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Automotive

The full gallery · 18 frames · 2019–2020 · Photographs by Kelly Ford

Concours classics, one detail at a time — fins, grilles, gullwings, chrome.

Details

Movement I · 9 frames

Bel Air Bokeh — the fin and taillight of a Chevrolet Bel Air sharp against a wash of soft golden bokeh
Bel Air BokehChevrolet Bel Air · Frame 6165
1956 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Grill — the wide chrome grille and script badge of a 1956 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz
1956 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Grill
Marque
Cadillac
Year
1956
Body
Eldorado Biarritz
Detail
Grille & script
New Yorker Fin — the swept rear fin and frenched tail light of a custom 1960 Chrysler New Yorker
New Yorker Fin
Marque
Chrysler
Year
1960
Body
New Yorker, custom
Detail
Frenched tail lights
Raised Eyebrow — the twin headlamps and arched chrome brow of a 1959 Buick Electra
Raised Eyebrow
Marque
Buick
Year
1959
Body
Electra
Detail
Headlamps
By
Kelly Ford
Grille Emblem Study — a chrome V emblem set into a dark grille
Grille Emblem StudyGrille detail · 20 Jan 2020 · Kelly Ford
Gold Crest — a gold crest badge set against dimpled aluminum dashboard trim
Gold CrestDash trim · 20 Jan 2020 · Kelly Ford
Buick Tail Lamp — a black Buick tail fin holding a round red lamp
Buick Tail LampBuick · Tail fin & lamp · 20 Jan 2020 · Kelly Ford
Lincoln Star — a Lincoln star hood ornament rendered in black and white
Lincoln StarLincoln · Hood ornament · 24 Jan 2020 · Kelly Ford
Biarritz Hood Ornament — a black and white study of the winged hood ornament on a 1956 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz
Biarritz Hood OrnamentCadillac Eldorado Biarritz · 1956 · B&W

Bodies

Movement II · 4 frames

Veloce Roadster — the low, sculpted body of a 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce
Veloce RoadsterAlfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce · 1960 · Kelly Ford
Waiting to Pounce — the crouched, predatory nose of a 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal
Waiting to PounceAlfa Romeo Montreal · 1972 · Kelly Ford
1959 Chrysler 300E — the long, finned profile of a 1959 Chrysler 300E in full color
1959 Chrysler 300E ColorChrysler 300E · 1959
1940 Plymouth Deluxe Sedan — the rounded, full-length profile of a 1940 Plymouth Deluxe sedan
1940 Plymouth Deluxe SedanPlymouth Deluxe · 1940 · Frame 6181

Interiors & Engines

Movement III · 5 frames

Ritzy Biarritz — the decorated back seat of a fully restored 1956 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz in Bahama Blue
Ritzy Biarritz
Marque
Cadillac
Year
1956
Body
Eldorado Biarritz
By
Kelly Ford
Gullwing Interior — the cockpit and dashboard of a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
Gullwing Interior
Marque
Mercedes-Benz
Year
1955
Body
300 SL Gullwing
Detail
Cockpit
Banjo Wheel — a prewar banjo-spoke steering wheel in front of a burl-wood dashboard
Banjo WheelPrewar cockpit · 20 Jan 2020 · Kelly Ford
1961 Impala Z06 Engine — the polished Z06 engine bay installed in a 1961 Chevrolet Impala
1961 Impala Z06 EngineChevrolet Impala · Z06 swap · 1961
2018 Bugatti Chiron Engine — the intricate W16 engine bay of a 2018 Bugatti Chiron
2018 Bugatti Chiron EngineBugatti Chiron · 2018 · W16

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