lead sled

this merc custom, also from the whittier uptown show, is seemingly the companion piece to this one. this was the second of three similar vehicles parked on this corner. maybe it was just a coinkydink that they were clustered in the same area. i don't think i bothered with the other, as i remember it was just painted in primer gray and not too dazzling or remarkable.

i remember this being a spectacular, deep blue, but i think maybe i've made it too dark here. the time of day made for an uncontrasty, flat shot, so i had to jack it up a bit. but that's the point of my tweaking, now isn't it?

hot rod lincoln

my best guess is that this a 55–56 lincoln of some kind. just not finding one with exactly the same bumper set up. guess i should've asked the owner — i think he was the guy who asked me "what is it you've been doing all these weeks here?" my answer was, "having fun," but maybe i should have been a smartass and stated the obvious answer, "taking pictures." nah, he was curious enough to ask, so i didn't feel the need. anyway, i handed the guy my card, so i hope he sees his car, if it is indeed his.

nice pinstripe job, and interesting paint. didn't quite overhear the whole story, so i'm not sure if he was saying he painted the car himself in his garage, or he took it somewhere. its kind of a matte finish, which is a little unusual when its not primer, but then this car was a bit unusual, and i don't have another one like it in my files.

i also think i've seen that guy in the doorway...i think he owns this hot rod, and is also currently selling an old cadillac.

very continental

i was about ready to pack it up the other day at fuddrucker's el toro, when this incredible 1947 lincoln continental pulls in. wow. stretched body, clean. i have never seen one before...i'm always on the lookout for models i haven't shot yet, and here was the prize for this day.

i have images of the back end too. had to wait patiently for a little girl to get out of the frame. she kept flitting about with her cell phone, keyboard out, but pointing it at cars (maybe it had a camera, maybe she was just dancing with herself, oh oh ah ahhhhh) while her parents talked to the owner of the next car over.

choice of politely waiting or losing the light, as the sun was setting...sometimes it's difficult to bite my tongue. i try not to be too intrusive, but really...how difficult is it to not notice a camera on a tripod and someone staring at you?

gonna drive me to drinkin...

sweet lincoln at downey's bob's big boy. can't quite figure out the year on it. anyone know?

teraforce thinks it's a 1960 lincoln continental mark v