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Sunday, June 5, 2016

Auto Time Travel

79 Chevrolet Corvette

64 Studebaker Avanti

57 Ford Custom 300

35 Plymouth

56 Ford Victoria

84 Ford 302 Mustang GT 350
60 Impala Sport Sedan

60 Impala Sport Sedan with green 68 Ford Fastback

52 Ford Half Ton Truck


68 Ford Fastback
57 Ford Thunderbird Baby Bird Convertible

54 Ford Pickup

56 Chevy Bel Air 350

56 Chevy Bel Air 350

63 Studebaker Avanti

67 Ford 100 Truck
62 Ford Falcon Futura

56 Pontiac Station Wagon 350

56 Pontiac Station Wagon 350
55 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan

55 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan

66 Ford Mustang Coupe 302

40 Ford 2-Door Sedan

40 Ford 2-Door Sedan

54 Pontiac Wagon
54 Pontiac Wagon
41 Chevy Custom Coupe

55 Willis Jeep

72 Jaguar XKE E-Type
46 Chevy Hot Rod
56 Dodge Royal
56 Dodge Royal
59 MG

67 Chevrolet Camaro
49 Chevy Pickup
56 Ford Thunderbird

56 Ford Thunderbird

39 Ford 4-Door Sedan

41 Chevy Custom Coupe
During this quick journey, consider the lines and personalities of the vehicles you pass and realize how cinematic and architectural influences of previous years are evident in the design. Buckle up - and perhaps consider some protective headgear - as you flicker-ricochet-think your way through this rushing river stream-of-consciousness:

Grease, the mods, the British Invasion, 50s sci fi, Marilyn Monroe, pin-up girls, Clark Gable, silver screen Hollywood glamour, Art Deco, Chrysler Building, futurism, jazz age, aeronautics, Star Wars, space travel, rocket age, bullet bra, torpedo, prohibition, Thunder Road, James Dean, denim, rock and roll, Yves Saint Laurent, disco, hard rock, synchronism, orphism, simultaneity, organic form, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, modernism, George Jetson, technicolor film, color field painting, punk, steampunk.


all photos Toile La La