Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/08/24

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Subject: [Leica] 1955 Chevy
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 13:50:15 -0500
References: <34F27EF3-29F0-432B-93E1-24D23A909615@chriscrawfordphoto.com> <CA+3n+_k+7q9ftUYt2skyuWBb1BsnGTojrZh661jEZ9sD7PWE7w@mail.gmail.com> <C250336C-8A5F-4559-9C5D-46B2C1CFBABF@chriscrawfordphoto.com> <CA+3n+_=mU6KOx4QfB+fwtKNHcboWg6jsb+Dnp0J+1E2UCrZiCQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAFfkXxtyrQD4dsd01unmp3PMJzmCJFicNWGRdt79Yi=TKeeL9Q@mail.gmail.com>

I believe the interest gas moved to tweaking electronic controls and
turbocharging.  There are a fair number of tweaked Japanese cars and BMW's
raising decibal levels.

On Wed, Aug 24, 2022, 9:11 AM Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Restoration is a hobby that is aging out, at least around here.  We have an
> annual car show, and while it still gets hundreds of entries, I see less
> poking under the hoods anymore.
>
> Prices are going down on restored classics as well.
>
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/>
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> 1714
> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase
>
> USA
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 8:29 AM Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Restoration of old American cars is pretty well supported.  When my
> > niece graduated from UofI we stayed a few miles away.  The road to the
> > university went by a salvage yard that specialized in old American Iron.
> > From the hulks seen over the fence you could rebuild any american car
> from
> > the 30's to the early 60's from the odd bit of chrome to the plastic lamp
> > housings that have mostly been destroyed by UV.
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 7:41 AM Christopher Crawford <
> > chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Yeah, it needs some restoration work. The paint is faded and dull, but
> it
> > > didn't look like it had any rust, which is pretty amazing.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Chris Crawford
> > > Fine Art Photography
> > > Fort Wayne, Indiana
> > > 260-437-8990
> > >
> > > https://chriscrawfordphoto.com  My portfolio
> > >
> > > https://sx70project.com The Polaroid SX-70 Project
> > >
> > > https://crawfordphotoschool.com Learn From Me
> > >
> > > ?On 8/24/22, 8:01 AM, "LUG on behalf of Don Dory via LUG"
> > > <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf 
> > > of
> > > lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >     I'm impressed that it is not all customized but relatively stock.
> > >
> > >     On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 6:23 AM Christopher Crawford <
> > >     chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >     > This 1955 Chevrolet was sitting in front of a business in the
> > > Waynedale
> > >     > area of Fort Wayne, Indiana. I photographed it in the early
> > evening.
> > >     >
> > >     > https://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=3849
> > >     >
> > >     >
> > >     >
> > >     >
> > >     >
> > >     > --
> > >     >
> > >     > Chris Crawford
> > >     >
> > >     > Fine Art Photography
> > >     >
> > >     > Fort Wayne, Indiana
> > >     >
> > >     > 260-437-8990
> > >     >
> > >     >
> > >     >
> > >     > https://chriscrawfordphoto.com  My portfolio
> > >     >
> > >     >
> > >     >
> > >     > https://sx70project.com The Polaroid SX-70 Project
> > >     >
> > >     >
> > >     >
> > >     > https://crawfordphotoschool.com Learn From Me
> > >     >
> > >     >
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> > >
> > >     --
> > >     Don
> > >     don.dory at gmail.com
> > >
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