So Tardel and I were minding our damn business when out of (k)nowhere something like ten identical model-a coupes in various colors using a whole variety of exotic power plants pulled up. It was like an invasion... I mean, I now know how the Polish felt - sort of. Ok, not really... But man... Hilton Hot Rods. Ross Motors. I don't normally advocate using a wide angle lens when shooting hot rods, but in the case I had little choice in the matter.
That's a valid question Ric... I had been calling it "a whole shit load," but there has to be a more technical term to use I'd think...
That is quite a sight, I can only image them comin' down the road with open pipes! I bet they left jaws droppin from Virginia to Auston. It just don't get better than that!
Well, cows are in a herd, there's a gaggle of geese, but when it's a bunch of crows-it's called a Murder of Crows... that'll work for me. -rick
Bad ass group. That last picture is a keeper. Would love to have the opportunity to see Austin this weekend.
I think we've stumbled upon a perfect opportunity to come up with our own word here... Did I ever tell you guys that I came up with the term "Bat Winging"? Another story for another time... Anyway, I like this: Man, that's a gorgeous "shilo" of model-a coupes right there... "Shilo," you see... is short for SHIT LOAD.
Well; there ya go. Proof positive that all those folks who claim that "real hot rods don't have shiny paint" are DEAD WRONG!
Is that a blown nailhead in the grey poupon mustardy colored coupe in the first two pics? I think I'm in love.
ShiLo? That works for me. Hilton had a term for them, 'Angry A's?' I think, something like that. Angry A's is about right.
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