Metro Delivery Van, Nevada Desert

This fine art black and white photograph of a vintage Metro delivery van in the Nevada desert is available in prints up to 48 x 48 inches. https://edward-fielding.pixels.com/featured/old-metro-delivery-truck-in-the-desert-edward-fielding.html

In this image I experimented with a new technique of creating a three shot panoramic image using a Canon 24mm Tilt Shift lens which resulted in a highly details image that can be printed very large.

From Wikipedia: The International Harvester Metro Van is a step van, also known as walk-in or multi-stop delivery truck. This vehicle type was one of the earlier, mass-produced forward control vehicles, once commonly used for milk or bakery delivery, as well as ambulance services, mobile offices, and radio transmitter vans.

The unique art deco inspired design of the classic International Harvester Metro Van come from the mind of design genius Raymond Loewy, the creative force behind the classic Coke bottle, streamlined trains and innovative designs at Studebaker automobiles.

Raymond Loewy (/ˈloʊiː/ LOH-ee, French pronunciation: [ʁɛmɔ̃ løui] November 5, 1893 – July 14, 1986) was a Franco–American industrial designer who achieved fame for the magnitude of his design efforts across a variety of industries. — Standing on one of his streamlined trains, Raymond Loewy was a Franco–American industrial designer who achieved fame for the magnitude of his design efforts across a variety of industries.

Metro Vans were manufactured for a number years with the overall design of the Metro step vans remaining mostly unchanged from 1938 until 1964. They were used as delivery vans, milk trucks, ice cream van and even bookmobiles.

Today Metro vans are popular as food truck conversions.