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["Eric" <gearhead@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If it hasn't been noted yet, "Boulevard Photographic", by Jim Williams, is a 
presentation of what used to be the premier photographic studio used by the 
auto industry. Its a great historical read of how automotive photography 
developed from artist renderings that previously was the standard for 
automobile advertising.
For Imperial content, there is a description of a model and a cat and the 
tangle they got into while doing a '61 Imperial shoot. The book is packed 
with the stock auto advertising images that we all grew up with. One ad for 
a late 60's Lincoln even features a young Tom Selleck. There are a couple of 
other stars featured as models in some car ads.
If you ever wondered how a '58 Lincoln could look even longer, lower, and 
wider in print than in real life, this book gives the photographic 
mechanical details as to how it was all done. Its a fun read for anyone with 
a photographic or advertising interest.

http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm?qwork=781030&wtopic=Advertising%20photography&matches=5&qsort=r

Eric
'63 Crown Four-Door
'63 Belvedere Four-Door sedan
'72 Newport Custom sedan
_________________________________________________________
 Today someone called and asked that I recommend a few "must have" =
Imperial books for a fellow enthusiast.  Tonight as I had time I pulled =
a few books from my shelves and discovered I have only 3 or 4 books on =
Imperials, none of which I'm excited about recommending.  I have so many =
books on other cars, yet it seems our beloved Imperials have been =
overlooked by most publishers. Do any of you know of books that are =
"must haves" for Imperial enthusiasts?

     Thanks in advance for your help,

     David
     Mount Olive, NC
     63 Custom
     65 Lebaron



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