Down the Road

Photographs and stories by Jim Grey

Since 2007

Recommended reading

Jim Grey
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💻 In the early 1960s Kurt Munger‘s mom drove a 1958 Plymouth. His dad had repaired considerable rust and rot in the body. Kurt shares this car’s story and some period Kodachromes of it and its Metallic Suede paint. Read Kodak Moment #14: 1958 Plymouth Savoy

Books
Nikon Nikomat FTn, 50mm f/2 Nikkor H-C, Kodak Portra 400, 2019.

💻 Andrew Bosworth on the beauty of letting go of your failures. Read The Benefit of a Short Memory

📷 Portra 800 might well be Hamish Gill‘s favorite color film. Not favorite ISO 800 color film, but favorite color film period. He reviews it. Read Kodak Portra 800 – A Review

📷 Nikon made arguably the best-known waterproof camera series of all time, the Nikonos. James Tocchio reviews one of the series, the Nikonos V. Read Nikon Nikonos V Camera Review

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5 responses to “Recommended reading”

  1. hmemran88 Avatar
    hmemran88

    nice

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  2. DougD Avatar
    DougD

    Nice story about the Plymouth. My parents had a light blue 58 Plymouth Plaza two door, even lowlier than a Savoy. In 1961 photos you can see the rust streaks on the front fenders. Dad said it was the worst car he ever owned, they replaced it with a 1960 Pontiac which is the first car I remember.

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    1. Jim Grey Avatar
      Jim Grey

      It’s remarkable now how little cars rust, and how reliable they are.

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  3. kurt munger Avatar
    kurt munger

    Thanks Jim, glad folks enjoyed it; my dad more than once complained about how his cars would rust out within a couple of years of buying them brand new, which is why they only had a six month warranty, that wouldn’t go over too well now days!!

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    1. Jim Grey Avatar
      Jim Grey

      I remember the rust days. We had a ’74 AMC that was a championship ruster. By ’78 there were gaping holes in the body. Dad welded in sheet metal and we sanded the whole car smooth and he had it repainted. In three years there were holes again.

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