[LargeFormat] road trip
Jim Hemenway
Jim at hemenway.com
Fri Jul 22 08:34:52 EDT 2005
Les:
The url for the Buick produces a 404
But... it "sounds" like you might be a automobile aficionado, soooo...
I went to a mini car show at the Larz Anderson Museum of Transportation
a week or so ago:
http://www.hemenway.com/MOT/
Alas not LF, but instead shot with a Pentax isDS with the 14mm lens,
(effectively like a 21mm on 35mm format).
Jim
Les Newcomer wrote:
>snip<
>>
>
> Well, it's been a while but yes, I've ridden across the country before.
> The first time was New York City to San Francisco, Then Montreal to
> Tijuana (we broke the crankshaft in North Bay Ont., but luckily it broke
> in front of a welding shop, and they convinced us they could weld it, so
> we were back on the road in two days)
>
> The last was from Seattle to Philly in '76, Ended in Philly July 2, 3 &
> 4. Got snowbound on Granite Pass between Cody and Sheridan in June.
> Broke the crank again, in Indianapolis--the Birthplace of Speed. Oddly
> enough we had to convince them they could weld it this time.
>
> The car? http://home.twmi.rr.com/buick.jpg
>
> Cruising speed. 33mph. When it rains, we get wet. When it snows, we
> get cold. and if forced to drive on the Interstate, we get scared.
>
> Alas due to ahh cramped conditions, the only cameras we had were a Petri
> Racer and a venerable Argus C3.
>
> But these trips were all planed out years in advance (there were 50 cars
> 1914 or earlier starting, so we weren't alone). My trip will be,
> faster, cheaper and, as much as possible, driving on a whim.
>
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