80s Carpark in 2013

carchaeologist · 28-03-2013 12:58am #1

Heres some shots i took in Listowel while on a run last Sunday. The car park could well have been a carpark in the early 80s. It worked out perfectly as there was no modern tin parked there apart from a stray Megane which i have edited out, also there was a good few original reg'd cars parked beside each other to really look authentic.
Bash on some effects to give to look of the old slide pictures and Voila!

sogood · 28-03-2013 1:56am

Very nice! But how did I miss that? Was it a regular meet of some sort?

hi5 · 28-03-2013 8:11am

If that was taken in Ireland during the 80's, most of the cars would have dirt up to their waistline, a few would be leaning down on one side due to collapsed suspension and nearly all would be basic 1.1L or equivalent.:D
Maybe in the UK.

unfit2006 · 28-03-2013 12:08pm

.... and 90% of them would have had towbars.

Rory37 · 28-03-2013 1:26pm

Excellent - Well done.....

triple-M · 28-03-2013 1:34pm

and there would also be alot more Duct tape holding the cars together

piston · 28-03-2013 3:05pm

They need coat hanger aerials for authenticity.

b318isp · 28-03-2013 3:09pm

Brilliant!

otis · 28-03-2013 4:09pm

Where was the stray Megane? You did a great job on editing it out as I can't pinpoint where it would have been!!

okistag · 28-03-2013 5:50pm

Great shot and tone cooler blue really dates the photo. Well done

Dades · 28-03-2013 7:03pm

Nice work!

oceanman · 28-03-2013 8:27pm

great work, would look cool in B&W too.

carchaeologist · 28-03-2013 11:12pm

hi5 wrote: »

If that was taken in Ireland during the 80's, most of the cars would have dirt up to their waistline, a few would be leaning down on one side due to collapsed suspension and nearly all would be basic 1.1L or equivalent.:D
Maybe in the UK.

Lol, Indeed this is very true, Its not exactly that accurate! I just thought the layout was great as the cars arent all arranged in neat rows like at a show and they are mostly pretty ordinary enough cars.

Id say the owners would have gotten just a bit upset with me if i had tried to rough up their cars for the pictures!

It was a run organised by the Duhallow vintage club. The lunch break was in Listowel.

The Megane was on the right of the first picture. i just clipped out the side of it so it was out of shot, sadly lost a Triumph Dolomite though in the process too...:(

Heres another two i forgot last night with extra photoshopping...:)

This one could be a 70s picture at a glance