Thursday, July 26, 2012

Like in a movie...


What is a 64 Ford Mustang doing in the streets of Paris? I don't know, but I did find this one at rue Drouot, not far from the famous auction house. It may be belong to a movie set though (hence the little sepia treatment that I applied to this photo!), which would not be surprising for there are a lot of movie shootings taking place in Paris at the moment (look here, if you're interested!)

20 comments:

  1. That is a first generation Mustang. I shot one of those earlier this summer, sure is a cool ride.

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  2. Oh, yeah! My first car was a 1965 Mustang convertible, red, black interior, 3 on the floor. Her name was Little Red. Sold her to Kenny Gertz for $200 when I left for college. What I wouldn't give to be able to cruise her up and down Route 66 here in Albuquerque now. Thanks for the memories!

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  3. Fantastic photo Eric! Excellent job! :)

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  4. That's a classic! I like the sepia toning -- it works well for this photo.

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  5. I guess you are trying out your new lens Eric!

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  6. It's actually mine. Or was mine. I recognize the license plate. I gave it to a girlfriend, but all she really liked about me was the car. Once it was hers, she drove away. C'est la voiture, c'est l'amour.

    (Ok, you caught me, I was only a little kid at that time.)

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  7. "C'est la voiture" LOL!

    I would love to tear through the streets of Paris in a Mustang! I rented a Shelby once, in Santa Barbara. Best $98 a day I ever spent.

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  8. LOL, Jeff (or, as they say in Paris—where I'd like to be—MDR)! A friend of mine owned a '64 Corvette (even better than a Mustang, imho) and we got a lot of positive attention when we were driving around in it. I really love the way you shot this photo, Eric!

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  9. Wow, stylish! Unusual in Paris? Would you have liked to jump in and drive it? ;)

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  10. hee hee...
    Old car buff «Louis'» "radar" picked this up right away!

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  11. Beautiful photo and I love the sepia tone, but since I used to own one of these beauties, I have to tell you that there was no 1964 Mustang- there was, however, a 64 and 1/2!

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  12. Thanks for the memories and the lovely pic, Eric! A mustang always catches my eye. My dream car for a long time. I owned two: a 64-1/2 and a 65 (Cinnamon and Spice,I called them -- one Ford Ragoon Red and the other champagne color). Alas, at my age now, I look at them and realize that they sit too low to the ground. Too hard on my knees to get in and out:) Age makes some things a classic and other things just creaky.hahaha!

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  13. You're right Marimann! I owned an orange 64 !/2 that I used to call my "orange Tang"! This looks like its just waiting at the curb for some too cool 60s movie stars to drive off in, hair blowin' in the wind...!

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  14. Eric, the first Mustang came out in April of 1964 and was called the 64 and 1/2! There are only slight differences between the 64 and 1/2 and the 65 but there was no 64. I had the VIN number researched on my 64 and 1/2 and it was one of the first five hundred made in Dearborn, Michigan. It was Rangoon Red and how I wish I still had it! Thanks for sharing this wonderful photo.

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  15. @Marimann. Ah OK, thanks for the explanation.

    Actually it's funny the number of PDP visitors who had a Mustang as their first car!

    @Jeff "It's actually mine. Or was mine. I recognize the license plate. I gave it to a girlfriend, but all she really liked about me was the car." Hummmmmmm, yeah right. Too bad I blurred the licence plate LOL!

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  16. Great photo and cool car. I love the sepia finish!

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  17. My mother would never let me have a Mustang, or ride in one for that matter! She broke her neck just after high school and she was, you guessed it, riding in a 65 Ford Mustang. C'est la vie.

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  18. Tribute to France’s long history of welcoming and inspiring artists, authors, painters, poets and minorities from other countries over the years.

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