in cafe windows reading newspapers? That would be exciting!
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Cobra ancestry...
AC Ace?
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Love this one... an era where F1 cars really were quite beautiful, if only in my mind :)
No, I agree. They can be stunningly beautiful.
Here's something more modern...
(https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/308918_2029744659040_1721533309_n.jpg?oh=eea536ce5a8d79a2cf54d632ab68f753&oe=597A2606)
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This one is tough to start in the cold.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/2/1483/24281979306_b13173d119_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/CZHutC)IMGP5285-Edit (https://flic.kr/p/CZHutC) by Matt Burt (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattbnet/), on Flickr
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AC Ace?
AC Aceca. Only about 100 built.
Rich
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This one is tough to start in the cold.
Oh that's a very nice photo!
Someone gave up on starting this one when they realized they didn't have the right end...
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Oh that's a very nice photo!
Someone gave up on starting this one when they realized they didn't have the right end...
Thanks! That's a good one too.
With that rope it makes me wonder if it was being towed and then they realized they lost half of it somewhere along the way. ;D
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Ford-powered Lotus at a vintage event at Circuit of the Americas
And this is the Ford Lotus that won Indianapolis in 1965, driven by ... James Clark... :)
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Clark#/media/File:Lotus38.jpg
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And this is the Ford Lotus that won Indianapolis in 1965, driven by ... James Clark... :)
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Clark#/media/File:Lotus38.jpg
Heh. You know, I never thought of that. I always think of him as "Jim" Clark :) That's funny though!
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Heh. You know, I never thought of that. I always think of him a "Jim" Clark :) That's funny though!
Actually I was wondering if you were using "james Clark" as a nom d'écran in hommage to Jim... but life is full of fun coincidences ;D
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Actually I was wondering if you were using "james Clark" as a nom d'écran in hommage to Jim... but life is full of fun coincidences ;D
No - in my case it's a blend of my first name and my wife's last name (which I use for my gallery page for a number of irrelevant reasons.) That said, I've always been a HUGE Lotus fan and have been lucky enough to own several - currently debating the merits of an Evora 410, and if I can afford one with a home remodel coming up :)
Here's another car shot though - English again - a new Morgan trike.
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a new Morgan trike.
I love that car, and hope with all my heart that innovative (or retro-innovative?) contraptions like that remain possible in the future, despite the technocratic economic reality of today.
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Bumped for snakes!
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at the dentist
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And sometimes, cars end up like this (my daughter demonstrating her teenage driving skills - she is, miraculously, ok - a testament how well today cars are designed to withstand a crash - only the impacted part collapses, leaving the rest almost intact):
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And sometimes, cars end up like this (my daughter demonstrating her teenage driving skills - she is, miraculously, ok - a testament how well today cars are designed to withstand a crash - only the impacted part collapses, leaving the rest almost intact):
Wow, sooo lucky then. We frequently have such an image in the news where a car simply folded around a roadside tree. The result obviously isn't as fortunate for the occupants, and they are virtually always young drivers ( < 24 yrs).
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And sometimes, cars end up like this (my daughter demonstrating her teenage driving skills - she is, miraculously, ok - a testament how well today cars are designed to withstand a crash - only the impacted part collapses, leaving the rest almost intact):
Wow. Glad to know she's ok.
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Classic Ford without a catalyctic converter
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Admittedly it is not a car, but then cars aren't landscape either, so it might as well fit here. Was actually being used, well restored without bling, just cleaning and restoring to original.
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I pass this every now and then, so tonight was a reasonable time to take a quick shot with the complementary orange in the sky.
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I pass this every now and then, so tonight was a reasonable time to take a quick shot with the complementary orange in the sky.
It looks like the "Little car that could."
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Time to revive this thread.
Monthly display of classic, modern classics, and custom cars in Hollywood, FL.
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And four more:
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My current drive. Bought and built it into this for obvious reasons. Simply awful in the city, some places it simply won’t fit. Been stolen once, they are very popular in the various wars being waged in Africa and they tend to gravitate north once stolen. I was pleased to recover it. I have been hit from the back twice on the freeway. The first time I had to engage 4X4 to get it off the VW that had lodged under it because the back tires were up in the air. Scratched my bumper, a bit annoying but the VW was totaled.
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... built it into this for obvious reasons...
Pardon my ignorance, but what are those reasons? And what is that black thingy next to the windshield?
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Pardon my ignorance, but what are those reasons? And what is that black thingy next to the windshield?
