Tag Archives: cars and car spotting

omg! a wartburg!

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Pam Bliss

Seriously. OMG!  A WARTBURG  just pulled into the parking lot at a Chinese buffet in Indiana.  Sorry for yelling, but seriously.  A Wartburg. (Actually, at the time, I did not yell. I just said “Hello!” on seeing it, and “excuse me” to … Continue reading →

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car spotting: a most charming figaro

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Pam Bliss

I saw this little grey coupe turning left at the light a few cars ahead of me, and was pleased as the proverbial punch  when I looked down the street to see it parked at the curb. I had to … Continue reading →

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car spotting: alfa romeo gtv6 2.5

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Pam Bliss

The distinctive shape of this “late 20th” Alfa called to me from across the parking lot at the big box store.  My first take was “Alfetta”, and I wasn’t entirely wrong: GTV6 2.5 was the name given to late model … Continue reading →

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good bye to the little black car

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Pam Bliss

Many of you knew our little black car. It was a 1996 Geo Prizm, twin to the Toyota Corolla Sprinter, built in the NUMMI plant in California during the height of the “captive import” craze. We were its second owners, … Continue reading →

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trustworthy advice

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Pam Bliss

A member of our household got some trustworthy advice this morning.  (We know it was trustworthy advice because it says so right there.)  Since the trustworthy advice pretty much confirmed his own suspicions, he followed it and now the grey … Continue reading →

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true red

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Pam Bliss

One of the jobs I’ve always wanted is color namer.  Somebody has to name all those hipster clothing colors, all those hundreds and thousands of nearly identical paint colors on those little chip cards, and especially the ever-cool names of … Continue reading →

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weiner(mobile) in motion

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Pam Bliss

What a difference a week makes, especially in the Midwest in the early spring.  Just last Friday, I was trying to photograph the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile. With a phone camera. From a moving car. In a blizzard. I will photograph … Continue reading →

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auto show colors and color names: thank you, ford

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Pam Bliss

Thanks go out to the Ford Motor Company, who once again this year left the Monroney window sticker stuck in the window of every car on their display stand at the Chicago Auto Show.  For those of us who love … Continue reading →

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this is not a picture of detroit, michigan

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Pam Bliss

It happened again for the second year in a row.  I was in Chicago (Illinois) for the Chicago Auto Show today, and I took this particular picture with my smartphone.  It’s a perfectly conventional view of the Buick show stand, as … Continue reading →

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the red gmc panel van of hand lettering

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Pam Bliss

It’s a visit from the bright red GMC panel van of hand lettering!  Spotted this beauty at lunch time at our usual place. Beautiful letter forms and traditional brushwork, not easily captured with a phone camera.  Oh, the things you … Continue reading →

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