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**Ryan** · 04-21-2009, 09:07 AM

There's just something about color photography of the late 1950's to the mid 1960's or so... It's saturated and soft, but still really rich. I've always had a thing for that look and have started to gather quite a collection. Rather than bore you wit...

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Dan Hay · 04-21-2009, 09:13 AM

Love it! That T with the Watson indy nose is crazy!

**BIG JOHN 37** · 04-21-2009, 09:20 AM

ryan - great pics, with great color! are these from Hot Rod, Rod & Custom? the ice blue 37 was great! any idea what issue? thanks - BIG JOHN 37

**mctim64** · 04-21-2009, 09:22 AM

Beautiful stuff! Thanks Ryan.

**Ryan** · 04-21-2009, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BIG JOHN 37

ryan - great pics, with great color! are these from Hot Rod, Rod & Custom? the ice blue 37 was great! any idea what issue? thanks - BIG JOHN 37

Both I think, but mainly Hot Rod Magazine... They are all just photos I've saved through the years.

Fraz · 04-21-2009, 09:27 AM

These pix are part of the reason I'm in love with that era of hotrods and customs. I will have one of both someday

**HOTRODSURFER** · 04-21-2009, 09:28 AM

very cool pics, all those pictures together like that would look good mounted, hanging on a wall

Von Rigg Fink · 04-21-2009, 09:31 AM

Ive always loved the early photos..
they seem more like art, than pictures taken with a camera..
as if they were meticulously sketched, than painted with soft colors..hard to explain, but very pleasing to the eye..
crisp!

nice post Ryan thanks

**paperdog** · 04-21-2009, 09:32 AM

thank you for these views

a common theme with this group is great/ wild customizing ..with almost all of em having stock wheels , caps or just chromed units..

most must have been taken before the "customized wheel industry "made them affordable

STEPHEN FIELDS · 04-21-2009, 09:41 AM

There is something about the colors of those photo's that you just cant re create.

NotStockPhoto · 04-21-2009, 09:49 AM

I love the 60's customs but please leave the 60's clothes in the trash lol

.............great pics and post

Nick32vic · 04-21-2009, 09:53 AM

Ryan,

I just got a 1967 hot rod magazine pictorial issue and i was gonna scan all the pages and post them tonight or tomorrow.......guess i dont have to now. That was really weird that you posted this when you did. Alot of the ones you posted are in the one i have.

**hotrodA** · 04-21-2009, 09:54 AM

WOW! That's a trip back in time for me.

I had EVERY one of those HRM pics on my dorm wall in college (early 60's).

There was a particular fondness for the gal in the cowgirl getup with the 409 powered roadster p/u.

Think they were from Texas.

Thanks for stirring the slumbering brain cells; I'll have to dig those out of storage.

tommy · 04-21-2009, 10:03 AM

Thanks for the memories. I was a Hotrod subscriber from59 all through the 60s. I don't remember every one of these pictures but damn near it. Color pictures inside of car magazines was a BIG deal when it started. Before that the feature cars inside were printed in green ink.

That chopped F100 with the canted headlights and the fenders tucked in was always a favorite of mine along with the candy root beer 28-29 roadster P/U.

1950ChevySuburban · 04-21-2009, 10:07 AM

I miss the soft, analog look of real pics like that. Thats what life looks like.

**HEMI32** · 04-21-2009, 10:25 AM

Ryan ... Cool post ... I dig me some "CHROMES" (KODA & EKTA)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan Hay

Love it! That T with the Watson indy nose is crazy!

Dan Hay ... Be sure to check out Speedwagen's "Do you recognise this T" thread (just click HERE).

ToddJ · 04-21-2009, 10:25 AM

Great collection of photos Ryan and thanks for sharing them! My dad(RIP) was huge into photography starting back in the late 50's and did a lot of color photography so it's kind of a walk down memory lane for me. Very cool stuff.

dickster27 · 04-21-2009, 10:28 AM

Ryan, these pictures generate a flood of pleasant memories as this WAS my era. Thanks for the memories, and since I finally got to met you at the Round UP, I promise your secret is safe with me.

**JeffreyJames** · 04-21-2009, 10:37 AM

I Love those images!! I alway look to these images for inspiration on my T. The color represents the time very well...not that I was living during the time but you get my drift.

**racer756** · 04-21-2009, 10:38 AM

Ryan, Thanks for sharing. I cant help but notice in most all of the pics, that the people are happy, friendly looking folks. They dont have have that "im late", I wonder if I 'll get cell service here look. Its kinda cool to think that our cars allow us to have a lifestyle that is slower, more relaxed and more friendly(at times).

04-21-2009, 09:07 AM	#1
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,607	Now In Color! There's just something about color photography of the late 1950's to the mid 1960's or so... It's saturated and soft, but still really rich. I've always had a thing for that look and have started to gather quite a collection. Rather than bore you wit... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

04-21-2009, 09:13 AM	#2
Dan Hay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Worth TEXAS Posts: 2,078	Re: Now In Color! Love it! That T with the Watson indy nose is crazy! __________________ 40 Tudor Build Thread!

