The fifties and sixties were characterized by dreams of the fantastic future that awaited those of us living today. These forward looking thoughts and ideas can also be found in the accents adorning the vehicles of the time. In today’s photo, we see the streamlined fender mounted lights that in some ways resemble the bullet trains found in Japan and Europe today. While the chrome surrounding the fender light definitely stood out in this...

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We’ve all seen that end-of-the-world movie at some point with abandoned cars lining the streets their owners long since gone. Walking through the mass of discarded vehicles over the weekend scenes like this would occasionally flash through my mind. The arrangement of some of the vehicles seemed to work perfectly for a shot that could embody that same sense of abandonment. This particular row stood out since the cars are facing in opposite...

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Vehicles from the mid-1900′s were covered in countless extravagant accents – large hood ornaments, sweeping taillight fins, over-sized fenders, tons of chrome – you name it and there was probably a car that had it incorporated in some form! I don’t know what model vehicle this was but the arrangement of three chrome encircled exhaust ports really caught my eye. I think what most interested me was the simplicity of...

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Over the weekend, fellow photographer Don Rosenberger and I visited a “car farm” in Martinsville, Virginia. We had scheduled to meet at an adjoining RV park around 5pm on Saturday, shoot until dark and call it a day. As I got closer, I could see thunderstorms over the area and by the time we each arrived the rain was pouring down. Luckily, the rain didn’t last long but it did help cool things down from a humid 85F. We made a...

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As promised today’s photo is of the passenger side of the burned out converted ambulance we first saw in yesterday’s post. This side has managed to retain some brilliant red color in the stripes along the ‘box’ portion of the vehicle that really stands out. It looks as if the fire that destroyed this truck may have actually started in the engine compartment on this side since it seems to have sustained the most...

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