My tummy was growling for the catfish dinner at Shemwell’s Barbecue in Cairo, and it was a race between which was going to come first: closing time at the restaurant or sunset. Maybe it was all the Cuba coverage with photos of vintage cars on the street that made me unusually car-aware, but suddenly I had to go around the block to take a second look at this guy parked next to a long-closed gas station.
It would have been nice to show more of the car, but there was a John boat parked alongside it that blocked most of it. Click on the photos to make them larger.
What is it?
When it comes to cars, I have a tenuous grip on my man card. Other guys could sit around for hours talking about their car’s innards: stuff about cubic inches, horsepower, turbo this and glass-packed that.
I only needed to know two things: (A) Will it get me there? and, (B) Will it get me back?
(A), in fact, was the more important to a news photographer. If I accomplished (A) and got the photo, then there was always somebody who would retrieve me (or, at least, retrieve the film).
What are we looking at?
I’m sure somebody will tell me more than I ever wanted to know about this vehicle.
Digging deep into my automotive knowledge, I’m pretty sure it ain’t gonna get me there.
A bonus point for anyone who can look at the gas station and tell what brand they sold.