04-21-2009, 09:20 AM	#3
BIG JOHN 37 Alliance Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: central NJ Posts: 308	Re: Now In Color! ryan - great pics, with great color! are these from Hot Rod, Rod & Custom? the ice blue 37 was great! any idea what issue? thanks - BIG JOHN 37

04-21-2009, 09:22 AM	#4
mctim64 Alliance Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: California, somewhere just below Fresno. Posts: 4,986	Re: Now In Color! Beautiful stuff! Thanks Ryan. __________________ Y-Block Powered Model A Tudor project http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=667198 "it looks just like a Tellafunkin U-47" http://yblockguy.com/

04-21-2009, 09:27 AM	#6
Fraz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Dixon, MO Posts: 1,806	Re: Now In Color! These pix are part of the reason I'm in love with that era of hotrods and customs. I will have one of both someday __________________ "God knows i dont want to be a barfed-up poopnoodle!!! - Dynaflash 8

04-21-2009, 09:28 AM	#7
HOTRODSURFER Alliance Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: HATBORO,PA Posts: 5,502	Re: Now In Color! very cool pics, all those pictures together like that would look good mounted, hanging on a wall __________________ HOILER AUTO REPAIR est 1918 http://www.pantera-electronics.com/

04-21-2009, 09:31 AM	#8
Von Rigg Fink Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Garage Posts: 13,448	Re: Now In Color! Ive always loved the early photos.. they seem more like art, than pictures taken with a camera.. as if they were meticulously sketched, than painted with soft colors..hard to explain, but very pleasing to the eye.. crisp! nice post Ryan thanks __________________ Goldchainers CC S.E. Michigan Chapter Charter Member Some guys could fuck up free lunch.

04-21-2009, 09:32 AM	#9
paperdog Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MINN. JUST NORTH OF TWIN CITIES Posts: 4,906	Re: Now In Color! thank you for these views a common theme with this group is great/ wild customizing ..with almost all of em having stock wheels , caps or just chromed units.. most must have been taken before the "customized wheel industry "made them affordable __________________ Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.....

04-21-2009, 09:41 AM	#10
STEPHEN FIELDS Old School HAMBer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Gem City Posts: 2,775	Re: Now In Color! There is something about the colors of those photo's that you just cant re create. __________________ Say Why-And

04-21-2009, 09:49 AM	#11
NotStockPhoto Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 2,319	Re: Now In Color! I love the 60's customs but please leave the 60's clothes in the trash lol .............great pics and post __________________ WWW.NotStockPhotography.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/NotSto...y/151898738611

04-21-2009, 09:53 AM	#12
Nick32vic Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bethalto, IL Posts: 2,901	Re: Now In Color! Ryan, I just got a 1967 hot rod magazine pictorial issue and i was gonna scan all the pages and post them tonight or tomorrow.......guess i dont have to now. That was really weird that you posted this when you did. Alot of the ones you posted are in the one i have. __________________ WANTED: Weiand Buick Nailhead Valve Covers. http://c4-scene.blogspot.com/

04-21-2009, 09:54 AM	#13
hotrodA Alliance Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Rogersville, TN, USA Posts: 1,738	Re: Now In Color! WOW! That's a trip back in time for me. I had EVERY one of those HRM pics on my dorm wall in college (early 60's). There was a particular fondness for the gal in the cowgirl getup with the 409 powered roadster p/u. Think they were from Texas. Thanks for stirring the slumbering brain cells; I'll have to dig those out of storage.

04-21-2009, 10:03 AM	#14
tommy Old School HAMBer Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Davidsonville, Md. Posts: 14,034	Re: Now In Color! Thanks for the memories. I was a Hotrod subscriber from59 all through the 60s. I don't remember every one of these pictures but damn near it. Color pictures inside of car magazines was a BIG deal when it started. Before that the feature cars inside were printed in green ink. That chopped F100 with the canted headlights and the fenders tucked in was always a favorite of mine along with the candy root beer 28-29 roadster P/U. __________________ Quote...You are hereby Knighted...'Sir Asseth of Hole' Tommy... 3W Larry. Quote...It's called "HOT RODDING", not paint by numbers....Fab32

04-21-2009, 10:07 AM	#15
1950ChevySuburban Member Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 6,239	Re: Now In Color! I miss the soft, analog look of real pics like that. Thats what life looks like. __________________ *My '29 Sedan build thread can be viewed here:* /showthread.php?t=635145

04-21-2009, 10:25 AM	#17
ToddJ Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Marion, IA Posts: 1,407	Re: Now In Color! Great collection of photos Ryan and thanks for sharing them! My dad(RIP) was huge into photography starting back in the late 50's and did a lot of color photography so it's kind of a walk down memory lane for me. Very cool stuff.

04-21-2009, 10:28 AM	#18
dickster27 Old School HAMBer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,932	Re: Now In Color! Ryan, these pictures generate a flood of pleasant memories as this WAS my era. Thanks for the memories, and since I finally got to met you at the Round UP, I promise your secret is safe with me. __________________ www.dickshotrodplace.com or www.dickshotrodcarbs.com Home of "spiral ribbed" engine eye candy & carbie central VERY PROUD TO HAVE KNOWN HAMB ANDY.....................

04-21-2009, 10:37 AM	#19
JeffreyJames Alliance Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SUGAR CITY Posts: 15,907	Re: Now In Color! I Love those images!! I alway look to these images for inspiration on my T. The color represents the time very well...not that I was living during the time but you get my drift. __________________ I PLAY WITH TIGERS WWW.SUGARCITYSPEEDSHOP.COM CHECK OUT MY INSTAGRAM IMAGES

04-21-2009, 10:38 AM	#20
racer756 Alliance Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atascadero, Ca. Posts: 1,302	Re: Now In Color! Ryan, Thanks for sharing. I cant help but notice in most all of the pics, that the people are happy, friendly looking folks. They dont have have that "im late", I wonder if I 'll get cell service here look. Its kinda cool to think that our cars allow us to have a lifestyle that is slower, more relaxed and more friendly(at times).

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