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On
 Borrowed
 Time!

Saginaw,
 MI
 Model
 Janelle
 Calvo
 brightens
 the
 doorway
 of
 a
 1948
 Buick
 88
 Roadmaster
 shot
 on

locaEon
 in
 Saginaw,
 MI.
 Photo
 ©
 Brian
 Thornton

Brian
 Thornton

W

hen
  I
  discovered
  the
  1948

Buick
 88
 Roadmaster
 siong
 near
 the
 edge

of
  a
  township
  road
  with
  a
  for
  sale
  sign

propped
  in
  the
  window,
  I
  knew
  that
  I

wanted
  to
  shoot
  it.
  I
  took
  a
  few
  photos

with
 an
 instant
 camera,
 and
 put
 the
 car
 in

the
  back
  of
  my
  mind.
  A
  few
  days
  later,

during
  a
  test
  shoot
  with
  Model
  Janelle

Calvo,
 I
 knew
 that
 she
 would
 be
 perfect
 for

the
 Buick.

  I
  called
  the
  car
  owner,
  and
  he

tentaAvely
 responded
 with
 the
 price
 of
 the

car
  (thousands
  more
  than
  I
  could
  a?ord,

but
  worth
  it
  to
  a
  savvy
  collector.
  I

explained
  that,
  instead
  of
  purchasing
  the

car,
  I
  wanted
  to
  photograph
  a
  model
  or

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two
 standing
 next
 to
 it,
 and
 the
 bargaining

began.
  While
  he
  iniAally
  thought
  I
  was

trying
  to
  sell
  him
  adverAsing
  for
  the
  car,
  I

explained
  that
  I
  was
  o?ering
  to
  provide

him
 with
 professional
 photos
 that
 could
 be

used
 to
 sell
 the
 car,
 and
 would
 also
 post
 a

sales
  adverAsement
  in
  Modern
  Model

magazine,
  in
  exchange
  for
  him
  allowing

models
 to
 be
 photographed
 with
 the
 car.
 It

was
  a
  win-­?win
  situaAon
  for
  everyone,
  and

he
 agreed.

 This
 does
 not
 always
 work,
 but
 for
 the

ambiAous
  photographer,
  model
  or
  event

organizer,
  a
  li]le
  bartering
  and
  bargaining

can
  go
  a
  long
  way
  to
  securing
  an
  object,

locaAon
  or
  event
  that
  may
  otherwise
  be

o?
  limits
  or
  beyond
  someone’s
  ?nancial

means
  otherwise.
  With
  respect
  to

borrowed
 items
 or
 events,
 please
 keep
 the