(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
Out-take from a location scouting trip.
Category: Automobile
Cadillac
Odell Routh had his 56 Cadillac Fleetwood out on Saturday. It was owned originally by his wife’s aunt and uncle Jo and Ed Thompson, who bought it new. I remember the Thompsons driving it to church when I was a young boy.
(Photographs copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
52 Willys
(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
52 Willys from a location scouting trip in the neighborhood.
Franklinville Mud Bog
Four wheel drive vehicles enable folks to go many places off-road that regular cars and trucks can’t go, including through mud, over rocks, etc. Pretty handy if you need to go places like that. When it comes to anything with wheels, human nature, at least here in North Carolina takes over and it doesn’t take long for someone to figure a way to take the capabilities of these trucks and make them do it really fast and very loud. A big ditch full of water and red mud and have at it full bore.
(Photographs copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
Rocking on a Race Day
Sunday was the day they ran this year’s Daytona 500 race down in Florida. Fifteen or so years ago I might have been in Daytona Beach covering the race from the pits and the infield turns. It was fun to do, but that business went away. I did get to shoot some motorsports in Grays Chapel, however. Neighbor Brandon McMasters and his friends (Mike Routh above) got together on his dad’s farm and did a little rock crawling. Basically, take a four wheel drive vehicle with big tires for clearance and a very modified suspension and drive up a very big rock without destroying the truck or turning over. Gentlemen, start your engines.
(Photographs copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
’60 Impala
(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
1960 Chevy Impala.
Farm Truck in B&W
(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
Old Chevy farm truck in black and white. I’ve shot this scene several times, different light, different times of year.
Spare Tire
(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
Still-life from an old Ford Model A at Routh Oil Company in Lineberry, North Carolina.
40 Ford
(Photograph copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
A 40 Ford pickup sits in neighbor’s shed near my home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.
Gentlemen, Start Your Engines.
Twenty years ago, the weekends would often find me at the track; oval, curved or straight. NASCAR was in full stride, moving up. Personalities were everywhere. Advertising was strong and budgets were available. It was an exciting time in motorsports, and I was fortunate to be a part of it.
(Photographs copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
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