It was bound to happen at some point. The 1964 Impala SS is gone, replaced with a convertible.
We’ve always enjoyed cruising around in a convertible. The question is running it with juice or air. We may even leave it stock suspension and enjoy the factory smoothness.
I’m currently working on the mechanical updates and maintenance “opportunities”.
I’ve always liked the look of a mattebox on a film or video rig. As it turns out these are definitely you get what you pay for type of hardware. The models I like were way out there in pricing. Especially the ones that are built up with barn doors and different mounting hardware.
I found this setup from a local bay area cinematographer that was downsizing his gear. It’s a Tilta Carbon Fiber MB-T-03 model that is super nice.
Adding the barn doors completely changes the look, for me at least. This is the difference between walking into a paid gig with a DSLR and a cine camera.
On my way home I had to double back when I hit Pardee Dam. It turned out some dudes truck caught on fire.
I guess this would be the ideal area for a vehicle fire as there is nothing to burn but concrete. If it came down to it the fire department could have rolled that sucker down the hill and into the lake.