I go places that can be very hard on vehicles and very remote should it go wrong. This thing has a tent on the roof, metal canopy for strength and security, multiple fuel tanks, water tank, built in refrigerator, winch,shower, diff lockers and so on. The black thing is a snorkel, bot for dealing with water as most people think but to feed cleaner cooler air to the engine. Lots of interesting places to visit if you have one of these
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Cars are fun.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7545/15979175709_d6aeb7169d_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qm2set)Mercedes 2015 (https://flic.kr/p/qm2set) by Ivo Bogaerts (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivophoto/), on Flickr
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Mini Cooper #69 - Shagadelic!
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This guy didn't get the memo that jeeps aren't that good in the snow.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4603/40327195421_19418a32bb_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24rzqdM)
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This guy didn't get the memo that jeeps aren't that good in the snow.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4603/40327195421_19418a32bb_c.jpg)
(https://flic.kr/p/24rzqdM)
Ha! ...an interesting picture that supports the caption.
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Some simple color blocking from a time trial I shot this past weekend.
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Color blocking... time trial? New terms for me.
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My current drive. Bought and built it into this for obvious reasons. Simply awful in the city, some places it simply won’t fit. Been stolen once, they are very popular in the various wars being waged in Africa and they tend to gravitate north once stolen. I was pleased to recover it. I have been hit from the back twice on the freeway. The first time I had to engage 4X4 to get it off the VW that had lodged under it because the back tires were up in the air. Scratched my bumper, a bit annoying but the VW was totaled.
Good looking Cruiser that Martin.
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Don't know how, but I seem to have missed this thread.
Your daughter was lucky Slobodan; interesting, though, that she thought to take it where no car should reasonably go!
Rob
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As close as I ever got to keeping anything long enough to go classic. Twelve or thirteen years? I'd still have it except for the eventually annual visits to the body shop to repair the roof at the left A-pillar which developed rust. What with paint etc. it became silly. Miss it for many reasons, including our two last drives through France up to Scotland...
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Many great pictures of beloved cars :)
I work near a couple of classis car shops, so I often take photos with my smartphone while walking to the office. Here a few of them
Classic Jaguars
(http://www.frankdisilvestro.com.au/img/s/v-3/p2940624119-5.jpg)
(http://www.frankdisilvestro.com.au/img/s/v-3/p2940624127-5.jpg)
An Austin Healey 3000
(http://www.frankdisilvestro.com.au/img/s/v-3/p2940624130-5.jpg)
This beauty was alone at dusk
(http://www.frankdisilvestro.com.au/img/s/v-3/p2940624128-5.jpg)
And finally, when you are in a hurry to get to the party
(http://www.frankdisilvestro.com.au/img/s/v-3/p2940624125-5.jpg)
Regards
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Francisco, heartbreakers all!
Rob
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Thanks Rob, they really are!
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Wow!
I never saw a stretch Ferrari!
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Color blocking... time trial? New terms for me.
Color blocking - just a graphic image centered around a few main "blocks" of complimentary or contrasting colors. In this case the dark green trees are one main "block" of color, the lighter green grass is another, and the yellow car is a focal point still in the same general color palette.
Time Trial - a "race" where the objects to complete a lap or laps in the fastest time, but you're alone on the course. Fastest Time of the Day (FTD) wins :) I used to compete in these - now I have more fun shooting them. As I get older, the thought of blowing a tire at 165 MPH becomes a little more intimidating :)
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Thanks, James, I learnt something new today :)
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Thanks, James, I learnt something new today :)
Pleased to be of service ;) I'm not sure if "color blocking" is an actual photographic thing, but it's an interior design thing (and according to my wife a fashion thing) so quite possibly I'm just mixed up!
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These car images are well taken. I especially like how the light white areas and chrome are well controlled. Wonderful highlights that really bring out the subject.
JR
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Beauty of the day - Excalibur:
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Amphibian
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How I imagine a road-rage car:
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How I imagine a road-rage car:
If that's street-legal, then they killed the design of the MGB and the Fiat X1/9 for nothing, forcing those hugely ugly plastic bumpers fore and aft.
Or was that just "selective" regulation à la Trump, even BT?
Rob
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Beauty of the day - Excalibur:
I have seen but two of those in my entire life: one in Miami Airport where it was on display; another here in Puerto Pollensa on the road. Both were white. It would look good in claret (colour, not immersed).
Rob
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Here's a favorite from a few years ago. Montreal GP.
