Aged beauty was our prompt this week
from Sally at http://thestudiosublime.com/ for the year log challenge of focusing on life. This
weeks prompt fits me well. I have been helping my husband restore
classic cars for more years than I care to admit to. I have
sandblasted, painted, sewn interiors, and turned wrenches on scores
of aged beauties. The photo that I am presenting today is from
several years ago. The car in the pic is a 1938 Chevy coupe. We had
just brought it home and I snapped this pic before it was unloaded
from the trailer. Some people see cars in a field and think that they
are just junk. I see beauty, potential, and holding onto a piece of
history. Thanx to everyone who visits and leaves comments. I
appreciate hearing from you.
WOW what a beauty! look at that chrome grill! My office window actually looks out onto the Chrysler building and I've noticed all the hood ornaments on the building - it is so cool!
ReplyDeleteThanx Cynthia. Cars today don't have chrome because it is so expensive to get rid of the used chemicals used in the process of chroming. They are no longer unique. You can hardly tell one model from another now.
DeleteWhat a gorgeous 'aged beauty' you have here!! I don't see junk either,...I see potential in either fixing them up or in great photo opps!! Or both! ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanx Shel. I sure see beauty in the old cars. They had style and character back then.
DeleteLove your creations-most especially the lei. Your metal flowers are wonderful!
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Thanx Linda,I wasn't too sure how good they were, because it was my first time doing metalwork, but I am proud of them.
DeleteI'd love to see a "before and after" :-)
ReplyDeleteThis model looks like a gangsta car. Or something Humphrey Bogart would drive...
Hi Deb, We didn't end up restoring that car. A friend begged for and bought it so I don't have before and after for that car. It is a gangster era car.
DeleteGIRLFRIEN....You are amazing....Your talent is mind blowingly brilliant...ty so much for sharing your creations with us all, bye for now and Happy beading
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Thank you so much Jackie. No one has ever said that to me before.
DeleteYou can see that, old as it is, it has great lines very worth preserving!
ReplyDeleteDid you know that the liberty bell almost got sold for scrap metal? I think that preserving history is important. Old cars are part of our heritage. I am proud to say that I help preserve a small piece of it.
DeleteHi Becky,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about seeing beauty and potential in an old vehicle I bet this one is beautiful now or soon will be.
Therese
Hi Therese. I know vehicles way more intimately than most people do. My '66 Chevy Impala was one of the top 100 cars at the last back to the 60's car show in Minnesota. It was many years ago But I am still proud of it.
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