Blast Off

Jet and rocket imagery was everywhere in the atomic fifties, and few companies took to it as much as General Motors. For a while their cars had rockets and swept wing jets everywhere, especially at the front. This one's an Oldsmobile Rocket 88. I totally dig the contrails molded into the sheet metal of the hood. You don't see that level of detail anymore.



Olds got an extra rocket at the back, too.



This sporty number's off a Pontiac



This one's a Buick, I think. It also looks more like a torpedo, but whatever.



And finally, a tribute to Northrop's flying wings, courtesy of Pontiac.

Jack's Bar-B-Que

Jack's Bar-B-Que, a photo by William 74 on Flickr.

Another Nashville shot. You can see how tightly packed things are along Broadway-I also got a nice shot of the Stage's sign (it's the best shot of it I have, in fact).

This is also as close as I got to getting more than one pig lit up at once-the wing of the middle piggy is still aglow. It's just too busy along Broadway to set up a tripod for night work.

Trike

Trike, a photo by William 74 on Flickr.

I found this at an abandoned farm in Wisconsin. I'd last visited a couple of years ago, and the main barn was in a perilous state. It's since mostly collapsed, but much of the site remains the same.

I don't remember if this old tricycle was there last time.

Duaflex IV

Duaflex IV, a photo by William 74 on Flickr.

New-to-me Kodak Duaflex IV.

Studie

Studie, a photo by William 74 on Flickr.

I've always had a soft spot for the bullet-nosed Studebaker Champion models. I like their unique styling and underdog status, but I'm pretty sure it's mostly because Fozzie Bear drove one in The Muppet Movie.

Betty Boots

Betty Boots, a photo by William 74 on Flickr.

Huge neon sign for a boot store in downtown Nashville. Lots of detail on this one, it's pretty impressive in person.

I just like it cause it's so intricate. Yeah, that's it. Intricate.

Associated Salvage Company

Associated Salvage Company, a photo by William 74 on Flickr.

Ghost sign on a side street just off of Broadway in Nashville. This building has a nice collection of ghost signage as well-the inside appears to be under renovation. I think it'd make an awesome gallery or studio.