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Is that a Ford Retractable? Owner might just be checking out its function?
I kind of doubt it but hard to be sure from the photo. I knew some brothers in college who's family had 2 or 3 of them that they drove them to school and they weighed a lot - A Whole Lot. I think the rear of the Corvette would be smashed even flatter if one of them landed on the rear of it.
Retractable - my first thought also when viewing the photograph. Note how symmetrical the Ford's placement is atop the Corvette; not even crushing the windshield frame. Probably a good thing the hardtop was installed.
Retractable - my first thought also when viewing the photograph. Note how symmetrical the Ford's placement is atop the Corvette; not even crushing the windshield frame. Probably a good thing the hardtop was installed.
i think its the first evidence of 'photo shopping'...
Also, the front tires of the ford are equally setting on the rear view 'mirrors'...
A Photo Shopper must also have done an exceptional job with the damaged quarter windows of the hardtop and the additional load placed upon the Corvette's rear suspension by the weight of the Ford. Unusual however is the amount of detail visible on the Ford's front end in an area that would normally be in deep shadow. Today that might be explained by the practice of enhancing even outdoor shots with electronic flash, Back in the day when most people were still paying "per shot" for flashbulbs, not necessarily so. Perhaps just reflections of the strong California sun from nearby light colored buildings?
Unusual however is the amount of detail visible on the Ford's front end in an area that would normally be in deep shadow. Today that might be explained by the practice of enhancing even outdoor shots with electronic flash, Back in the day when most people were still paying "per shot" for flashbulbs, not necessarily so. Perhaps just reflections of the strong California sun from nearby light colored buildings?
From the amount of detail in the picture, and the reflections around the parking lamps of the Corvette, it sure looks like a flash was used. It might not have been common practice for the average person taking a picture, to use flash back then, but it was for news photographers.
I find it interesting that the Corvette has a right hand mirror, not a common accessory 50 plus years ago. Even a left hand mirror was an option on many cars, well into the 60's.
A Photo Shopper must also have done an exceptional job with the damaged quarter windows of the hardtop and the additional load placed upon the Corvette's rear suspension by the weight of the Ford. Unusual however is the amount of detail visible on the Ford's front end in an area that would normally be in deep shadow. Today that might be explained by the practice of enhancing even outdoor shots with electronic flash, Back in the day when most people were still paying "per shot" for flashbulbs, not necessarily so. Perhaps just reflections of the strong California sun from nearby light colored buildings?
That and there are is NO fiberglass parts in the undercarriage of the ford and notice, you don't/can't see the hood on the ford leave me to believe they/there is a tow truck lifting it up and that the Corvette is rolled under the ford, to much of a 'perfect placement of both vehicles...
If that photo was photoshopped, then it looks like the person who did it also added in a number of scratches to the negative/print that span both cars.....
Here’s an incredible “Wreck of the Week” photo submitted by Old Cars Weekly reader William Swank. It’s so incredible, it doesn’t need a caption to go with it, but it’s every writer’s dream and we won’t let the opportunity pass when it’s published. Suffice it to say, we’ve all had to restrain ourselves from sharing any obvious lewd references.
No, it’s not the follow-up cover to Aerosmith‘s album “Pump,” it’s a real-world wreck from San Diego during 1960.
According to William Swank, who submitted the photo, “Rich Nelson was waiting for a San Diego traffic light to change and felt a slight bump. Apparently the driver of the ’59 Ford had recently suffered a nervous breakdown and, following her release from the hospital, insisted on driving home. When she tapped Rich’s Corvette, the woman panicked. Instead of applying the brake, she slammed the accelerator!
“Instantly, Rich and his passenger were surrounded by tires. His mother in Michigan learned of the accident when newswire pictures appeared in a South Bend, Indiana, newspaper. Miraculously, there was relatively little damage to the Corvette (or to Rich and his friend).” http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/collect...-axle-corvette
That and there are is NO fiberglass parts in the undercarriage of the ford and notice, you don't/can't see the hood on the ford leave me to believe they/there is a tow truck lifting it up and that the Corvette is rolled under the ford, to much of a 'perfect placement of both vehicles...
Hard to see fiberglass detail beneath a metal bodied car.
Especially through the soft top which looks to have been up.
i think its the first evidence of 'photo shopping'...
