As regular CC readers know, Ralf K. (Don Kincl) has been one of our favorite Cohort contributors over the years. After all, his eye for detail and composition truly pay homage to the vintage cars he comes across.
He’s, of course, a prolific contributor, so keeping up isn’t easy. Let’s play catch up with today’s gallery, which covers many of his most recent uploads. We’ll start with the lovely shot above, showing a Ford F600 caught outdoors.
Remaining in Ford territory, here’s a 1930s Ford panel truck nicely restomodded.
This Porsche 928’s modern lines make a sharp contrast against its current surroundings in the wild.
From the exotic 928, to this humble Ford Festiva in a bright attention-getting blue.
We know what these two are.
Some work truck history is caught here, with a 1970s-80s C/K truck and a 1980s Toyota one.
Another Ford F600.
Do early Toronados come in pairs in the wild?
A vintage photo upload, showing a dynamic take of a Volkswagen dealer in Seattle, 1979.
And we’ll close with this wonderful shot of three so different, yet so alluring vehicles; a late ’50s Imperial in the background, a Karmann Ghia in the middle, and a GMC truck in the foreground. All caught in Maricopa, Arizona.
To the right of the 55 Chevy on the right looks to be what’s left of a Dodge Lil Red Express!
Good eye!
I recently saw a ’55 Chevy 4-door with some honest patina (sun burn) on the hood and roof in traffic, and it provoked a surge of desire in me. My mind was trying to decide between what mine would have: an original 265 V8 or a 302 GMC six. The Jimmy won out.
Could have kept it all Chevy with a hot 261.
Great pics (always).
To me, seeing those Toros in the scrapheap does not look right. I think of them as classics that should be rescued.
The Porsche 928 looks even more otherworldly perched in the wilderness there. Hard to believe it’s coming up on 50 years old.
And never mind the VW buses at the ’79 dealership, the early dark blue Audi 5000 on the left is the rare treat in that shot.
Hard to believe that Tom Cruise, who drove a 928 in Risky Business (1983), is coming up on 63 years old!
The 928 shot is my pick too. Still looks menacing and modern even as nature takes it back.
As for Msr Cruise, the suspension of disbelief as to his oldnessness is undoubtedly augmented by the augmentations to his face. In Hollywood, age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.
Or put another way, the 928 driven into the water all those years ago has long since rusted away, yet in a curious turn of events, Mr C hasn’t.
I like the first photo because it is a fine piece of art photography. Three cheers to Ralf K!
I love Ralf’s pictures – it’s always a pleasure to see a new set of these. As someone who’s not artistic at all, I marvel at how each of these is a piece of artwork. One of these that really jumps out at me here is the blue Festiva; it’s hard to make a photo of Festiva exciting, but the colors on this one definitely achieves that feat.
Agreed on both counts.
I can’t art to save myself either, and the Festiva photo does get my attention too. Something about the Christmassy colors of the car and the red and burgundy against the unending greyness
Lovely pictures, I can only wish I had the skills .
-Nate
Our neighbor growing up had a Lil Red Express, was in showroom condition with no miles on it. Such a fun and silly thing, the crackle those stacks made, with the lumpy cam was something else.
Id love to have one with an old built hemi and a polished blower sticking up thru the hood.
I presume Don Kincl makes a living doing photos, and certainly hope so. They’re always such an adornment to this site. A proper art collection, in fact.
46 years later, that Seattle VW dealership is still in the same location.