Showing posts with label car parts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label car parts. Show all posts

Monday, January 12, 2009

Car Parts: The Grill, as in I've grilled myself and will now tell the truth.

First, I know I said come back today and see the entire car. But, look what I've discovered! A different photo of the grill that shows beyond all doubt that my memory resembles a sieve, a strainer. Holes through and through. That's because when I posted on Saturday, I told a big one! When I looked at the photo and saw the red circle with the Indian chief in it, and a piece of chrome crossing in front of it, I thought, "Oh, I remember. The Pontiac was parked close up behind another car, and that chrome is part of that other car." Not true. See below for the truth. As for the why, I don't know why that piece of chrome bisects the red circle like it does. To me it detracts from the grill, but to others I'm sure it means design integrity and strength.

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Sorry, I can't stop thinking about Saturday's post. When you think about it, just how could I have taken that straight-on full-frontal photo of the red circle with the Indian chief in it? With two cars parked bumper to bumper, where did I stand? I mean, you can see me reflected there, and, upon a closer look, it's evident that I'm not standing on the bumper of the not-really-there-car.

As promised, here's the whole car, the sum of its parts.
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If I owned some sort of photo-manipulation-software, could I have erased the road warning sign, the white posts, and the curb, and then cloned the missing sections of the car? I wonder.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Car Parts: The Trunk, the Insignia, and the Chrome

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Please come back on Monday for the entire Pontiac.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Car Parts: The Grill and an Indian Chief Emblem

The grill, close
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The grill, a bit less close
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The Pontiac Silver Streak parked extremely close behind another car. I saw them at a lot near Bright's Auto Upholstery back on July 7, 2008. I couldn't get between the cars to take a better photo than these.

You can see me, reflected in the chrome, just like you could see me in Wednesday's post, reflected in the side of the car.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Car Parts: The Steering Wheel and the Dashboard

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Hydra-matic. Sounds so fluid. The definition at Wikipedia: the first fully automatic mass-produced transmission developed for passenger automobile use.

Do you really-young-blog-buddies know what N, D, L, and R stand for? I know you near-my-age-blog-buddies do.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Car Parts: The Hood Ornament and Chrome

Three views of an American automotive icon and ...
... a headlight.
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... the rounded hood.
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...an up close look.
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Mama says she doesn't remember us having a Pontiac. Did you or your friends? Maybe you're a car collector, and you have one now. I'd love to read your memories or see your photos.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Car Parts: The Model Insignia

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You know the model. Do you know the make? I think it's a 1950.

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