Re: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum
Hello John, You got some very good shots. Oh, a DeLorean:) Reminds me of 'Back to the Future':) The AMX/3 is a rarity. AFAIK only 5 of these were built. It's speed is limited due to the lack of a front spoiler, the car is lifting at higher speeds. Absoulutely fantastic construction for 1969, I can't figure why AMC dropped the project. Attila Sunday, April 4, 2004, 5:37:54 AM, you wrote: JM I took the *istD to the San Diego Automotive Museum last weekend. JM Here's some shots. It's a cool little place to visit. They have a JM really neat one-off car called the Hunt Special, which was a JM hand-built equivalent of a Land Rover or HumVee in its day. JM Most shots were taken with the M20/f4 set at f8. I also shot some with JM the FA100/2.8. JM Oh, the last pic shows me with my left-handed *istD. JM http://www.photolin.com/sdam/thumb0001.htm JM -- JM John Mustarde -- Best regards, Borosmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum
Hi! JM The M20 was the widest I had, giving 30mm FOV on the *istD. I was JM zooming with my feet, which was a good exercise. Phew... g So my K 24 is still wider... The shots are really good. It is almost as if I myself was there, sans annotation of course g... Thanks... Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum
On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 23:21:41 -0500, you wrote: Nice shirt, John! vbg -frank Thank yew, thank yew, thank yew. My lovely wife made me a batch of colorful custom shirts. I get smiling comments on them all the time, actually. I love the custom fit and colorful fabrics. -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com
Re: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum
On Sun, 4 Apr 2004 09:25:41 +0300, you wrote: Competent photography - but lack of captioning is frustrating. How can one identify a Clenet Continental without captions? Yes, I know I should have included captioning. I really wish I had the full documentation for the Hunt Special, which can be seen in images 3 and 4. Seems it was built for a wealthy rancher who absolutely *had* to have reliable transportation over the rutted Baja California cart paths to get sixty miles to town to see his doctor. It was a matter of life or death for him to see his doctor regularly, so he commissioned this original Baja off-roader, which successfully traversed the roads in the area now used for serious Baja off-road racing. It was the epitome of excellence in small-shop design, engineering, machining, and assembly. Everything was manufactured at the Hunt's own machine shop except for the crankshaft, which was farmed out because the shop was very busy with other work at the time. I think it was built in only a year. It was a convertible like some of today's exotic SUVs - the back passenger end was removable, and when it was taken off the car became a flatbed truck suitable for hauling cargo. The forward engine compartment does not contain the engine - there's nothing but empty storage space in the hood area behind the radiator. The engine is under the front seat, utilizing horizontally opposed cylinders. The suspension has huge amounts of clearance and travel, and has a nifty built in safety arms which allow the car to continue even if it breaks a leaf spring. I tried a Google search for more info about this car, but came up empty. -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com
RE: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum
John, The museum looks better than I remember it. The car shots are great and show off the ability of the M20/4 to get the shot in tight spaces. You really seem kind of partial to that red Cord. g If you were down in the gas light quarter, there is a classic car dealer right on the corner. (about 5th and E street) It's a great place to spend a half hour trying to figure out if you can afford that old classic and how would you get it home. San Diego is a wonderful place! Regards, Bob S. John Mustarde writes: I took the *istD to the San Diego Automotive Museum last weekend. Here's some shots. It's a cool little place to visit. They have a really neat one-off car called the Hunt Special, which was a hand-built equivalent of a Land Rover or HumVee in its day. Most shots were taken with the M20/f4 set at f8. I also shot some with the FA100/2.8. Oh, the last pic shows me with my left-handed *istD. http://www.photolin.com/sdam/thumb0001.htm
Re: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum
when i was last at the Harrah's, it was about 400 cars, many of which it has the only known example. the Buckminster Fuller Dymaxion was the oddest. Herb... - Original Message - From: John Mustarde [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 10:21 AM Subject: Re: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum The museum is about 25,000 square feet, maybe holds 80 cars, which is plenty to look at in a couple of hours. There'a an aviation museum next door to it, but I did not have time to go there.
RE: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum
Nice shirt, John! vbg -frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: John Mustarde [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 19:37:54 -0700 I took the *istD to the San Diego Automotive Museum last weekend. Here's some shots. It's a cool little place to visit. They have a really neat one-off car called the Hunt Special, which was a hand-built equivalent of a Land Rover or HumVee in its day. Most shots were taken with the M20/f4 set at f8. I also shot some with the FA100/2.8. Oh, the last pic shows me with my left-handed *istD. http://www.photolin.com/sdam/thumb0001.htm -- John Mustarde _ MSN Premium: Up to 11 personalized e-mail addresses and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
RE: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum
But seriously, Some real nice shots there, John. In fact, they're all nice shots. You say that's a little museum? Looked like lots of nice expensive metal there to me! I'd say that's a couple of hours of perusal for me, anyway. thanks, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: John Mustarde [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 19:37:54 -0700 I took the *istD to the San Diego Automotive Museum last weekend. Here's some shots. It's a cool little place to visit. They have a really neat one-off car called the Hunt Special, which was a hand-built equivalent of a Land Rover or HumVee in its day. Most shots were taken with the M20/f4 set at f8. I also shot some with the FA100/2.8. Oh, the last pic shows me with my left-handed *istD. http://www.photolin.com/sdam/thumb0001.htm -- John Mustarde _ http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Re: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum
Competent photography - but lack of captioning is frustrating. How can one identify a Clenet Continental without captions? Very interesting museum it is! All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http:\\www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: John Mustarde [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 5:37 AM Subject: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum I took the *istD to the San Diego Automotive Museum last weekend. Here's some shots. It's a cool little place to visit. They have a really neat one-off car called the Hunt Special, which was a hand-built equivalent of a Land Rover or HumVee in its day. Most shots were taken with the M20/f4 set at f8. I also shot some with the FA100/2.8. Oh, the last pic shows me with my left-handed *istD. http://www.photolin.com/sdam/thumb0001.htm -- John Mustarde
