Hello, I started photographing old hot rods just because I liked them at an early age. I had a nice 35mm Asahi Pentax Spotmatic Camera + a several different low light lenses. So, I took the camera with me, every time I went to the beach, our friend’s houses and just about everywhere. As far as theft, the 35mm camera had a secret hiding place behind the El Camino’s seat. It was secure, in a case and the case was strapped down when I left the El Camino parked somewhere. One day, I saw a Tahitian Red 1949 Chevy truck sitting in a parking lot in Seal Beach. As I was getting into my El Camino, the owner walked up to get in his nice truck. So, I started a conversation about his bright Tahitian Red paint. He was one of those guys who is a wealth of information about his build and was happy that he not only did the work himself, but the custom truck was a daily driver. Jnaki So, I asked him if his truck was ever in a magazine. He said no, but had been approached several times and that was not his thing. We continued talking and come to find out, he just did not like the proposals from the photographers. When I told him I had creative controls over the photos to his liking, and writing the stories, he was fine with that. B/W prints, olor slides, plus a custom mounted 8 x 10 photo in a hand made wooden frame would he part of the thank you package. We shot many photographs. Later on, I gave him a ton of color slides and B/W prints. There was even one I mounted on a floating cedar slat frame. He was happy at no cost to him. Why was I doing the extra work for him? I knew those editors were picky and one thing or another, the project would be rejected. So, to make the owner happy, I spent some time and effort to get him some photos he would proudly display at his own house. He was very happy when we met later on and I gave him his “free” photos of his truck. YRMV Note: Although it is not the same color, at least it is custom Chevy/GMC truck.
I have always had a great appreciation for old trucks, especially the Internationals from the 50's. This is a drawing I did of me next to my old 1955 S-110 "Cornbinder" with the shake shingle dog house on the back. I gave the drawing to my mom for her birthday that particular year. The "PACASSA" studios truck, is a line drawing I did for an artist friend of mine, that loved this old Chevy truck that he owned, that was apart for some modifications. I also had the line art scanned and digitized to make myself a custom "PACASSA" studios Carrhart jacket.
Hmmm, I got 21.... but it’s early here still and I may be seeing double. A big THANK YOU to all the FAS contributors for sharing their passion with us mortals each week. ....I can build a car from scratch but can’t draw a straight line
Sorry to mislead. Not mine. I'm very appreciative of the artistry and thought I'd share it. Kudos to the artist.
Confidence is high that the accurate count is 20 Aliens! Thank you to @rusty1 for taking the time to give us geezers, a great visual rabbit hole to wander down each week! It really help's to have a linked "I-pad" to my computer, that allows me to really zoom into each area, to track down those elusive Aliens! Mr. Blue Monster is very impressed!
Anyone know who the artist is? I agree with rusty1, this is really well done. Would love to see what else they have created. Cheers, Harv
Some stuff from the past: a few pics of the 1/25th scale version of my Safari. A creeper l did up awhile back. A 37 Ford sedan owned by Greg DePauw(RIP) of Metamora IL . Powered by a Taurus SHO drivetrain, it allowed a flat floor to be used to let Greg's wheelchair be used. Greg was a quadraplegic and an accomplished artist who hosted the ART ROD FESTIVAL each year in support of disadvantaged youth in the area. I miss him a lot.
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