Fuzztone with Chevy C-10 Lichfield 2005
I love these utilitarian vehicles.
An American Icon exemplifying an honest work ethic and the image of good ol'boys partying on the weekend with an endless supply of Pabst Blue Ribbon and Metallica cranked up high on the stereo.
An America of the imagination I suppose. Influenced by movies and dreams of escape. Endless blacktop stretching to the horizon, Motels, Diners & Truckstops. Strange when I consider that most of the film influences that spring to mind come from work that edges towards darkness: Blue Velvet, Duel, Vanishing Point etc.
Phot Credit Eve Arnold The Misfits. Marilyn Monroe on the set of "The Misfits" Colour photograph1960
So a workhorse vehicle, faithful loadlugger, criss crossing the prairies and rolling into town. Also a symbol of freedom perhaps, taking the place of the horse as the farm hands mount of choice.
tbc
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