Thanks G for the further info. An interesting tidbit.
-----Original Message----- >From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [SEEPHOTO] PESO 2016 - 017 - GDG > >Mystery solved! > >I stopped by where I'd seen the car (it'd been there two times that I'd been >buy, I hoped it was still there) and it was there. :-) >As I pulled up and parked behind it, I noticed details that only reinforced my >impression of how beautiful it was. The shape and design of the rear fenders, >the taillights, the rear window … That this is something special immediately >resonated in my head. > >It is a 1941 Hupp Skylark, a Raymond Loewy design that was the last expression >of the other classic that I realized it resembled, the Cord. This is a set of >gallery shots of the exact car I discovered on a side street in San Jose, >based on the license plate number: > > http://www.vaultcars.com/1941-hupp-skylark > >A rare and beautiful piece of rolling automotive sculpture. Supposedly they >made about 300-350 of them. Rear-wheel drive rather than front-wheel drive >like the cord, it used pieces of the same body pressings, etc. > >A momentary vision of beauty… An era in automotive design disappearing quickly >into the past. I feel somehow "privileged" to find it there. I wonder who it >belongs to … It seems to have been sitting for a while. > >onwards! >G > >Always keep your eyes open: it's amazing what you might see. > > >> On Jan 19, 2016, at 7:32 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Speaking of cars: I saw this parked near my doctor's office the other day >> and all I had with me was the iPhone 6. >> >> https://flic.kr/p/CJVRGi >> >> A lovely old car! Anyone know what kind of car it is? Really beautiful >> lines. >> >> enjoy! >> G >> >> The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
