Old photos

**olredalert** · #1 03-23-2007, 08:38 AM

------Glad you have it, Chad. For awhile it was struggling to find a good home........Bill S

Chris396 · #2 03-23-2007, 10:31 AM

Fantastic pictures. Great color and focus. The one thing I notice when looking at all these old pictures is how damn fat Americans have gotten.

StriperSS · #3 03-23-2007, 04:47 PM

Well, back then there were no video games or things like that to tie people to sofas. I don't think there was a McDonalds within 100 miles of there either. People were just always doing things, active. I think there were only about 3 TV channels available in Keremeos at that time, just what you could pick up on an antenna.
My camera was a Pentax SP500, and I spent the money for a 200 mm lens which could have bought me a set of wheels at that time. I pretty much could go where I wanted with that camera. People looked at it and just thought, "Hello,.... photographer"

"Let him go where he wants."
I don't have any shots of my own cars at the strip though. If I was running, I left the camera at home. Less to worry about.

StriperSS · #4 03-24-2007, 06:45 AM

Ok, here's some more.

StriperSS · #5 03-24-2007, 06:48 AM

Here's a 67 GTO that I believe this guy still owns. Check out that patterned vinyl top. I remember seeing a few cars with tops like that, but I'm guessing it was a dealer add-on, by a restyler.

StriperSS · #6 03-24-2007, 06:52 AM

The classic car/bike race.

StriperSS · #7 03-24-2007, 06:53 AM

Even had a couple of dragsters show up.

**SMS** · #8 05-08-2020, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StriperSS

Here's a 67 GTO that I believe this guy still owns. Check out that patterned vinyl top. I remember seeing a few cars with tops like that, but I'm guessing it was a dealer add-on, by a restyler.

Dig the walkie talkie

StriperSS · #9 02-15-2021, 01:33 AM

Looks like all the photos are back on this thread.
As a side note, I started a new career last year in pest control, and this is my area of operation. On Friday I went to a call in Keremeos, and it turned out to be one of the racers from back then. He is now in a care home with advancing Alzhiemers. He has his memories of racing and cars though, and I promised his wife I'd send her the photos of his car in action, which I did yesterday. He still has the car, and I didn't ask what they were doing with it.
Anyway, it's the El Camino pictured.

SMGCO · #10 03-24-2007, 08:04 PM

Great old pictures. Thanks for sharing them.

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