[RobA_Oz]

A very tidy Citroën DS at the Bastille Day French car display in Hobart:

[Racer X 69]

To my eye, the perfect bike - 1967 BSA Spitfire. I took the photograph at the British Motorcycle Day in Olney, MD, May 21st, 1989. The full set of 22 slides is here:

https://miscellany,neuseriversailors.com/olney.html

I had one of those once. My dad bought it, and called it "my bike" so many times that it became mine. I worked on it, got it running, rode it around the neighborhood (I was too young for a license).

Also had a '56 Chevy 2 door hardtop. Same deal as the bike.

I got in some trouble at school, and he sold them both.

[Racer X 69]

A few of the same pickup from today:

(And yes it still runs according to the owner!)

Clean it up, clear coat it to preserve the "patina", and sell it for 15 or 20 grand.

[monochrome]

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Another one that I lusted after in my youth.

[paulh]

A couple carshow Chevys - a '56 210 and some kind of Corvette concept car:

[Racer X 69]

Porsche 934. A timeless classic.

[Racer X 69]

My 1978 Honda Hawk, in the spring of 1982.

Bought brand new, just after college.

Shot on Kodachrome, with a Ricoh XR2S, with a Pentax M40-80mm zoom lens.

Copied with a Pentax K5IIs, and A50mm f1.7 lens with a Pentax Auto Bellows M and Slide Copier For Auto Bellows M.

[paulh]

My 1978 Honda Hawk, in the spring of 1982.

I remember those - 400cc twin? Nice bikes. About the time that photo was taken (early '82), I'd just bought an '81 Suzuki GS650G (shaft drive version). It was a new, year old model at the time, and they were offering super deals. Those were the days...

[Racer X 69]

I remember those - 400cc twin?

Yep, 400 twin. Honda marketed that bike with an automatic, the Hondamatic. I was, and still am, averse to automatic transmissions (come on, it isn't that difficult to learn and master a clutch on a bike!), so I bought the manual transmission model. Having just got out of college, and having little, if any money, I managed a co-signer for a loan. I looked at the four mid sized bikes available at the time, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Honda, all 400cc's. I was leaning towards the Kawasaki, but they had issues with the engine design, and an inherent oil leak. I didn't care for the Yamaha, or the Suzuki, so I went with the Hawk.

I rode this bike every day for the first year I had it, until I had saved enough from my first job out of school to buy a used car, a 65 Chevelle.

[robgski]

All original, circa 1964, just like me[IMG][/IMG]
Found this beauty on the upper floor of a parking garage
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[Cuthbert]

Who doesn't like a good Stratos?

KX, K50mm F1.4, Lucky 100

[RobA_Oz]

My 1978 Honda Hawk, in the spring of 1982.

Bought brand new, just after college.

Shot on Kodachrome, with a Ricoh XR2S, with a Pentax M40-80mm zoom lens.

Copied with a Pentax K5IIs, and A50mm f1.7 lens with a Pentax Auto Bellows M and Slide Copier For Auto Bellows M.

Nice shot. I still have my M40-80, which I bought new in 1981, to use with my K2DMD. I’ve recently tried it on the K-1 and it turns out to be better than I remembered.

[Racer X 69]

Nice shot. I still have my M40-80, which I bought new in 1981, to use with my K2DMD. I’ve recently tried it on the K-1 and it turns out to be better than I remembered.

The majority of exposures I made with film were with that lens. Its versatility and handling spoiled me.

And with your comment I think it is time to mate mine up to my K-1.

[arnold]

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[wtlwdwgn]

Neat Beemer!