As promised, during this week of my book launch, I’m going to go easy on the words in my regular posts. I do have an important announcement for Thursday Doors participants (see below). Today’s post is coming in on the tail end of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge. Here’s what Cee says about this challenge:

“This week our topic is celebrating Vehicle Details (paint job, headlights, engines, grills, seats, wheels, etc). Have fun. Most all of you know, I just adore taking photos vehicles, new or vintage.”

Now, before drifting into the gallery of vehicles I have gathered, let’s get that that announcement out of the way. As many of you know, Cee offers several photo challenges each week. On Thursdays, she kicks off her Black and White Photo Challenge. This challenge is topic related and the next topic (Thursday 6/23 – Wednesday 6/29) is Doors and Drawers. So, if you want to double-dip with your photos, save a few black and white ones for Cee’s challenge. Of course, you can include them in your Thursday Doors post.

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53 responses to “Vehicle Details – CFFC”

  1. theartblogger54 Avatar
    theartblogger54

    I remember when there were so many Triumph Spitfires around that you never took that much notice of them. Nowadays of course, they are as rare as rocking-horse manure but you do occasionally still see them out and about during the summer months. I remember one of my teachers had one back in the day!

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    1. My 7th grade English teacher had one. I loved the car, but it required too much attention to keep on the road.

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  2. Damyanti Biswas Avatar
    Damyanti Biswas

    I’m not really a motorhead, but from your pictures, this looks fun :D

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    1. The racing is fun to watch. Cars go from 0 to 330 mph (531 kph) in under 4 seconds. The static shots are just interesting things, like fire trucks.

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  3. I like all the cars and parts, Dan. My husband used to go to many car shows and I’m the designated photographer. He has several dozens of model cars on display in his office.

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    1. It must be great having a photographer along 😊

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      1. Sometimes he gets impatient waiting for me to take photos. 😊

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  4. I hope that Volkswagen driver doesn’t visit Maine. Showing that much support for the Evil Empire will not encourage goodwill up here.

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    1. We’re on the dividing line here in CT, but I could see problems going east from here.

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  5. Murphy’s Law Avatar
    Murphy’s Law

    Quite a unique collection of cars. The NY Yankees is a hoot. The Mini Roadster looks like it was custom made for the little girl….you know, like if they were multi-millionaires! Your Triumph Spitfire seems to please David to no end. The
    Studebaker with all the painted parts is clever to say the least.

    Hmmmm, I wonder if we still traveled on horses, what would we doing to them to make them stand out from the pack!

    Hope this is the start of a good week for you.
    Ginger

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    1. Thanks Ginger. When she was in college, we bought Faith a car – a used For Escort – but mostly reliable transportation.

      David is British, so giving him a ride in the Spitfire seemed appropriate. Faith drove it one summer. She got to see first hand how unreliable it was. That car literally broke down the weekend after I bought it. Less than 1,000 miles and it stranded me on a beach in Oregon.

      I have seen horses at horse shows with pretty things braided into their mane. Maybe ???

      I hope you have a great week.

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  6. Gwen M. Plano Avatar
    Gwen M. Plano

    This was fun, Dan. I know very little about cars, but I do know that guys love them. I enjoy car shows with my hubby because all the guys are so happy. 😊

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    1. Thanks Gwen., It was easy to find the photos, but hard to limit myself. I always like looking at the shiny fire trucks. Those guys work so hard to keep them clean and bright.

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  7. B&W doors – an interesting idea. Thanks for the heads up, Dan. I am well into your book and enjoying it very much.

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    1. Thanks Robbie – that’s great news. Cee suggested that we team up. She’s going to start her challenge early to match with Thursday doors. Hers runs the entire week. I may extend a welcome to people who want to double-dip from that side.

      I’m so glad you’re enjoying the book,.

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      1. Yes, I have been planning to dig out my pictures from a trip to South Korea and take pictures of the photographs. I can then make them B&W using my phone app. It sounds like a good plan!

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        1. That’s a great idea. I’ve done that with some old photos (not the B&W part). It works pretty well.

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  8. Oh wow those vehicles are awesome! It’s also great to had a face on David 🙂💜

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    1. That is the David who inspired the character. He agreed to let me use the name as long as I never called him anything other than David. He lives in Ipswich, so closer to you than me, but he deserved to be in that car,

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      1. Ipswich…England ? Yes 129 miles under a three hour drive 💜

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  9. I love going to old car shows. Big fins make my heart beat faster. That said, the Yankees Bug is adorable! The Yanks and Mets are still dear to my heart. I have never seen the inside of a fire truck so that is one snazzy photo of their control panel.

