Optical Illusion

I was taking pictures at work today and thought I'd take advantage of the opportunity to take photos for myself while I was at it. At Galpin Auto Sports there is a 20' wall of wheels that's actually pretty cool. This is just a small section of it. When I was going through the photos in the office this one caught my eye. Are they facing to the left or to the right? And it seemed to be just these wheels. Must be something about the design. If you look at the picture for a while they appear to change direction. Anyway, I thought it was pretty cool!

Past Lives of Orbitron

I was going through photos at work and came across this photo of paint chips. Chips were about all that was left of the paint job on this car - it reminds me of carved candles you see at carnivals and craft fairs.  I'm sure each layer of paint tells a story all it's own.

This is the famous (or infamous) Orbibron, originally built by Big Daddy Roth in 1964. It got lost, then it got found again years later (in a REALLY SORRY state). It was lovingly restored at Galpin Auto Sports and is again the showpiece it once was (see below for a link to it's history, including original photos, the exciting and sorded life it led and it's rebirth).


I didn't take this photo. Not sure who did exactly. By the time they called me over to take photos of the paint chips they were in a pile on the floor around the car. There were several of us taking LOADS of photos during this vehicle's transformation. This might be the most photographed car in history.

http://www.theorbitron.com  and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TS-o2TLpMA