I just love this swooping curving body style, it's so graceful! Wonderful capture!

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wow my friend... What a fabulous old car... Marvelous capture also !!!

Harry, thank you for providing this cool capture as well as all the detailed background information.

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Nice catch! I don't think I can recall seeing a grille like this one had ever before, though maybe I have. I too like these older cars, but I have to admit, I don't like the swapping of engines too much. I think a Ford should have a Ford engine, and a Chevy a Chevy engine; but to each their own, it's their car.

Harry, I've been so busy with financial matters (re buying a condo) as well as other things, I haven't been able to do a long session here more than once in the last 2 weeks. I'll be back for one in the next few days; but I wanted to leave a comment on this to tell you what I know about "opera coupes". I don't have any source material anymore, but the earliest "opera" cars were designed as large-space luxury cars, for people who had enough money to attend the "opera"---opera, in this case, being symbolic of having plenty of means, and---to the car manufacturer---plenty of good taste. (I could argue that a lot of opera isn't exactly "great taste," but that's for another day.) In any case, there were "opera" cars back in the 20s; and presumably all the "opera" cars had plenty of room inside for top hats and the like. (Gotta lotta top hats layin' around? Hell, I got at least 20...) There are also "opera windows," which I assume you know. (Ie, those little windows in the back seat which are usually small ovals, sometimes small circles, sometimes "gills," which look a bit like port holes.) I never learned why they call them "opera windows," except that perhaps they were considered a luxury, like opera glasses, or like being in a private "box seat". But that's what I can tell you about an opera coupe. And not to ignore the shot: I love your angle on this beast, and how well you captured the tomato-soup red; and kudos that you could capture it without needing to do much toning-down afterwards. You also caught the submarine sweep of the thing. Once again, I assume that photographing these auto shows can be a major challenge, because so many things intrude on the shot due to all the background objects, and of course signs and people. I'm always impressed at how well you extract the shot from all the interference around it. Your top shot, here, sings. And you got the bear-shoulders back very clearly, even though it's in the back of the shot. And a nice beautiful sun flare in a various spots too. (You got beautiful sunflare on your latest "wet manhole" shot: little diadems on the water-doused metal. I'll comment on that soon.) The bottom shot is, of course, an 'info' shot, but I like it visually too, for how that sign swoops down into the ground, and how the grill kind of "holds it up"---even though it's in no way touching the sign. Another fine shot of these old beauties, Harry: The more you post them, the more strange and wonderful they appear---they're like visitors from outer space. More fine car work from you. Now I'm gonna go out see Wagner's "Die Götterdammerung"---a 4 and a half hour laugh-packed opera, full of nationalistic mania and oh-so-light banter. (I'm being sarcastic on everything but the nationalistic stuff.) I'll be back for a full session soon, but you've been posting more beautiful stuff; and I wanted to share what little info I can offer to yet another of your scintillating car captures.

So, that's where they get the non sequitur term of Opera when it comes to automobiles. I may have guessed it if I had the inclination to do so. Top hats, indeed. Difficult to accept with an old Ford Coupe. Opera glasses seems more logical. In any event, thanks loads for this extensive explanation, Mark; I know it ate up a lot of your time and energy to post it. And, good luck on the condominium purchase. I didn't they had those in Chicago….Florida yes, but not Chicago.

Wonderful shape this one, beautiful backdrop as well.. On grass Harry! Yay! The big show here is in less than a month... Nice photo. Rob