8256 x 5504 px | 69,9 x 46,6 cm | 27,5 x 18,3 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
17 janvier 2019
Lieu:
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Informations supplémentaires:
Every year, just before the Super Bowl and the Phoenix Open, Barrett-Jackson stages a huge auto auction at Westworld in Scottsdale, Arizona. Since it had been a few years since my previous visit, I ventured to Westworld, camera in hand. Just outside the main arena, is the queue of vehicles ready for the auction block. Note that every vehicle up for auction will have a similar information sheet attached to its windshield with the sale number and a description of the vehicle. This information is invaluable for poorly informed photographers who want to share information about these marvelous vehicles with his friends. This vehicle is a 1959 Ford Galaxie Skyliner, finished in coral and white paint with a hideaway retractable hardtop. The trunk lid is hinged at the back and lifts up to allow the folding top to slip backward into the trunk then is covered by the closing trunk lid. Reversing the sequence coverts the convertible back into a hardtop. If you would like to see it in action, search for any of the YouTube videos using keywords such as "ford hardtop convertible commercial Lucy and Desi" for a "back in the day" look at the then-new technology.
