So what did I end up with? While I sell prints online and at a couple of shows each year, they in no way are in enough volume to pay the costs of buying the film collections, nor for the time spent scanning, cropping, and working in Photoshop. That angle is more of a hobby income line than a real business; it is much more important to me to own and preserve the film than sell prints. Though no Mopars are sitting in my driveway right now, what I believe I do have is the unique color heritage of drag racing, the chance to preserve the history of the sport on film that might have been thrown away by relatives or otherwise lost. The readers of MoparMAX this month will get a chance to see 17 of these images posted online for the first time. I hope to update the website in the fall when the workload here slows down a little.
By the way, have you got any old film?…
Jon Steele’s film is varied and contains both pit and race action photos. While there was not a lot of depth (as in entire events), the quality is excellent.
Among Steele’s film was many portraits; this one of Tom McEwen with a street ‘cuda is a favorite.
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Funny cars in action from the Steele archive.