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1962 Restomod LS3 Powered Chevy Corvette

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The Chevy Corvette has always been the home town hero in America, competing with European sport and super cars. The original C1 Corvette is no less a classic than any Ferrari from the same erra, but unlike those cars, it is one you can actually own, drive and love. That’s why we love that Corvette Corrections is from Josh and Andrew’s own home town of Seguin. They are building modern chassis for the beautiful classic C1 bodies that bring them up to modern power, handling and braking performance levels while keeping the insanely beautiful lines of the original body. It’s pure pleasure to provide some classic automotive photography for them.

1962 Chevy Corvette C1 Restomod - Classic Automotive Photography

This is one of their prototype cars. It is a 1962 C1 Vette packing a modern LS3 crate engine and painted in OSU Orange. The color is outrageous and we love it. It along with all the beautiful classic details and chrome just screams speed.

Interior Details

One of the fun things about a restomod car, beyond having a great looking classic car with modern power and handling, is the ability to mix and match the classic details with modern trim and comforts.  The interior is upgraded and restored with lots of brushed aluminum trim and dials giving it a modern classic look. It’s a great blending of the past and present.

1962 Chevy Corvette C1 Steering Wheel and Gauge Cluster Detail

1962 Chevy Corvette C1 Restomod Center Console Detail - Automotive Photography

 

1962 Restomod C1 Corvette Speedometer Detail - Classic Automotive Photography

Exterior Details

What would a classic car be without chrome?

1962 Restomod C1 Corvette Front Grill Detail - Classic Automotive Photography

The side vents on the C1 are some of the most iconic details of any car anywhere.

1962 Chevy Corvette C1 Side Gill Detail - Classic Automotive Photography

More chrome is found on the front, all beautifully restored. We love the double round head lights and all the curving shapes in the front fenders and hood.

1962 Chevy Corvette C1 Front Light and Grill Detail

The C1 had the start of the fins so many American cars had later on in the 60s and 70s. It’s a little more reserved and looks great as a result.

1962 Chevy Corvette Rear Taillight Detail - Restomod C1 Vette

 

1984 Landrover 110 Truck

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One of the fun things about being an automotive photographer is getting called out to see fun and funky vehicles like this 1984 Land Rover 110 Truck. They needed some classic truck photography for it as it went to auction. I can imagine this thing driving across the African savanna with the side of the back cover rolled up. Photographers would be hanging their lenses out the sides to photograph cheetahs chasing antelope or a herd of elephants at a watering hole.

Classic Land Rover Truck - Landrover 110 Truck Low Angle Front Three Quarter - Classic Truck Photography

The truck version is something I haven’t seen up close before. The basic straight forward design would make this a great vehicle to own as a ranch drive about, whether as a restored classic truck or as an upgraded modern version of the 1984 truck. The light green is even a great color for it.

Classic Land Rover Truck - Landrover 110 Truck - Classic Car Photography

I love the canvas bed cover and the very basic fittings. It’s from the 80s so the design seems surprising. It date back much further. Land Rover maintained continuity with their early vehicles pretty well still. It reminds me of very early jeeps (they have also maintained a pretty consistent design/build aesthetic). That isn’t surprising since it’s inception dates to just after the birth of the Willys jeep in the US and it is designed to tackle the same sort of problems.

Creedmoor Automotive Photography - Classic Land Rover Truck - Landrover 110 - Classic Truck Photography

Funky Classic Truck Details

One of my favorite things about this truck are all the simple details, and the patina the truck has. This truck isn’t a frame off restore. It’s more of a “make it nice again” restore leaving all the stories the patina tells in place while replacing worn out parts.

SImple Tail Gate Closure, Land Rover 110 Truck - Classic Truck Photography

Canvas Bed Cover Closure, Land Rover 110 Truck - Classic Truck Photography

Windshield Fold Down Mount, Land Rover 110 Truck - Classic Truck Photography

Latch Style Gas Cap, Land Rover 110 Truck - Classic Truck Photography

4-Wheel-Drive Shifter, Land Rover 110 Truck - Classic Truck Photography

Classic Land Rover Truck - Landrover 110 Truck - Classic Car Photography

Classic Truck Photography Challenges

The window to photograph this classic truck small. The auction start date was fixed. Like many projects, it was being finished up just before the deadline. A couple days of heavy rain right in the middle of the window didn’t help. We ended up having to shoot just after noon when the available light wasn’t great. Luckily, we have big lights and adding a couple of fill lights allowed us to soften the shadows and make this classic truck pop in the photos.

