Window Seat

Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy driving. At least in principle, if not always in practice. It's just that the conditions for driving enjoyment have narrowed over the years. Fundamentally, it is because the number of cars on the road has increased exponentially while our infrastructure has followed a weak linear trajectory. Once you are comfortable giving up control and letting someone else drive, there are photographic benefits of sitting in the passenger seat. Once in a while you may even get a decent shot out the window of the moving car. 

Ridiculous Vehicle... Or Maybe Not…

 

I remember just absolutely hating these retro styled vehicles when they first came out about 20 years ago. The styling and performance seemed to miss the mark for me somehow, and I don’t think I was alone in that opinion. In fact, I know I wasn’t. Turns out that due to the lack of sales, only 24,000 of these Chevy SSRs were ever made. After the passage of a couple decades, it looks like these old sleds have become collector’s items, just like some of the old cameras I love experimenting with. 

Nice copies of the SSR can go for upwards of $40K! Now that's a lot of camera gear...

Tasting notes: Minox B, 100 speed film.