Fiat 124, 1972

1972 – Mark and Klaus Zanzig (right) with their sturdy Fiat 124 near Lürschau, Germany. © Inga Zanzig/zanzig.com

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The story behind the image

Here’s a nice summer photo that shows my father and me with our Fiat 124, a simple, reliable car that had been produced from 1966 to 1970. My parents had purchased it in 1972, so it was probably about 4 years old by then (but I can’t really say.) I do remember our frequent trips from Kiel to Flensburg and Tarp to visit the family. We kept this car until 1976 when my parents would switch to a BMW 1602.

Later in 1972 I would start school,

The early 70s were colorful years, apparently. How on Earth could my mother pick a pink T-shirt for me? (Admittedly, I loved it for the personalized print of my name on the front.)

Here’s the color calibrated scan of the print which shows a terrible red shift:

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The high resolution image

Capture Date	1972
Location	Lürschau, Germany
Camera	Kodak Retinette 1B (Typ 045)
Image Source	7 x 10 cm Print
Digital Image Source	EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo
Digital Image Source Format	TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, AdobeRGB
Edited Image Format	JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB
Edited Image Dimensions	4701 x 3205 Pixels
Copyright	© by Inga Zanzig/zanzig.com