Your R System Images - September 2026

[VanDyck]

^^^^Actually, that's a 1961 Impala Sport Coupe. It had the nickname Bubble Top.

Lou, thank you for filling in the information gap.

The car in the photos passed us on the highway on the way home, so the sport coupe factor is still intact!

 

[SwampGrizz]

It actually looks fast sitting still. Maybe this is the old curmudgeon coming out in me, but I wish they would bring back some of the styling from the 50s and 60s. Make a car look distinctive, instead of the generic stying of today. With a few exceptions, they all look the same today. Just about every SUV looks the same to me.

 

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[Only RF]

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Freedom 250 Grand Prix

 

[Archibald]

It actually looks fast sitting still. Maybe this is the old curmudgeon coming out in me, but I wish they would bring back some of the styling from the 50s and 60s. Make a car look distinctive, instead of the generic stying of today. With a few exceptions, they all look the same today. Just about every SUV looks the same to me.

Someone told me that effective aerodynamic styling in vehicles came only after computer simulations were accomplished. Those shapes save fuel. Maybe that is why cars look alike.

 

[SwampGrizz]

Ed,
You’re right. Aerodynamics and fuel efficiency are everything, and I can’t argue with that. Still, I wish they could make them with a little bit of character.

 

[VanDyck]

I wish they would bring back some of the styling from the 50s and 60s.

I understand the importance of aerodynamic styling, but I'm with you on the visual appeal and character of styling from the 50s and 60s.

 

[SwampGrizz]

I understand the importance of aerodynamic styling, but I'm with you on the visual appeal and character of styling from the 50s and 60s.

Maybe just put some big old fins on them.

 

[Grumps]

I hadn’t thought about that. My mind went immediately to the crass commercialism/marketing side of things, when the more sensible explanation is to protect the merchandise from the otherworldly heat we have down here. Maybe I’m getting too cynical in my old age.

I will admit that is a default setting in my mind. However I do remember encountering UV blocking window film (not a recent thing as far as I can remember), which made me think..

 

[SwampGrizz]

A couple of pictures of the crepe myrtle blooms outside my front door.

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[THXGEEK]

Feeding the little one.

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[VanDyck]

Maybe just put some big old fins on them.

Exactly!

 

[VanDyck]

Walter,
I really like the Woody. Is that an old Ford, or an English make? (not a car guy, sorry)

Dale, You're right. It's a Ford! Good catch. Look at the plaque? behind the air filter to the right.

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More Fords...

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[SwampGrizz]

Walter,
It was pure luck. I’m not a car guy, but I love those old cars. It would be so cool to cruise around in one of those, especially the red ice cream truck. It looks like there was a wide variety of models there, what with the Corvette parked next to the Model T (Model A?)
Very well done! Keep them coming!

 

[Only RF]

It's that time of year

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[SwampGrizz]

It's that time of year

View attachment 49253

It’s that time of year down in southeast Georgia as well. A couple of weeks ago we went from Savannah to Newberry SC, and there was a lot of hay being baled. It makes a great photograph. Well done!

 

[Only RF]

It’s that time of year down in southeast Georgia as well. A couple of weeks ago we went from Savannah to Newberry SC, and there was a lot of hay being baled. It makes a great photograph. Well done!

Thanks

 

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Marshlands

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[PKM-UK]

Ahead of setting off on a short-ish road trip in Rimsy to collect 'Harry' (my new e-gravel cycle) a few belated shots from the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. [Note: Harry has a Bosch motor, therefore - Harry Bosch].

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PL E, Adobe LrC/ PS with Tony Kuyper Panels and Topaz Labs Studio. Compilations feature Karen - R7 and Phil - R5 II).

Phil


1. Feeding time...

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2. Take a moment to reflect...

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3. In other news...

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4. Hold it right there...

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5. Extreme range fishing - a.k.a. when you think you've done quite well, then you process Karen's shot...

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6. Cheetah Cub Club...

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