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The One That Almost Got Away

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Back in 2002 when this shot was taken, it took a while for my camera to start up. I saw this classic 1962 Chrysler Imperial coming down the street and reached for my camera. I was able to pull of these two shots. This car certainly represents the American car of the 60s. It would not fair well in Europe where the streets are often narrower. Also, gas was about 40 cents a gallon back then so this driver/collector must spend a few dollars every time he starts the car. The collectors call the faux spare tire on the rear deck the “toilet seat”. Here is a link to an interesting website about the Chrysler Imperial cars of that era.

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I Guess It’s Not An ‘E’

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I snapped this one Sunday afternoon on Van Es Street in San Francisco in October of 2002. It kind of looks like an XKE and a Lotus. I can not read the logo on the back. Does anyone know what car and model this is?
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© Fred Winograd copyright 2009

I’ve Never Seen One Like This Before

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I don’t think this was a custom car but I have never seen one of these before. I took this picture in the town of Nappa California one July afternoon. The Volvo is a classic PV444/544 that was manufactured from 1947 until the mid 1960s.
I would appreciate any information you can supply about this truck; What model, what year etc?
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An American Car From England

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In 1954 American Motors introduced a neat little car called the Metropolitan. It was developed by surveying customers as to what they wanted in a small commuter car. The rest of the industry in America was making cars bigger and bigger. American Motors decided to go the other way. The car survived until 1962 when production ceased.

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One Early Compact Car (1961 Custom Hardtop)

I’m guessing that this Rambler first appeared in 1957 or 1958. It was a classic for its time. It was small compact and, relatively speaking, economical. But gas was cheap and sales were low. This was taken a few blocks from my house.

From the rear it looks like this.

What year is the car?

It All Started One Day In 2001

I started taking pictures in 2001 with my newly purchased Canon G1 camera. I was working in the city (San Franciso) and walking to work every day. This gave me about 1.5 hours/day to take some pictures as I walked. This “Bug Eyed” Sprite was one of the first of the series, now known as “Cars You Don’t See Every Day”.