Most everyone has heard of the fabled Studebaker car company and the exquisite cars they designed and built in the mid-century. And many know that this brand is long gone today. What isn’t widely known is what happened immediately after the main plant in South Bend rolled the last car off the assembly line and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Cars’
From The Ashes Of Studebaker
Posted: 18th April 2013 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, The Toads At The GatheringTags: Canada, Cars, HDR, Photography, Restoration, Vancouver Island, Victoria
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A Level Of Detail
Posted: 11th April 2013 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, Vette to VictoriaTags: Canada, Cars, Corvette, HDR, Hot Rod, Photography, Vancouver Island, Victoria
Make no mistake about it, the Chevrolet Corvette is quite the car right off the assembly line. Many owners love to personalize their cars, and the amount and type of customizations out there are limited by your imagination only. And that’s kind of funny in a way, the Corvette isn’t a high production number car [...]
Nostalgia Personified
Posted: 21st March 2013 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, Vette to VictoriaTags: Canada, Cars, Corvette, HDR, Hot Rod, Photography, Vancouver Island, Victoria
We’re heading back to a time when bubble gum, sock hops, Elvis Presley, The Twilight Zone and Leave It To Beaver were all leaving their indelible marks on society, marks that remain even today. In 1953 the first Chevrolet Corvette rolled off the assembly lines, and popular automotive culture was never to be the same [...]
Ford GT: An Earthbound Jet
Posted: 19th March 2013 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, The Toads At The GatheringTags: Canada, Cars, HDR, Photography, Vancouver Island, Victoria, West Coast
One of the highlights of wandering around a car show is the ability to see cars that many people know of but few have actually seen. Whether they are highly modified creations culminating in personal visions and statements of the owners, or they are highly rare and exotic cars like the Ford GT, these chances [...]
Bright Red Sports Cars
Posted: 28th February 2013 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, The Toads At The GatheringTags: Canada, Cars, Corvette, HDR, Hot Rod, Photography, Vancouver Island, Victoria
As spring approaches, the trees are showing signs of budding, certain flowers are starting to peek out from under the cloak of winter’s cover and a young man’s thoughts turn to sports cars. My love and devotion to my beautiful wife and best friend, Mrs. Toad, is well-known. But those who know me also know [...]
Jake – A Modern-Day Maniac
Posted: 10th January 2013 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, Vette to VictoriaTags: Canada, Cars, Corvette, HDR, Hot Rod, Photography, Victoria, West Coast
Madness isn’t always bad. Sometimes it can be fuel for the fire of champions. This is the story of what happens when a team of dedicated professionals get together and create a mascot that symbolizes their passion and winning attitudes. Eventually it takes on a life of it’s own and comes alive. We’re heading back [...]
Zooming Into 2013
Posted: 3rd January 2013 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, Vette to VictoriaTags: Canada, Cars, Corvette, HDR, Hot Rod, Photography, Vancouver Island, Victoria
Now that 2012 is firmly in our rear-view mirror and 2013 is in front of us, there’s nothing like hitting the open road and putting the pedal to the metal! Thanks for joining us today as we roll into the new year with a blast down the highway of life by checking out several stunning [...]
Classic Porsches At The Gathering
Posted: 10th December 2012 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, The Toads At The GatheringTags: Canada, Cars, HDR, Photography, Porsches, Restoration, Vancouver Island, Victoria, West Coast
Car shows are a great way to spend an afternoon, giving you a chance to see vehicles you wouldn’t see otherwise and to meet the proud owners and make new friends. You just never know what you’ll find at your local car show. In the summer of 2012, Mrs. Toad and I stepped out and [...]
The Show Must Go On
Posted: 22nd November 2012 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, Vette to VictoriaTags: Canada, Cars, Corvette, HDR, Hot Rod, Photography, Vancouver Island, Victoria, West Coast
You could just tell it was going to be a big day. An epic day, really, one filled with seeing cars that in some cases fall into the category of the “unicorn”… fabled beasts never seen before in person. As the cars continued to pour into the event and were getting readied for the show, [...]
A Wolf In Tiger’s Clothing
Posted: 30th October 2012 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, Vette to VictoriaTags: Canada, Cars, Corvette, HDR, Hot Rod, Photography, Vancouver Island, Victoria, West Coast
We’ve all heard the expression before “a wolf in sheep’s clothing”. This would mean that the wolf came to the door dressed in a demure and timid fashion in an attempt to gain the sheep’s trust and thereby turn the herd into a giant buffet. This would be a misnomer in this case. What we’ve [...]