 

Beautiful Machines: The GT-R

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Power, metal, and shine: there’s so much to love about an expertly crafted machine, and capturing this GT-R was a treat. It’s owned by professional snowboarder and car enthusiast Nick Langkamp in Austin, Texas.

Nick and his GT-R regularly showed up at Cars and Coffee at the Oasis on Lake Travis. Cars and Coffee is a charity based show sponsored by ELITE Motorsports. The “cruise-in” is the largest monthly show in Texas, and is open to cars of all types. 

GTR - Austin Texas - Automotive Photographer

GTR - Austin Texas - Automotive Photographer

The GT-R, made by Nissan and assembled in Japan, is a fairly new high performance vehicle (unveiled in 2007.) While most other high performance vehicles are rear powered, The GT-R is all wheel drive. This gives it more power and earned it the nickname Godzilla.

Like most high performance cars, Nick’s is a work in progress. When we saw it last, it had a 800awhp boostlogic package on it. If you don’t know what that means, all you need to know is it goes really, really fast. 

GTR - Austin Texas - Automotive Photographer

GTR - Austin Texas - Automotive Photographer

GTR - Austin Texas - Automotive Photographer

GTR - Austin Texas - Automotive Photographer

GTR Automotive Photographer

Not only did we get to shoot this gorgeous model, we got to take it for a spin. We found a great neighborhood outside of the Oasis (we weren’t supposed to be there, but we just couldnt resist – look at that perfect winding road!) Seeing the GT-R in action was amazing. 

GTR - Austin Texas - Automotive Photographer

GTR - Austin Texas - Automotive Photographer

We added multi-talented and faceted model Adrian Hale into the mix. She’s been a member of teamBlue with AzulOx for years behind the scenes styling our models. (She’s also an author.) We finally got her in front of the camera for some creative fun with the GT-R. 

GTR - Austin Texas - Automotive Photographer

This car is gorgeously crafted, inside and out. It’s rare that we get so much time with a subject to shoot, and we got to style the GT-R still, in motion, and with a model. We had so much fun capturing its beauty and power. 

GTR - Austin Texas - Automotive Photographer

An American Classic: The Stingray

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Happy 4th of July! 

We’re busy preparing for our annual Team Blue BBQ here at AzulOx. We’ve trimmed the weeds in the lawn, started the smoker bright and early, and have the drinks chilling on ice before friends and family arrive. We hope you’re taking a break today too to celebrate and enjoy life with the ones you love.

In honor of the 4th, we’re taking things back to an American Classic with this automotive photography set we did. Feast your eyes on this beaut of a machine: the 69 Corvette Stingray.

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The Classic

The owner of this car restored it as his daily drive vehicle, or “beater.” (Can you imagine a Stingray being your daily driver?) This stingray is a C3, or third generation Corvette for Chevrolet, produced from 1968-1982. The Corvette was officially called the Stingray in 1969. Though the engine upgraded slightly, not much had changed from the previous year’s model. The Stingray is a powerful machine, with 435hp and a 0-6omph in 6.6 seconds.

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The beautiful curve of the Stingray rear fender is what makes this car’s look so iconic. The C3 is by far the most recognizable body style, called the “shark body.” There are few things as satisifying as the contrast of chrome and Monza Red, and what we love so much about capturing automobiles. Clean lines, shine of metal and paint, and artistically crafted machines.

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Automotive Photography

The Stingray is a classic working-class hero car, and it just felt right to capture it driving through a cornfield off into the sunset. We caught this amazing sunset that complimented the bright red car perfectly. Our American heroine takes a break from her journey before getting back on the road. 

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The American Dream: a beautiful skyline, the open road, a powerful machine in your hands, and the freedom to go wherever your dreams and desires take you.

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