Steve's Collection of Pro-Car Pictures...

Richard Vyse

Richard Vyse

I want to be the first in-line when the day comes that Steve is giving up his extensive collection of Pro-Car pictures. Let the shoving in-line begin....

I'm first in-line!!

Great pictures Steve and as I'm sure all the web people would like to express, "Thanks for sharing".
 
What some of you might not realize...

If you're fairly new to the PCS scene, you may not know that Steve is a veteran of photographing professional cars and trading photos with others of like mind and interest. When I joined PCS in 1987 (at age 15), I immediately began trading photos with several people, including Steve. Remember, this was in the pre-digital / internet era when we used film cameras and traded photos by writing a letter and enclosing a stack of prints in the envelope. I knew early on that Steve was serious about this; he even wrote me a letter once, offering some constructive criticism on how to properly photograph cars.

I was fortunate to get in with the group of serious vehicle photographers and traders (including Steve Loftin, Bernie DeWinter, John Schmidt, Kent Roduck, Tom Parkinson, Terry Lange, Dr. Roger White, and Steve Lichtman) just before the "good 'ol days" of routinely finding quickly disappearing coach-style ambulances and quality Saturday morning hearse hunting excursions ended.

Thanks, Steve, for continuing to do what you've done for years; sharing your fascinating collection of material and expertise!
 
Second in-line!

Steve, you have an amazing Pro-Car picture collection. Thank you for taking the time to scan these photos and share them with us. I here by clame second in line, unless Tony already took that spot.:thankyou2:

Josh
 
Gifted in other ways too.....

Steve is an old fire truck guy too... and can often find things that are otherwise impossible to get. About 6-7 years ago we needed an "era correct" Dietz Siren-Light complete with (an even harder to find) Dietz Slide-Switch Controller to help accurately restore a 1968 Ford Police Car for the Escondido (CA) Police Dept. Steve promptly shipped a (nearly perfect) one to us at a very reasonable price. MM
 
I appreciate these kind words, guys...thank you! I hope that my contributions inspire others to dig out photos from their collections, scan them, and post them on this site.

As far as disposing of my collection, that'll never happen as long as I'm alive and alert...but after I pass on? Denise McCall, Walt's wife, put it best: "Service at 11:00, auction at 1:00!"
 
Steve thanks for taking the time to share these photos with us. I have learned a lot from the photos, and descriptions that you have posted. These posts will help us members who are new to world of pro-cars become more familiar with different models.
 
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