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TOYPHOTOGRAPHS
2 min readJun 24, 2023

1966 Chevy Corvair Yenko Stinger Hot Wheels Car

This is one of my favorite cars in the world. This car is the Chevy equal to a Ford Cobra. It’s a straight up race car. Jay Leno bought this car from a fireman that restored it. There were only 100 of these cars built by Don Yenko.

It came in the Jay Leno’s Garage set from Hot Wheels and I used it in this shot because — well — I could.

I used a diorama that is essentially just a photo of an AutoZone store and a brick wall printed and mounted to gator foam. Same with the parking lot.

There is a 3D printed car hoist, and car ramps in the scene along with some Hot Wheels spare tires in front of the “store.”

I used my Fuji X100V to make the photo. Mounted to a Platyball.

I did the post work in Boris FX Optics and Photoshop.

I added the night sky, the cracks in the walls and the pavement, the cityscape background, the Jay Leno sign, the haze, the mechanic and the color grade in post.

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TOYPHOTOGRAPHS

I'm a toy photographer. I'm also delving into AI Art. I also help people get the most out of their Fuji X100 series cameras. (C) 2023