My Cefiro #1: http://carscameraschronicillness.blogspot.com/2011/06/my-cefiro-1-carsales-ad.html
My Cefiro #2: http://carscameraschronicillness.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-cefiro-2-inspection-and-test-drive.html
My Cefiro #3: http://carscameraschronicillness.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-cefiro-3-buying-it-and-bringing-it.html
My Cefiro #4: http://carscameraschronicillness.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-cefiro-4-starting-modifications.html
My Cefiro #5: http://carscameraschronicillness.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-cefiro-5-first-drive-and-photos.html
My Cefiro #2: http://carscameraschronicillness.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-cefiro-2-inspection-and-test-drive.html
My Cefiro #3: http://carscameraschronicillness.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-cefiro-3-buying-it-and-bringing-it.html
My Cefiro #4: http://carscameraschronicillness.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-cefiro-4-starting-modifications.html
My Cefiro #5: http://carscameraschronicillness.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-cefiro-5-first-drive-and-photos.html
My Cefiro #7: http://carscameraschronicillness.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-cefiro-7-wash-and-photos.html
My Cefiro #10: http://carscameraschronicillness.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-cefiro-10-gathering-cobwebs-in.html
My Cefiro #11: http://carscameraschronicillness.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-cefiro-11-bringing-it-back-to-life.html
My Cefiro #12: http://carscameraschronicillness.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-cefiro-12-on-road-again.html
My Cefiro #13: http://carscameraschronicillness.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-cefiro-13-second-round-of.html
My Cefiro #15: http://carscameraschronicillness.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-cefiro-15-daily-driving.html
My Cefiro #17: http://carscameraschronicillness.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-cefiro-17-hahndorf-hills-run.html
My Cefiro #18: http://carscameraschronicillness.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-cefiro-18-respray-quote-and-drop-off.html
My Cefiro #19: http://carscameraschronicillness.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-cefiro-19-painting-in-progress.html
My Cefiro #20: http://carscameraschronicillness.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-cefiro-20-respray-pickup.html
One pleasant Sunday afternoon my
girlfriend Sally and I went for a bit of a hills run up to Hahndorf in
my Cefiro, to go to the Beerenberg Farm for some jams and related
condiments.
You can see more details about the Beerenberg Strawberry Farm on their website here: http://www.beerenberg.com.au/
Going for a bit of a southern route, we first went up through Windy Point, and stopped for a few photos. There aren't many ways of taking a photo next to your car which don't make you look like a bit of a tool, but here's one Sally took of me with the Ceffy anyway.
There's quite a nice view from the carpark.
I took a couple of Sally as well.
We then stopped at Belair to fill up on the way to Hahndorf, with the recent hills runs this was becoming a fairly common occurrence.
Trundling
down the main street of Hahndorf, a beautiful white 1950s Jaguar caught
my eye, parked on the side of the road all by itself. I considered
stopping for photos but as it was getting close to 5pm, getting to the
Beerenberg Farm store before it closed was more of a priority.
After
getting to the shop and picking up some jams, we jumped back in the car
and headed back through the main street towards the freeway. While I
was planning to get back to the Jaguar for a few photos, a startlingly
orange Audi TTS stopped me in my tracks, so I pulled up to get a couple
of shots.
All photos taken with a Nikon D90 and Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G lens.
While I was taking photos of the rear
end of my car, this very tidy green Jaguar Mark 2 rolled into my viewfinder. You
can see it in the background of the photo above, just on top of the
right hand side of my roof line.
The driver looked to be an older chap in
his 70s. After making a u-turn, he went back the way he came, and I got
back into the car. As soon as I plonked myself down into the driver's
seat, a sizeable white vehicle loomed into view, an American model Ford
F250 pickup. I quickly raised the camera back up to my eye and fired off
a few shots. It looks kind of funny, as it completely dwarfs the
Hyundai station wagon and Ford Fiesta hatch alongside.
By this point it had been quite a while
since we'd passed the old white Jag on the way into town, so I was
hoping it was still there as I started the car and headed back toward
the freeway. After passing through the busy section of little shops and
restaurants, I was relieved to see the Jag still parked in the same spot
on the side of the road. After Sally handed me the D90 again, I looked
in the side mirror to check for traffic before opening the door, and saw
a nice old Mercedes trundling along with headlights ablaze, which was
worth a quick snap. I'm not a Mercedes expert, but I think it's a W108.
So
once again I got out of the car, and walked over to the Jag for a
closer look. It was an absolutely stunning piece of machinery. It had
clearly been lovingly restored, with the paint, trim and interior
looking as it would have fresh off the showroom floor. At this point I
wasn't quite sure what year and model it was; my first thought was an
XK120, but the body styling was fairly distinctive as being a 1950s era
car, with the smooth, rounded and elegant flowing lines, panels and
general body shape. It's one of those classically stylish cars where
some people with no interest in cars may well be able to appreciate it
as a piece of automotive art.
After
spending a couple of minutes admiring and taking photos of the Jag from
the rear, I heard a woman's voice behind me say 'Hello?'. I turned
around to see a nice looking couple in their 50s, and asked if the car
was theirs. After answering yes, I complimented them on what a beautiful
car it was, and spent a couple of minutes chatting about it, cars in
general and the fact I do some professional automotive photography. The
man who owned the car said it was a 1959 model, I can't remember if he
mentioned the model as well, but after a bit of research I'm pretty sure
it's an XK150 Fixed Head coupe.
I quickly grabbed a couple of shots of the front of the car as well, so the owners could be on their way.
After a few more photos of the Ceffy, we headed back to Adelaide.
