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On Tue, 2003-08-26 at 10:39, Jaranson, John (J.W.) wrote: > > Here is another picture of a Brasilia - it actually looks to > > be the same > > car, even though the color is different. It has the same wheels, with > > the tire pattern backwards! > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/78757.jpg > > > > PerL > > >Hey all. Speaking of a Brasillia. A friend of mine emailed > > me this pic: > > > > > >http://www.volkshaus.com/images/typ3/%3f/%3f.gif > > > > > > > These are definitely the same car. The orange car is the original photopragher of the real car. The blue car is a doctored version of this photo. Someone used PhotoShop to mirror the image; remove the wipers, emblem, graphics, background, and foglights; and to change the color from orange to blue. > > Giveaways are the poor job of removing the graphics from the windshield (look at how messed up the reflections are), the lack of any background, and the highlights and reflections are exactly the same. You can even still make out the remnants of the wiper arms on the cowl. > > Clearly not as accomplished a PhotoShop user as Everett used to doctor the photos of his "black" Squareback. > I don't think that anyone has ever noticed that the one picture of my '71 on my web site is actually the right side of the car and not the left side, (like it appears) The gas filler door disappeared, and the radio antenna is on the wrong side. Some people can do wonders with a computer and the right software. Thanks John J. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org