Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ageing out? Never heard of the term, Sonny, but that's a very apt description of why a hobby is declining. I was tempted to buy myself a Velocette 500 a few years ago, but now have left it too late. Kick starting a thumper with the state of my knees is only possible in my febrile imagination. On restoration, another one of the reasons it's fading from favour is some car people are into preservation - in other words keeping the car as original looking as possible without fancy paint jobs, electronic ignition, etc, rather than stripping it and replacing original parts and paint. We can all see that trend in camera collecting. Douglas On 24/08/2022 15:10, Sonny Carter via LUG 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 >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Leica Users Group. >>> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >> information >>> > >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Don >>> don.dory at gmail.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> -- >> Don >> don.dory at gmail.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information