I've chosen my five favorite entries for the 2009 PHR Photo Contest: this is for 3rd place.

The name of this car is "Going Green." No, it's not what you think, it's not an economic gas sipper, its a big bad boat. After looking over hundreds of chips, Jim and Ron looked at each other and said, I guess we're going green. Photographer Ron Walch shot his brother-in-law's race car along a gorgeous line of evergreens in Central Point, Oregon.

The reason I chose this car to be in my top five is because the first photo on this page is the one that looked the most like a calendar shot out of the 1500 photos I looked at for this story. Contrats Jim!

(This is not a winner for the contest, just one of my favorite entries)

’67 Pontiac LeMans
Jim Alcorn, Central Point, OR

Engine:    467-ci Pontiac
Cylinder heads:    Edelbrock aluminum
Camshaft:    Camotion; .525/.535-inch lift
Induction:    Edelbrock Victor Jr., 1050-cfm Demon
Transmission:    TCI TH350 automatic, shift kit
Rear end:    GM 12-bolt, 3.73 gears
Front suspension:    Competition Engineering shocks
Rear suspension:    4-link, adjustable upper and lower control arms, air bags
Brakes:    disc/drum
Wheels:    Weld Drag Lite; 15X5, 15X8
Tires:    BFG; 205/70R15, Mickey Thompson Drag Radials; 275/60R15
Performance:    11.04-second quarter mile, 424 wheel horsepower, 510 ft-lb torque
Invested:    $20,000
Years owned:    10
Photographer:    Ron Walch