72 TA : New Project

[chrism]

Hi all. Glad you're liking the video. It certainly took a while to shoot and even longer to edit, so I'm happy it's out in the world for others to enjoy.

If you click on "Show More" in the info box below the video you'll get a bit more background on the project. I was alone on this trip, so all the camera work was done by myself, much of it while driving (speedo, hood-horizon shots, driving shadow, reflection in windows, etc.). Yes, perhaps a bit risky, but there was lots of open, empty road along the way for much of the trip. I laid the phone on the ground pointing up for the undercarriage shot - that was done in the middle of the road in the middle of nowhere. I did have a small Gorillapod that I used to attach the iPhone to sign posts for some of the drive-by shots, and then I used it around the rear view mirror when making the "Rocket Man" sequence (freeing up both hands so I could steer and shift). It would've been cool to have had a suction mount for the iPhone so I could've stuck it to the car and had shots looking back at or along the car while driving. Next road trip!

I recall somewhere back in this thread that Steve mentioned you needed to photograph white cars at sunrise or sunset to get the appearance right. I got lucky one night driving out of Oatman, AZ with a fantastic sunset - those are the video shots at the start and the still photos at the end. That's how the sky really looked - no photoshop work.

The car got a bit dirty from all those miles but rest assured it received a thorough detail job from the best place in San Francisco and is, once again, pristine.

Steve, nice to meet you. Thanks for the link to the sister thread, and cool people are checking it out there, too (I've updated the video info with that link as well). Will certainly shoot you a PM to touch base.

[njsteve]

Did you actually drive it all that way with those vintage California plates on it? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

[grantprix]

What a great video! Amazing job...

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I get more of a kick out of the restoration process than I do after it's finished and just sitting there. It's like a jigsaw puzzle; what do you do with it when it's all finished...take it apart and do it again? This car is kind of neat in that I am keeping as much of it in its original form. The floors will remain in their original (now clean) state. Other than stripping and straightening the upper sheetmetal and replacing a portion of the trunk well, the car will be a &quot;reassemblation&quot; not really a restoration. -a new challenge for me. &lt;img src=&quot;https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...grin.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt; </div></div>

Can I use this term? &quot;Reassemblation&quot;?

Ryan

[earntaz]

Or &quot;restification?

[njsteve]

Oh, no you can't. I patented and copyrighted and trademarked every single word I used - just like that corporation that tried to trademark that word that sounds like &quot;sir-bibe-urr&quot; a few years back. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

I just found this thread, I am 40 pages in and can't put it down!!!

Thanksgiving after turkey reading:-)

Ryan

[marxjunk]

you can just imagine all the TA guys just cringing when the snow scene pops up.

ive always said they are just cars and where meant to be driven..my hat of to you...not sure i would go that far...but good job

[njsteve]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ryan1969Chevelle</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I just found this thread, I am 40 pages in and can't put it down!!!

Thanksgiving after turkey reading:-)

Ryan </div></div>

What do you mean, It's been here for over a decade with almost 3-1/2 million views!...(If I only had a penny for each hit.....) [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img]

Glad you're enjoying it. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

BTW, there are three more sequals after it...just look in the Pontiac section for Part Deux, Part Tres, and &quot;Gramma's Car&quot;

[Mr70]

Is it too much to ask the new owner to give us a glimpse of it's 8tk demo tape in that vid? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]