The Hino / Renault 4CV
May 22, 2010 by Juergen Specht · Leave a Comment
Today at the Tokyo Nostalgic Car Show I came across this Hino / Renault 4CV built 1958 in very good condition. The owner was an old man who originally bought it back in 1958 and kept it all these years…now because of his age and sickness, he decided to sell it. The asking price is 3,3 Million yen. I had a hard time to resist!
The car has an interesting history, in 1953 Hino Motors Ltd. known today as a maker of heavy vehicles such as buses and trucks, tied up with Renault of France and began the local production of the Renault 4CV under its brand “Hino” in Japan. A lengthy documentation with historic pictures can be found here.
More pictures follow below. Click here to read more…
Car Wrecks
April 7, 2010 by Juergen Specht · 3 Comments
A friend of mine (hi Mark!) suddenly became so interested in old Japanese cars, so for his viewing pleasure here are some wrecks. The first three pictures show an old legendary Subaru and the last 2 pictures are some random cars I found next to the street.
Update: Added another one to the end just to prove a point :)
On a Thursday morning in Japan…
January 7, 2010 by Juergen Specht · Leave a Comment
Just another traffic jam…
The making of “Car Crush”
December 21, 2009 by Juergen Specht · Leave a Comment
Today my newest series was published, I called it “Car Crush“.
The making of Car Crush – Photo by Ako Specht
The idea can be best described as bizarre and I leave the interpretation of this series to my visitors, but as usual my latest shooting is always my favorite – until it gets replaced with my next one.
I’ve had the idea since a long time and also found the perfect location for it … a remote tunnel in the mountains, with permanently water dripping from the ceiling, even if its not raining. In preparation to the conditions, I wrapped all my 39 flashes used for this shooting in plastic wrap and they all survived. The ground was extremely muddy and we had temperatures close to zero degrees. My brave and lovely model stayed in the warm car, while me and my assistant stomped through the mud in the cold. I love how this series turned out and even my aging car looks gorgeous!
Too bad it’s getting very cold now and I really cannot make more of these kind of shootings outdoors, so its time to go back to the studio.
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