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One Headlight

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Paige Willoughby

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A 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, Hugger Orange with white Z/28 stripes, RS/SS package. 350 cubic inch small block Chevy engine, a bit more than slightly modified. Before one can understand why I chose to take pictures of this car a brief history must be given. My parents drag raced this car in central California before I was born. My mom raced the car when she was seven months pregnant with me. My first race (out of womb) was in Bakersfield, California. I was two weeks old.

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……….My dad and I restored the car while I was in elementary and middle school. I helped rebuild and install the engine. Once it was finished, it became a cruising car. We’d take it out during the summers, windows rolled down. I always wished I could be listening to Led Zeppelin but my dad always said that the sound of the engine was the only music we needed. One time we were driving up Main Street on the fourth of July and we passed some bikers drinking on the side of the street. One of them got down on his knees and started praising the car. This car will one day be mine. It is the reason I decided to become a mechanical engineer.

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The Camaro is the thing I take the most pictures of. It is an obsession. This car is a symbol of my family, my history, and my life. I was elated when I found out that the beginning of this assignment was over spring break so that I could take pictures of the car while I was at home. It wasn’t really a choice I suppose. I was going to take pictures of the car anyways and work them into whatever assignment was most fitting. The car lends itself well to picture taking. I captured several different perspectives in this shoot. There are detailed and holistic shots. The bodywork of the first generation Camaro, and especially the ’69, is bad and beautiful; but even the pictures don’t do it justice.

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Spoiler

About The Author: Paige Willoughby is a freshman engineering major at the University of Pennsylvania, Class of 2014

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Posted on April 12, 2011 by Paige Willoughby

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……….A big part of who I am is how I grew up. I was raised by a drag racer and a cowgirl; there wasn’t a whole lot of room for frivolousness or femininity.  Women drag racers are a rare thing; if you want to succeed, you have to learn how to gain the respect of closed-minded men quickly.  Which probably explains why I ended up as a mechanical engineer. 

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 The self-portrait requires an uncomfortable amount of introspection for me.  To portray yourself accurately requires knowing who you are, most people don’t; I don’t.  At least that means Oscar Wilde doesn’t think I’m shallow…  I took pictures in what I thought represented the most parts of my personality, my dorm. 

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I dressed up in my favorite outfit and went at it.  I set out to portray my ideal self.  Someone who is fierce, who will persevere.  Don’t mess with me.  

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About The Author: Paige Willoughby is a freshman engineering major at the University of Pennsylvania, Class 2014.

1954 Ferrari 375 MM Cockpit

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