Automobiles

This car looked pretty good, so if it was a reproduction, it was as good looking as the original to my eyes.

This is a last generation Buick station wagon, with the faux woodgrain panels.

Another shot from the first roll of 127 I ever used. It was exposed in a Kodak Brownie Holiday camera that was passed down to me from my Grandmother Wright. I'm glad to have finally gotten to use it and "keep it in the family," so to speak. Looking at the images, it appears that in the center of the frame is a "sweet spot" of focus and toward the edges, the images gets blurrier. As long as your subject is relatively centered, it shouldn't be a problem. Camera: Kodak Brownie Holiday (made in January 1953) Film: Efke R 100 127 black and white film Aperture: F/11 (approximate) Shutter speed: 1/25 sec. (approximate) Date: September 19th, 2009 Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing process, chemicals were at 68 degrees: Kodak D-76 developer: 9 mins. Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 90 secs. Kodak fixer: 7 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min.

Taken at the Wayne County Misfits Car Show, held on September 19th, 2009, and using my Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash 620 camera. It's a 12/1957 production model - from the same era as the subject.

This is a 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle I saw at a car show a few years back. Captured it using a Polaroid One600 instant camera I bought for $10 on closeout.

This 1934 Plymouth Coupe was at a car show held at the Balloon Fest in Centralia, Illinois on August 17th, 2013. Camera: Canon Snappy 50 35mm Film: Kodak Max 400 (expired 02/09) Date: August 17th, 2013, 3.40 p.m. Location: Centralia, Illinois, U.S.A. Canon Snappy 50 22ff

This is what appears to be a Model A pickup. Somebody at the biker run this rod appeared at told me that the owner had finished putting it together enough that very day so that he could drive it here. I also found out that, although it didn't have the fenders attached yet, it did have the radio installed. That is as it should be, I'm thinking!

A 1955 Oldsmobile in what looked to be original condition. Part of my shooting on International Film Buying Day this past Saturday, October 1st, 2011. Camera: Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash 620 camera (made in January 1952) Film: Arista.EDU Ultra 100 ASA black and white 120 film Date: October 1st, 2011, 5.08 p.m. Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Ilford ID-11 developer: 6 1/2 minutes Ilford Ilfostop stopbath: 1 minute Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 minutes Rinse: 5 minutes Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 minute Hawkeye2-IFBD 11df

This great looking 1957 Chevy convertible was seen at the local Wayne County Misfits car show this past May. My girlfriend wants one now! Who doesn't?

The back of a black 1963 Cadillac hearse.

I shot this old hearse in the early-1980's - don't know if it's still there or not. But, it was in pretty good condition when I saw it then.

Saw this beautiful Willys pickup parked outside a local restaurant today. Some guy that had been talking to the owner inside said that it had been appraised at $100,000. I can believe it! The bed was gorgeous wood inlay and there wasn't a scratch on it that I could see.

I just loved this 1941 Willys Pickup. Seen at the Wayne County Misfits car show, held on May 26th, 2012.

Saw this great looking 1955 Chevy at the V.A. hospital in Marion, Illinois. It was clean and straight. Flawless, in fact.

This well-preserved old fire truck is located at a fireman's museum inside the mall at Mt. Vernon, Illinois.

I was not in London when I spotted this double-decker bus - it was in Springfield, Missouri. Photographed with a Sony ALT Alpha A77 on October 27th, 2013.

Saw this tour bus in Springfield, Illinois this past May.

This Ford had a Mercury grill in it and many other popular customizing options from the 1950's, such as flames, lake pipes, spotlights, etc.