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Power Big Meet, Vasteras.

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"They never taught wandering in any school I attended. ... they never taught the art of writing a book, either. It's all so mysterious."
"Wandering is an art in itself. Wandering and writing don't mix"
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"Photography enables you to grasp a place first time round. ... Photography is a means of exploration, it's a vital part of travel, almost as essential as a car or a plane. " - Wim Wenders.

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"When I think of all the things I have done, I know that it's only just begun." - I love you, Lou Reed.

"One does not escape the Sahara - the Sahara let's you go or not" - Touareg.

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American vintage cars.

I am not so into cars! But there are these cars we spot once in a while when on the highway, old, vintage, American, chrome, being it an old Buick or Corvette, from the 60s or 70s, or earlier, I cannot even tell them apart, but then I still go, “Hey look, what a car?” So it happens while we drive from Oslo direction Stockholm. One, then there is another one, and another one and many more. Power Big Meet takes place in Västerås, “biggest gathering of American vintage cars in the world”, 17,000 or so, for 3 days. The boys and I are not far so we have a look!

Many come from afar, Norway, Estonia. A huge party! For many of the cars though it is more that they can take, many old engines heat up, “800 hp under the hood” tells me one proud tattoo, they go up in a huge cloud of white smoke, especially the cruising on Friday is hard, the lining up and going at 5k an hour speed, it can take the whole day. But as they say, only the strongest survive.

If you know the name and specs of particular cars, please send me an email. So I can get rid of my ignorant and stupid tags.

American beige vintage car.
American beige vintage car.
Against sun, American car..
Against sun, American car..
Red Ford.
Red Ford.
Nice and old, turquoise and white, Kombi, Station wagon. Power Big Meet.
Turquoise and white, Station wagon.
Metallic, Bigmeet, Vaskeras.
Metallic, Bigmeet, Vaskeras.
Bigmeet Vaskeras, datail of cars. Colors.
Bigmeet Vaskeras, datail of cars. Colors.
Yellow Chevrolet, Bigmeet, Sweden.
Yellow Chevrolet, Bigmeet, Sweden.
Bigmeet Vaskeras, datail of cars. Colors.
Bigmeet Vaskeras, datail of cars. Colors.
Red Thunderbird, Vaskeras, Sweden.
Red Thunderbird, Vaskeras, Sweden.
Back of old rusty American car.
Back of old rusty American car.
American vintage cars, dusk.
American vintage cars, dusk.
In dusky light, Vaskeras Bigmeet 2010.
In dusky light, Vaskeras Bigmeet 2010.
Sitting on top, cruising.
Sitting on top, cruising.
Rusty white.
Rusty white.
Turquoise.
Turquoise.
Roadmaster back.
Roadmaster back.
Tattooed driver.
Tattooed driver.
red Bigmeet.
red Bigmeet.
Elvis on back.
Elvis on back.
Lady and tatoo driving.
Lady and tatoo driving.
Classic American Ford car.
Classic American Ford car.
White Buick.
White Buick.
Power Big Meet.
Power Big Meet.
Clouds Vaskeras.
Clouds Vaskeras.
Big men's party.
Big men's party.
Buick.
Buick.
Reddish Buick.
Reddish Buick.
Bonnet.
Bonnet.
Buick Eight Super, Power Big Meet
Buick Eight Super, Power Big Meet
It's all about a drink.
It's all about a drink.
Galaxie, back.
Galaxie, back.
Black vintage Buick stern.
Black vintage Buick stern.
Tattooed arm. Vintage American car.
Tattooed arm. Vintage American car.
Black vintage Buick automobile.
Black vintage Buick automobile.
Vaskeras. Buick.
Vaskeras. Buick.
Red big meat.
Red big meat.
Red Corvette.
Red Corvette.
Red vintage Ford and camper.
Red vintage Ford and camper.
Red Mustang.
Red Mustang.
Blues brothers. Vaskeras.
Blues brothers. Vaskeras.
Detail, bronze Dodge.
Detail, bronze Dodge.
Bronze Dodge, Vaskeras
Bronze Dodge, Vaskeras
white cadillac.
white cadillac.
Sunlight.reflection on bonnet.
Sunlight.reflection on bonnet.
Red Cadillac, Estonia.
Red Cadillac, Estonia.
Vasteras, American metting.
Vasteras, American metting.
People waving, Vaskeras, 2010, Sweden.
People waving, Vaskeras, 2010, Sweden.
Drivers.
Drivers.
Rusty Vasteras.
Rusty Vasteras.
Bigmeet rear turquoise Buick.
Bigmeet rear turquoise Buick.

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