Simon White is back with a new gallery of his superb shots of vintage cars and trucks on the go. I particularly love this one of a 1959 Oldsmobile as it reminds me of some of the best of Van Kaufman and Art Fitzpatrick’s renderings of Pontiacs of this era. But that’s just one the numerous photos in this set. Hang on for the ride!
Before we do that, I just have to show you the specific K & F rendering that top shot reminded me of. Nothing like a ’59 GM car to whisk you off into the world of tomorrow.
Here’s another GM car of the era, a ’61 Oldsmobile 88 convertible taking off.
At first glance I thought the guy with the helmet was “surfing” the Porsche Speedster.
Even a van looks racy through Simon’s lens. Especially with those ’80s-style stripes.
An old GMC hustling along.
They aren’t actually all on the go; they just look like it, like this Ford pickup.
A Karmann-Ghia strutting its stuff.
Some have more to strut about than others.
A box Chevy pickup with a load of wood.
A Cadillac shows off its lines.
A classic high-boy roadster.
Falcon ragtop sprinting away.
Econoline hauling a load of patina.
1961 or so Chevy pickup.
Shelby GT350 on the prowl.
Last but never least, a C2 Sting Ray coupe lays down some soul music from its side pipes.
Here’s some previous galleries by Simon White at CC:
A Gallery Of Vintage Cars and Trucks Shot By Simon White
From Simon White’s Album at the Cohort
Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: A Sampler Of Simon White’s Photos
Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: Simon White – A Gallery of American Cars in the UK
Cohort Outakes: “On the Beach” – Pendine Sands Vintage Hot Rod Races, Wales U.K.
Third pic: what’s with the back windows?
They don’t actually roll down. They roll backwards pivoting on the lower front corner. In the photo they are not all the way down.
Yes, I remember that, but was just wondering why he apparently left them up like that. Guess we’ll never know!
He misses tail fins. This is how he copes.
Very good pictures here .
-Nate
Great action photos.
The ’59 Olds could have been a much better example, it has misalignments and bends that wouldn’t have been quite this bad on a typical new one, even if the coachwork quality of US cars wasn’t exactly stellar in this era. For a few hundred dollars more the body quality could have been much improved but that wasn’t exactly at the top of the list of US management at the time. They sold like hotcakes regardless, and were indisputably a great value for the typical US family with 2.3 kids, compared to other cars worldwide.
Love the in motion panning, great photos
I really enjoy Simon White’s photography. What I’d enjoy even more is an article by Simon discussing his technique and motivations behind the photos he so artfully creates.
I agree, pan shots are tricky to pull off, and these are really well done.
A VERY nice lil “portfolio” of the automotive scene back when!!! Der Speedster and the Roadrunner (?) in particular caught my jaded old eyes!! NICE!! 🙂 DFO
They really are artworthy, aren’t they? Superb.