(http://airstream.pictures/pics/LuLa/MontrealGP-7126.jpg)
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The Dream-meister:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYY9GUrrkds
Rob
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First one is some cars parked in front of a hotel I stayed at in May this year, the rest are of the cheap and nasty one in the middle. ;D
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Posted elsewhere. Simca type 90 A from the 1950s.
(http://www.keithlaban.co.uk/Car_Corfu.jpg)
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First one is some cars parked in front of a hotel I stayed at in May this year, the rest are of the cheap and nasty one in the middle. ;D
Nice Bug!
This one's a little older than the one you captured :)
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Nice Bug!
This one's a little older than the one you captured :)
They were made for the race track
http://www.rosser.org.uk/content/_DSC0135_1_large.html
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From a car show here in Johannesburg over last weekend.
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From a car show here in Johannesburg over last weekend.
Looks very pretty, and I like the two-tone - even willing to accept the new wheels!
Do you have a shot from the front quarters?
Rob
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Just for you Rob.
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Just for you Rob.
Thank you!
I could imagine myself driving one of those, more so than the '59 Coupe de Ville which is my favourite, but which would make me feel a phoney as I couldn't ever have afforded it.
How strange the workings of that inner censor.
I often ask myself why, in the name of all that's cool, Chevrolet abandoned the bow-tie badge for a boring, characterless golden one; cheaper to produce, I suppose. Kinda goes with the rebadged Daewoos, though...
:-)
Rob
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Some work for a client from this past weekend.
(https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36796980_10211716191596087_5949868025359368192_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=fa1d8793746def50ebbb1bfb2494d853&oe=5BE03FE0)
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Nice, James.
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Nice, James.
Thanks - they're very happy with it! Tricky shoot actually - I've never had to use fill flash on what's basically a mirror before. This was bare-bulbed with two 600 EX flashes from about 30 feet away to give a little bit of definition to the nose of the lead car, and took 5 people - the two drivers in-car, one lighting the blue car, me, and the guy driving the car I was shooting out of, all of whom had to be up at 5 on a Sunday morning. :D
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Thanks - they're very happy with it! Tricky shoot actually - I've never had to use fill flash on what's basically a mirror before. This was bare-bulbed with two 600 EX flashes from about 30 feet away to give a little bit of definition to the nose of the lead car, and took 5 people - the two drivers in-car, one lighting the blue car, me, and the guy driving the car I was shooting out of, all of whom had to be up at 5 on a Sunday morning. :D
Where was the light?
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Where was the light?
Right next to me.
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Right next to me.
I thought that’s where it had to be, but I’m surprised not to see hot spots from the bare bulbs. Removed in post?
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I thought that’s where it had to be, but I’m surprised not to see hot spots from the bare bulbs. Removed in post?
Good call :) There was really only one to remove. It was just left of center on the nose and you can see a slight change in coloration there in the compressed version I posted, now that you know where to look.
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When the British magazine Car came out, it did beautiful photography of cars. Of course, this was way prior to digital and in fiscally more healthy times.
I eventually bought a book of its collected pictures that I have to this day. Later issues seemed to have been hit by both money, as in lack of, and less real imagination. That's going back some years too, as I stopped buying or looking for it.
Part of the problem, visually, is the birth of the upturned bathtub design paradigm that I first noticed with the Ford Sierra (what was called that in the UK) that took design into high anodyne.
My current Fiesta, tiny car, scares me every time I am forced into a situation where I have to reverse it anywhere. I see no corners. Function and design relationships?
My son temporarily owned a VW Golf and found exactly the same problem. I remember large cars from up to the late 70s that presented no such problems, because their outer limits were visible; one knew exactly where one was, so to speak.
Car design used to be my favourite version of contemporary sculpture with the added bonus of practical value thrown in for free!
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When the British magazine Car came out, it did beautiful photography of cars. Of course, this was way prior to digital and in fiscally more healthy times.
I eventually bought a book of its collected pictures that I have to this day. Later issues seemed to have been hit by both money, as in lack of, and less real imagination. That's going back some years too, as I stopped buying or looking for it.
Part of the problem, visually, is the birth of the upturned bathtub design paradigm that I first noticed with the Ford Sierra (what was called that in the UK) that took design into high anodyne.
My current Fiesta, tiny car, scares me every time I am forced into a situation where I have to reverse it anywhere. I see no corners. Function and design relationships?
