WELCOME TO OLD CARS

This blog is all about my fascination with old cars.  I especially like to roam the back roads with my camera in search of derelicts and  carcasses of once wonderful old cars. Frequently, I can’t identify them, but they are no less wonderful.  The site will be updated frequently, so come back often.

1931 Ford (?)

1941 Dodge (?)

It is my hope visitors will offer pictures and stories of their own old cars (No Muscle Cars, Please) and contact me in the comments section so I can respond with download instructions.

To see Show and Shine images from Southern Oregon events and slide shows, go to Old Cars Never Die.

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DOORS TO THE PAST

Model A 1928

Car doors fascinate me.  I like their lines, the angles and frequently, the implied invitation.

1948 (?) Ford Truck

While they make a fine subject for my camera, I am not oblivious to the fanatical attention decent doors require.  Their wear and tear make them the focal point of a lot of effort.  My interest extends well past perfect doors.

Burned 32 buick

The story goes that Tom Carr, auto restoration pro, was offered the chance to purchase an original condition 1932 Buick that had been stored in a garage for decades.  It wasn’t in prime condition, but it was very restorable; until the fire.  A week after the offer was made, the garage caught fire and decimated the car.  Tom wound up taking it off the desolate owner’s hands and the car sits in Carr’s restoration lot awaiting an interested party.  You can see the burned out shell here.

And sometimes, the doors strike me as a work of art.

1948 (?) Ford Truck

Other times, I am fascinated by the implied history as with these mystery doors from a shell of a car I visit from time to time in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Mystery car

While I have many more examples of fascinating car doors, I’d love to see your favorites as well.  Contact me arrange for download.