Photo Credit - tdeeken
Love cars? Well, obviously you do, that’s why you’re on this site. Anyway, carry on reading, we’ll get to the point in a minute.
If you’ve already heard of, or are a member of the (hugely) popular website Flickr, that’s great. You already know what a gold mine it is for car fans. For all of you out there that haven’t yet discovered the joys of Flickr, you’re about to strike gold.
This site is an amazing source for some amazing photographs. Of course it’s not just for cars, there’s everything on there, but for the sake of all the petrol heads, we’re talking about cars.
Lower 2 Photo Credits – Nigel Smuckatelli
After joining Flickr (it’s very easy and also very free), you can upload your pictures and put them into the relevant groups. If you want, you can allow people to comment on your photos too.
Now comes the good part. Whatever vehicles you’re into, whether it’s supercars, sports cars, 4×4s or luxury cars (to name but a few of the thousands of groups), they’re all here for your enjoyment. There are some truly awesome ‘finds’ (rare vehicles) by members of Flickr.
Ever heard of the Ferrari P4/5? A one-only car built by Ferrari for a customer, to their specifications, for (supposedly) around $5,000,000. It’s on Flickr. Remember the Lamborghini LM002? It’s a 4×4. Yes that’s right, a Lamborghini 4×4. It was built for the Saudi army, and they only ever built 300 of them. Yet someone on Flickr has spied one on the street and, for our pleasure, put it up on Flickr.
Lower 2 Photo Credits – tdeeken
It’s not just rare ‘finds’ and supercars here though folks! At the other end of the car-world spectrum, if you love off-roading, it’ll be on there. From mudding in a Ford Bronco in America’s deep south swamps, to rock climbing in a Jeep in Utah, to crossing huge wilderness expanses in a Toyota Landcruiser, to green-laning in England, all the amazing pictures capturing those highlights are there for you to enjoy and comment on.
Whatever the vehicle, from the rarest of the rare to the mass manufactures, it’s almost guaranteed to be on Flickr. But it’s not just about the cars though. It’s also about the people that take those photo’s, and the members of the groups, that all add up to making it a great experience.
From young to old and amateur to professional, there are some great stories to discover.
Lower 2 Photo Credits – TakenPictures
There’s the Vietnam war veteran (Flickr ID Nigel Smuckatelli), that has, in pictures, an account of his service in that war. He’s also met Steve McQueen at the Sebring 12 hour race in 1970. Then there’s the guys (Flickr ID tdeeken) that have set up their own car review website, which includes high quality and entertaining videos. It’s going to be huge! There’s someone (Flickr ID TakenPictures) that takes photo’s at scrap yards in the USA that are full of ’50s and 60’s cars. Once beautiful cars that are now abandoned to the harsh elements of the desert.
The point is that nearly all of the people on Flickr involve you emotionally somehow in their work. Whether it’s through their photographs, or through their life stories they make the atmosphere and general resonance of Flickr a hugely positive one.
It’s a great experience. What are you waiting for? Joining is free!
If you decide to join Flickr, we run a group on there called Unique and Exotic Cars, take a look and see what you think.
