Photographed in Tucumcari, New Mexico, this image captures a Pontiac 8 parked in front of a vintage gas station along Route 66. The scene feels suspended in another era — when road trips meant full-service pumps, hand-wiped windshields, and the slow rhythm of desert travel.
Created using the wet plate collodion process, the photograph records every reflection in the car’s curved body, every mark of rust, and every grain of dust in the air. The silver tones give the piece a timeless quality, turning a simple roadside stop into a meditation on endurance and design.
Part of the NomadType Route 66 series, Desert Service — Pontiac 8 celebrates the small-town service stations and the machines that once defined America’s freedom of movement across the open road.
Photographed in Tucumcari, New Mexico, this image captures a Pontiac 8 parked in front of a vintage gas station along Route 66. The scene feels suspended in another era — when road trips meant full-service pumps, hand-wiped windshields, and the slow rhythm of desert travel.
Created using the wet plate collodion process, the photograph records every reflection in the car’s curved body, every mark of rust, and every grain of dust in the air. The silver tones give the piece a timeless quality, turning a simple roadside stop into a meditation on endurance and design.
Part of the NomadType Route 66 series, Desert Service — Pontiac 8 celebrates the small-town service stations and the machines that once defined America’s freedom of movement across the open road.
