They Made Tanks Too by bmac62

Photography • Monochrome/Black and White • posted on Jul 15, 2010

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Fly-In: Arlington, Washington. 1948 Chrysler Windsor Sedan. Chrysler built thousands of Sherman tanks during the World War II years of 1942-1945. Three years later, their cars still somewhat resembled tanks...big and heavy...but they had glorious amounts of chrome, plush mohair seats, wind wings, cowl air scoops, ultra wide white sidewall tires and even old fashioned suicide doors:-) Bill:) "More Faces"

Comments (36)

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Faemike55

12:31AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

Fantastic capture! love it in B&W

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auntietk

12:36AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

This really pops in b&w! It's a beautiful old car, and your postwork has really done it justice. Nice work!

MrsLubner

12:45AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

We have been a Ford family for 3 generations but I often toyed with the idea of breaking out of the box and buying a Chrysler. They just had style and could take a licking on the road. :-) Guess I know why now. Oh well, unless its a used one, I won't be getting one now I suppose. Lovely shot of this old gal.

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bazza

1:16AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

Great capture of this lovely old beast Bill. This does look great as a B&W image too well done..

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cfulton

2:06AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

The days of flat glass windscreens... curves everywhere but there. Your work in B&W suits the vehicle very well, Clive

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helanker

2:16AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

Now that is a big smile. A very beautiful car indeed. And I like so much the reflections. LOL! Tanks :-)

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jayfar

2:27AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

Great shot especially in b/w.

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durleybeachbum

2:50AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

Now THAT is a beauty.! I really hated that flat jobby that Harry posted recently..but I should love this!

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bimm3d

3:13AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

gorgeous photo and car!!

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Meisiekind

4:33AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

Now see this is a car I can comment on!!! What an elegant beauty! Timeless! I bet it has a thousand tales to tell!!! Wonderful capture of this old timer Bill! I like the monotone!

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sharky_

4:35AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

I remember my grandfathers car looked something like this. Nice shot. Aloha

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kenmo

5:22AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

One of my favorite Chryslers....!!!! Great capture...

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DAVER2112

6:19AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

What a beauty! Excellent capture. :)

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Emil-arts

6:31AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

These were a beauty Bill just before the fins took over. My personal favourite pre-fin is the 1951-54 Chevy Bel Air.

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NitraLing

7:44AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

Superb image!!!!!!!

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debbielove

8:00AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

What a fantastic shot, Bill! Looks brilliant in soft black n white.. A masterpiece and a find! .. Nice bit of info as well... Thanks.. Rob

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flavia49

8:21AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

outstanding B/W image!!

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jendellas

8:58AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

It does looks very heavy, good to see these old cars!!!!

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tofi

9:01AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

Marvellous capture of this stunning oldie! I saw one of these in the last little while, and was absolutely fascinated! Exquisitely maintained, and what a lovely shine! I like how you've done the B&W theme... it's most fitting and adds the antique feel to it even more so! Splendid subject and POV!

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MrsRatbag

9:04AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

How very elegant this looks! A beautiful capture!

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Sea_Dog

9:38AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

Great shot! It's hard to remember how big cars were in those days. Very substantial vehicles. I like the use of B & W here, it adds to the antique feel of this old "tank"

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lyron

11:52AM | Thu, 15 July 2010

Great car. Beautiful shot!!!

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kbrog

12:37PM | Thu, 15 July 2010

Excellent B&W capture! Looks like you did a little time travel with this one. ;)

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jmb007

2:09PM | Thu, 15 July 2010

bonne photo!

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wjames

2:46PM | Thu, 15 July 2010

It looks like they took a leaf out of Henry Fords book 'you can have any colour as long as it's black' beautiful capture.

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sandra46

4:55PM | Thu, 15 July 2010

FANTABULOUS B/W

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Rainastorm

5:08PM | Thu, 15 July 2010

LOVE it...and the B & W is tooooooo awesome a way to go

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goodoleboy

5:50PM | Thu, 15 July 2010

Great POV in this black and white shot of the postwar civilian tank, Bill. The chrome, glass and whitewall tire stand out well against the highly reflective black of the beautiful Chrysler. And, I'll try to ignore Andrea's blatant, dreadful and shameful comment above and keep a civil tongue.

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CoreyBlack

7:42PM | Thu, 15 July 2010

Yes, and they were still building tanks in 1948! And up to about 1978 for that matter. ( LOL ) I've always loved these late Forties Chryslers. The grilles were so eloborate and massive that they really stood out and gave the car a lot of presence and character. That, and the fact that the cars were as long as two football fields only added to their enormity. Anyway, this is a great shot of one of these grand old beauties and the b/w only adds to the splendor. Nice work.

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