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    1. We’re having our first fireman’s parade in three years this coming weekend. I hope to be featuring fire truck doors after that.

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  10. Great shots of vehicles. That Studebaker was fascinating.

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    1. I wish I had better photos, John. I tried picking up that newspaper. The paper, the mat, the interior surfaces, even the radio were all painted on. The guy’s brother did the paint and was advertising at the race.

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  11. There were a lot cool cars in this set. It was nice seeing David and now being able to put a face to him when I visit the bar on Saturday’s. 😄

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    1. That David is one of the voices, but he’s the one who donated his name.

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  12. Love the trolley! Reminds me of ones we used to have in Toronto many, many years ago. Of course I was just a wee blimp in the ether at the time…

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    1. Saying nothing about that characterization 😏

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  13. “Beep-beep, beep-beep, yeah!” Loved all the cool vehicle photos, Dan. Hugs on the wing.

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    1. Haha. Your opening made me laugh 😂

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  14. Dan, you have vehicle parts for people of all sizes and likes. I adored viewing through your gallery. Also thanks for the write up on our combined Thursday door photo challenges :D :D

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    1. Thanks Cee. I decided that I’m going to extend the Thursday Doors deadline for anyone coming from your challenge, to match the dates of yours. You can let them know if you like. I think this will be fun.

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  15. Thanks for the hint for Thursday, Dan. I love the cars and details although I prefer the “real” Beetles. :-)

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    1. I think combining the two challenges will be fun, Janet. Of course, Cee’s challenge is for black and white photos, I’m still accepting any variety. I prefer the real Beetles, too, but I don’t have any pictures of them.

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      1. I get photos of them periodically, although not always very good ones because they’re sometimes taken on the spur of the moment or from the (non-moving) van. We have a friend back in Illinois who’s restored an old Beetle and I always send the photos to him. He can tell you the year just by the details. :-)

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  16. I am in awe of that faux Studebaker! That is some artist there. I loved the trolley and the fire truck control panel, with different reactions to each: I’d really like to ride on the trolley, but I want no part of riding on a fire truck! I give them wide and respectful berth, like trains. I also love black and white photos, so I’m really looking forward to what comes next! Nonetheless, I admire the color and sparkle in this gallery. Lots of life in this!

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    1. That Studebaker was amazing. Every detail looked so real, until I tried to touch it. It was all paint. The radio, the upholstery, the mats, the dashboard and the newspaper. I love that particular trolley. It’s very much like the one my mother took me into downtown Pittsburgh on.

      This coming weekend, our firemen are holding their annual carnival after a two-year absence due to Covid. On Saturday, there will be a parade. I hope to be featuring fire truck doors next Thursday.

      I plan to divide and conquer both challenges. I will include a section of black and white doors on Thursday.

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  17. That staged car crash is sure a wake-up call. I imagine that firefighters see too many of those in real life. I just started your book and am enjoying it… can’t wait to get into it more.

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    1. I’m glad to hear you’re enjoying the book, Janis. The car crash / training exercise was amazing to watch. The scenario was that the car Faith donated had rear-ended a van carrying school children. They worked for over two hours, practicing all manner of techniques.

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  18. Nice gallery, Dan. You know the hubs is a car fanatic. One of my favorite adventures was going to the Indy 500. What a ride! I love the little Spitfire. Hi David! I should have joined this challenge. I have some very interesting car photos in my stash. Somehow I thought there’d be more trains… 🤭😉

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    1. Oh, I have more trains, Cheryl. But I don’t often get a chance to show the cars. The Indy 500 must have been a special kind of exciting.

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      1. Very. Of course while living in Daytona we did the Coke 400 which was also a blast. My favorite moment was sitting in the first curve when the racers broke into the first round. The feeling in my chest of a million bees buzzing was the single most exhilarating thing I’ve ever experienced. I still haven’t had a cross country train ride though. 😏

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        1. NHRA is so loud. The sound rattles your liver 😊

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  19. I like the mini roadster and the Bug. Not a Red Sox fan, but I like Bugs.

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    1. Those two are pretty cool little cars.

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  20. I love the trolley and the cars. The control panel terrifies me. Ha! Too bad your job never required a crane. 🙂

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    1. Actually, we did need a crane once, yo locate some equipment on the roof of our building. But I didn’t get to operate it 🙁

      The trolley is a personal favorite.

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      1. Bummer! I’m so glad (and not surprised that the trolley is your favorite.

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  21. Love that incline interior, and the steam train interior. So fahncy!

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  22. Fire trucks, race cars, old trolleys … really enjoying this collection of pics, Dan!

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    1. I’m glad, Paul. IT was hard to keep myself to my self-imposed limit of 16 photos, on this one.

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