The third Retrorun meet took place at Torvalla in Handen last Sunday. It's a classic car show. The weather changed abruptly a couple of times during my stay, and we had both rain and sunshine. This cool self portrait was shot just before a short rain shower and is a reflection from the hood of an Indigo 3000. What's that? I hear you say. Well it was a very Swedish sports car. Designed by Hans Philip Zackau, and built by a company called Jösse Car in Åmål, Värmland between 1997 and 2001. It was a two-seated roadster. The engine came from a Volvo, and the gas tank from a Saab! The car won an Excellent Swedish Design award. The idea to build the Indigo 3000 came from Bengt Lidmalm, a former race driver who worked for Volvo for many years. In March of 1994 Lidmalm and Sven-Olof Fogelberg started building the first car and the following summer the production got under way. The price was set to 250 000 SEK. Unfortunately the company didn't survive and only 40 cars were ever produced. A few more facts can be found on the company's web site.
Skywatch Friday.
Your first photo is so creative and fascinating! Almost watery! And adore that car in the second photo!
ReplyDeleteWonderful shot of the hood!
ReplyDeleteI really think that your top photo is unique and creative.
ReplyDeleteImpressive top shot and impresive car.
ReplyDeleteSydney - City and Suburbs
WOW that top photo is EXCELLENT!
ReplyDeleteI think this is about the coolest self-portrait you have yet. I would never have guessed what was making the reflection. Looks and sounds like an awesome car, but it's just not something I can appreciate — I never developed an interest in cars. ;)
ReplyDeletecool car cool photo
ReplyDeleteFabulous self-portrait...this would have worked brilliantly for July's theme day.
ReplyDeleteVery, very clever. I love it.
ReplyDeleteI love the self portrait!
ReplyDeleteThat's brilliant that is. Amazing photo.
ReplyDeleteCheers.
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Fantastic - noone could imagine the first shot is a car!
ReplyDeleteThe first shot is really cool !
ReplyDeleteSupercool selfportrait and Skywatch shot, Steffe!
ReplyDelete-Kim
Pictures were great. Love the water reflections.
ReplyDeleteThe first photo is really neat! Cool effect.
ReplyDeleteThat first shot is an eye grabber. Almost psychedelic.
ReplyDeleteIt's not a water reflection, but it is a cool reflection. Thanks all. More car photos to come in the next few days.
ReplyDeletesuperbe la premiere photo, j'adore
ReplyDeleteThat first shot is amazing. I have no idea how you did it...but it is very, very cool!
ReplyDeleteI noticed the reflected surface and as I'm always on the lookout for stuff like that I lifted the camera and took one photo. And this was the result. I guess I was lucky as the sky kept changing all day.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a gorgeous car! Absolutely impressive...
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