My son temporarily owned a VW Golf and found exactly the same problem. I remember large cars from up to the late 70s that presented no such problems, because their outer limits were visible; one knew exactly where one was, so to speak.
Car design used to be my favourite version of contemporary sculpture with the added bonus of practical value thrown in for free!
Hi Rob!
Car absolutely did have some wonderful imagery, and even if you don't find it as good as it used to be, I think the UK pubs in general still blow our stuff on tis side of the pond into the weeds. I'd say Evo is the current gold standard, and has been for awhile. Their content is genuinely tuned to the true enthusiast, and their imagery, though it adheres to a pretty strict style, is dynamic and really shows a love for the subject, and their subscriber covers are usually strikingly simple, which I like. Road and Track over here did a rework a few years back, and I think it was pretty successful. The rest of what we have seems to lack depth.
As for car design itself, so much of it is driven by science and efficiency as opposed to art these days, so there's a commonality in the design language that you certainly didn't see when style was king in the pre-war era up through the "jet age." There are still some standouts - among others, the recently-discontinued Aston Martin Vantage/DB9 run will remain beautiful for a long time, even if the successors that came out this year and last are obnoxious, and Porsche's 911 and baby brother Cayman still adhere to a simple, classic look.
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If Keith is reading this, he will be sure to agree with your last line, at the very least!
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If Keith is reading this, he will be sure to agree with your last line, at the very least!
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Is Keith an Aston or 911 fan? Good taste if so ;)
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Let's wait for him to leap in like Lester...
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If Keith is reading this, he will be sure to agree with your last line, at the very least!
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He is and he does.
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He is and he does.
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As I said, excellent taste ;)
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Here's one more from that same day, just for fun :)
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Here's one more from that same day, just for fun :)
That’s pretty.
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That’s pretty.
Much appreciated. We had a fun time - empty track, great light, a few Porsches, a Ferrari and a BMW M2 to play with. Not a bad way to spend a Sunday morning.
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Much appreciated. We had a fun time - empty track, great light, a few Porsches, a Ferrari and a BMW M2 to play with. Not a bad way to spend a Sunday morning.
I should say not!
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I thought this might be of interest for all of us who think today cars all look the same (bold mine):
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/designer-genes-how-regulations-dictate-the-look-of-new-cars
Car design is far from a purely aesthetic pursuit. In addition to accommodating all manner of engineering needs, designers must work within tight regulatory constraints. In our hyperregulated modern world, the government dictates nearly every aspect of car design, from the size and color of the exterior lighting elements to how sharp the creases stamped into sheetmetal can be.
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C&D is overstating a bit, I think. I'd agree that the EU pedestrian impact standards have had a massive effect on a couple aspects of design, but much of the rest is largely detail-oriented. The reason we don't see beautiful performance cars anymore is as much a product of an obsession with performance and Nurburgring times (and hence aero, both active and passive, and cooling) as it is any sort of regulatory requirement.
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It looks as if every auto maker was using the same design software with the same presets
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I came across this one last night on a real estate photo gig while looking for an "across the valley" kind of shot. I couldn't get that shot due to private property but I did find this beauty.
Dodge Polara, probably mid-1960's. The third pair of lights appears to be an add-on.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1779/28840037757_2fd0f8d40a_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/KWuJsi)
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C&D is overstating a bit, I think. I'd agree that the EU pedestrian impact standards have had a massive effect on a couple aspects of design, but much of the rest is largely detail-oriented. The reason we don't see beautiful performance cars anymore is as much a product of an obsession with performance and Nurburgring times (and hence aero, both active and passive, and cooling) as it is any sort of regulatory requirement.
And here I was, thinking it was US regulations that forced the MGB and Fiat X1/9 to adopt those ugly, overly large bumpers!
:-)
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Speaking of wind-tunnel influenced designs ... this classic seems to be an early attempt (I have no idea if it indeed had anything to do with wind tunnels).
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Americans are known for their love affair with the national flag. Seems that possibilities for display are as imaginative as they are endless:
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Speaking of wind-tunnel influenced designs ... this classic seems to be an early attempt (I have no idea if it indeed had anything to do with wind tunnels).
At last! A car more difficult to reverse accurately than my Fiesta! I guess that's the incentive that prompted Lambo to have uni-directional vision as a featured goodie.
Rob
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That’s called progress, Rob. No looking back ;)
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That’s called progress, Rob. No looking back ;)
:D
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:D
As I say, that's the Lambo ethic.