Classic Car Photo Shoot

Girls just wanna have fun, or so they say.  So when you have a classic car in the family, it was bound to become a prop for one our fun-filled Harris Sisters' photo shoots at some point.  And we finally made that happen not too long ago.  

Harris Sister Deanna here.  And the car you see in these photos is a 1967 Corvette, and has belonged to my husband, John, for more years than I have known him.  There is a story that goes along with this car, and I will get to that in a minute, so stick with me.  

But first, the Harris Sisters and our little photo shoot.  If you look at girls and classic cars photographed together, you often find pictures of pin up girls.  Oh, don't get me wrong, the Harris sisters love pin up style.  But for this particular shoot, we were thinking more along the lines of Thelma and Louise.  Just look how cute they are.  All they were missing was a third girlfriend, but we can't all be the Harris Sisters, right?  

So we gathered up our best head scarves and oversized sunglasses, and set out for a little road trip of our own.  This shady little road is literally about a mile from our house.  It's such a gorgeous tree-covered path and its shade makes it a wonderful location (and background) for taking pictures.  We parked right in the middle of the road and only saw one or two cars pass the entire time we were there.  And in case you were wondering, yes, the car was parked the entire time.  It's tough to photograph a moving vehicle.  And it's a lot easier for us models too if the car stays in one place.  :)

This Vette is candy apple red, so we decided early on to wear mostly black and white, and then threw in some yellow to accent our outfits.  I think the colors turned out great, and we really made the car look good, or it made us look good.  Probably both, in truth.  

  

Even though we planned to accent our outfits with yellow, I don't think any of us knew we were all going to wear yellow shoes.  Great minds....  And here's a look at the interior of the car.  Yep, it's a two-seater.  So we had to get a little creative with our photos for the three of us in this car.  

But let's talk about this car.  John has owned Corvettes his entire life.  His first car was a 1973 Corvette.  That's what he was driving at age 16!!  I don't even want to talk about my first car.  In any case, when I met him, he owned two Corvettes, one of which was this one.  And we still own it today.  Probably always will. According to many car buffs, the 1967 Corvette is the most desirable year.  The body style changed in 1968, and most agree that the 1967 was just about as good as it gets.  Hard to argue; the old girl is a beauty.

John has had this car for about 15 years now.  When he acquired it, he already owned a 1968 Corvette and wasn't really looking to buy another car at the time.  But a friend of a friend knew of this car, so he went to look at it.  The owner was a middle aged school teacher, who wasn't really looking to sell the car.  It had belonged to her late husband, and had spent about 20 years just sitting in a garage.  She didn't drive it, and after 20 years of sitting, it didn't run anymore.  

But John must have turned on the charm because he ended up buying this car - that wasn't for sale, AND that he had no intention of buying.  He spent the next many months working on getting it running again.  He had to completely rebuild the engine, among many other things.  And it has purred like a kitten- actually more like roared like a lion- ever since.   John has always been a car guy.  I'm thinking of hiring him out.  :)

But back to our photos- this photo shoot is the most action this car has seen in a while.  Certainly more girls in it than it has ever seen I'm guessing.  What a fun morning, and such a fun shoot.  

So that's a wrap!

You thought the story was over, right?  Not quite.  I would be remiss if I didn't introduce you to the owner of this fine automobile, my wonderful hubby John, and our always-patient photographer for many of the Harris Sisters' photo shoots, including this one. 

Not only is he a car buff, he knows how to shoot a camera to boot.  Think I'll keep him...  and the car.