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Photo of the Day

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Taken in Memphis, Tennessee, last year.

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9 Responses to “Photo of the Day”

  1. #1 |  Ben |  May 27th, 2009 at 8:56 am

    Color’s great, Radley. Are the saturation levels natural?

  2. #2 |  Radley Balko |  May 27th, 2009 at 9:04 am

    Thanks.

    I added a little saturation, but not much.

    It was a bright day.

  3. #3 |  Ben |  May 27th, 2009 at 9:52 am

    A good photo is a good photo, regardless of ‘shopping. You still haven’t answered what kind of camera you’re using. ;)

  4. #4 |  Mark |  May 27th, 2009 at 12:19 pm

    Beautiful photo – beautiful car. Do you know what it is?

  5. #5 |  Art Carden |  May 27th, 2009 at 1:19 pm

    Ah yes, I think that’s one of our barely-used-but-still-expensive trolley stops in the background.

  6. #6 |  Matt |  May 27th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    1950 Chevrolet Deluxe?

    http://www.automotivehistoryonline.com/Chevrolet4.htm

    My guess (and almost 30 years before I was born so go easy on me).

  7. #7 |  PersonFromPorlock |  May 27th, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    Good ID on the car… but I think it’s a ’49, not a ’50: the trim behind the front wheel is a little more rounded on the ’49s.

  8. #8 |  John Wilburn |  May 28th, 2009 at 3:07 pm

    Matt #6

    I have to agree withPersonFromPorlock – I think it’s a ’49.

    One other thing – if you look closely at the visor above the windshield, (in the “Photo of the Day,” above) and compare it to the visors on the ’49 “Deluxe” and ’50 “Deluxe” (pictured in the website you supplied), you’ll notice that it doesn’t match either of them (although the ’49 & ’50 visors resemble each other).

    Then, if you look at the visors pictured on the ’48 “Country Club” and ’48 “Stylemaster Panel,” they do match the visor on the “Photo of the Day.”

    Whoever built this car probably couldn’t get the right visor (for a ’49), so he substituted the ’48 visor…

    This brings back memories – in 1958 (when I was 4) we had a neighbor (who was a serious asshole – I wasn’t fond of him) who had a ’49 Chevy Deluxe. One day, for reasons of my own, I threw a mudball at the car, which splattered all over the rear window.

    The S.O.B. ratted me out…

    I still remember the spanking I got…

  9. #9 |  Matt |  May 29th, 2009 at 9:00 am

    It could be a ’49; I kept thinking it looked like a 50s model so didn’t pay as close attention to that one, but the trim does match better.

    Much as I scoff at GM these days, can’t help but appreciate the coachwork of these old models.

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