Classic Notes

Classic Car Show Photography. A place for car enthusiast to get information and photos of the California car culture, with the focus on the Ford Falcon and Ford Ranchero. Catch a car show and enjoy the ride!

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Put the top down and enjoy the ride.

 Convertibles Bites

A second look at archived shots.
The Convertible

In the beginning the classic car had no top. It was all open-air driving, sometime around 1910 that all changed and history put the top down. Click pic for closeup look at just of a few of the beauties showcased on site from the Southern California car show scene.

Let the hound out at car-tografi
where it is all about the parts.

The Ranchero Steer Collection

Collecting Bull

Photographing car shows is a wonderful pastime. The Ford Ranchero is defined by the car/truck experience. The emblem that defines this ride is the steer. Capturing the different qualities this mascot has on the ride showcases how each and every truck creates its own magic. From perfection to rust check out the steer.

All Blacked Out

Shades of Black

Get into the classic and take the black back to the car show season.

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In Flames

Classic Cars and the art of the flame.

Classic Car Shows have an artistic side and this side is all about the flame.

Tag Line: Flames


 

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a photographic journal of car show.

The Archer, 1932 Pierce Arrow.

The Golden Glow of Classic Rides

Take in the golden glow.

There is a lot of color at car shows and today the color is golden.

Autobooks/Aerobooks in Burbank, California has an amazing selection of books for the road and in the air. Saturday we stopped by for their morning meet up and it was a pleasure to meet Sean Cridland and Hurley Haywood promoting their book on Hurley Haywood's automotive Porsche racing history. Picked up the book for a friend and had a wonderful conversation with Mr. Cridland who is an awesome photographer and wrote the book, so great to meet someone with such an amazing talent. If you get a chance stop by the bookstore it is filled will a lot of great reads. Click on their website connection to find out more about car racing history.

40 year anniversary: The Love Machine

The Love Machine

Last year at the Roadster Show we came across The Love Machine, Steve Kimmel's restored Impala from Cheech and Chong, "Up in Smoke". It was a happy surprise when Mr. Kimmel contacted us to see if we could do a photo shoot with his awesome ride for a write up on the classic 1964 Impala. Meeting up at an abandon gas station gave a great opportunity to check out his classic without the noise from the car show experience. Fun time shooting the ride. Thanks Steve. Check out the write up at TheClassicCars.comJournal. The Love Machine is showcasing today at Amoeba Records, in Hollywood from 3-6. Check it out.

Please note photos of the Love Machine are property of the Ranchero and the Blue Q if you would like to use them for any reason please contact us here.

Fabulous Fords Forever April 2018

Starting the Fabulous Fords Forever with the beginning.

Catch The Mouse at car-tografi.

Getting to a car show early is great when the ride is more important than the spectators. The only bad part once the spectator arrive is getting the classic without the surrounding noise hitting the paint along with the other distractions that take away from the automotive shot. A lot of really great car photos get lost in the reflection of chairs, people and more so they end up stuck in the camera because showcasing the best of all the photos taken is what we strive for. So if by chance we took a photo, left you with our car show info and your awesome amazing ride did not make the gallery it was probable due to all the stuff that shows up when the photos hits the screen. Overall, this car show is a favorite because it showcases a broad range of Fords. We are starting this historical line of Fords from the Fabulous Fords Forever Car Show with the first models that took to the road and are still moving into history.

Catch The Mouse radiator cap from a 1928 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan, at car-tografi where it is all about the parts.

Look for the Falcons and Rancheros to join the line-up tomorrow. Loving The Falcons and Falcon Signatures