FOTOGALERÍA: Automóviles abandonados en distintas partes del mundo
Bluff, Utah (Estados Unidos) – Este viejo Buick de la década de los cincuenta lleva largos años, tal vez décadas en el mismo lugar. Me topé con él manejando por el área en 2008 y he vuelto a verlo en roadtrips subsiguientes. Siempre me detengo a verlo y fotografiarlo. Ya lo considero un amigo. TODAS LAS FOTOS: Andrés O’Neill, Jr.
Lamayoría los consideran adefecios y estorbos públicos, pero siempre les he visto cierta poesía a los automóviles abandonados. Como las ruinas de una gran mansión, en alguna lejana época fueron motivo de mucho orgullo.
Veo un auto en deterioro, en el olvido, y no puedo evitar pensar en la escena en la que un papá orgulloso llevó ese coche a la casa por primera vez. O puede que no haya sido un papá; tal vez fue un abuelo quien lo compró para regalárselo a su nieta universitaria, o lo adquirió una chica joven cuando consiguió su primer empleo. Puede que haya sido el carro en el que buscaron al bebé al hospital para llevarlo a la casa por primera vez, el que llevó a la novia a su boda o en el que una pareja se dio el primer beso.
Fascinado por estas posibles historias y atraído por los coches en sí, ya llevo casi 15 años fotografiando autos abandonados; primero, en mi natal Puerto Rico, y después en casi todos los lugares a los que viajo. Como resultado, ya tengo varios miles de fotos de vehículos olvidados en varias partes del mundo. Y he visto de todo: desde Volkys o escarabajos de Volkswagen y otros modelos muy económicos hasta Lamborghinis y Rolls-Royces que cuando nuevos eran objetos de envidia y lujuria.
Pensaba que esta extraña fijación era algún tipo de desorden mental pero si lo es, somos muchos los afectados. Hace un tiempo abrí una cuenta en Instagram con este tipo de fotos y ya roza los 10,000 seguidores de todas partes del mundo. Con la misma temática, hay un grupo muy bueno en Facebook llamado Barn Finds Puerto Rico y ya pasó de los 10,000 likes. En Estados Unidos, Latinoamérica y Europa hay otras que sobrepasan los cien mil seguidores cada una.
Así que efectivamente, somos muchos, locos o cuerdos, los que vemos la magia de estos estorbos que ya nadie quiere. Los vemos como tesoros en el chatarrero.
Aquí les dejo algunas fotos que he tomado en mi andar por el mundo. ¿Cuál de ellos rescatarían?
Waialua, Hawai – Muy literalmente a pasos de la mítica costa norte de Oahu, este viejo Mercedes-Benz W114 es víctima de una muerte muy lenta por los efectos del salitre.
Hanga Roa, Isla de Pascua – Una vez me dijeron: “Alguien que va hasta Isla de Pascua y regresa con fotos de autos viejos, no es una persona normal”. Pues sí, lo acepto, no soy normal. Cuando fui allá en 2015, pasaba el día explorando y fotografiando los moais y por las tardes zigzagueaba las calles de Hanga Roa en búsqueda de autos abandonados. Así hallé esta pobre Kombi que se desmorona por la corrosión.
Cortez, Colorado (Estados Unidos) – En Puerto Rico y Australia hay amantes de los autos rotativos que hasta venderían un hijo por este Mazda RX-3. En el estado de Colorado alguien tal vez no comprendió su singular mecánica y lo abandonó, pero acá en Puerto Rico, ese mismo carrito estaría quemando pistas de aceleración o deleitando a muchos con el bellísimo sonido casi musical de su motor rotativo.
Arecibo, Puerto Rico – Este triste ejemplar es de lo muy poco que sobrevivió de una enorme colección de Mustangs que hubo en la ciudad norteña de Arecibo. Algunos eran guardados en un almacén y todavía existen y están en buenas condiciones. No obstante, más de la mitad de los autos estuvieron a la intemperie por décadas y cómo este, poco a poco fueron pulverizándose hasta que terminaron llevándolos a la aplanadora. Este fue rescatado por un vecino del lugar.
Bourg-Madame, Francia – En esta pequeña villa fronteriza con España conocí este simpático carrito francés que fue muy popular en toda Europa, un Citroën Dyane. Al cruzar la calle (literalmente) desde el terreno en el que lo fotografié, ya uno está en la ciudad catalana de Puigcerdá.
Hackberry, Arizona (Estados Unidos) – Los autos viejos y oxidados son objetos de adorno en la histórica Ruta 66 de Arizona. Esta patrulla Chevrolet Impala y la stationwagon Mercury Commuter que se ve al fondo le dan la bienvenida a los clientes de una tiendita de refrigerios y souvenirs. En ese lote hay cerca de 12 autos más.
Guánica, Puerto Rico – Guánica es un bello pueblo costero en el sur de Puerto Rico, famoso pormsu gran sembradío de girasoles. Pues un sábado, buscando esos girasoles, encontré este viejo Dodge Dart de la década de los sesenta. Tuve mucha suerte con este carro porque al regresar unos meses después, ya había desaparecido. Seguramente tuvo su encuentro final con la aplanadora.
Cercs, España – Un viejo camión Dodge M37 convertido en grúa de remolque. Tal vez trabajó para el mismo depósito de chatarra en el que lo encontré en este pueblito catalán.
Flat Rock Ranch, Texas (Estados Unidos) – “Eres polvo y al polvo regresarás”. Este antiquísimo modelo de la desaparecida automotriz americana Graham parece estar haciendo eso mismo: regresando al polvo de la tierra. Estimo que es de la década de los treinta. Aquellos de ustedes que tengan muy buen ojo habrán observado que aunque la carrocería esté corroída en su totalidad, el cromo de la parrilla está en perfecto estado. Definitivamente, ya no hacen algunas cosas como las de antes.
Ann Arbor, Michigan (Estados Unidos) – En las profundidades de un junker o depósito de chatarra, me topé con este Bradley GT2 y el pedazo frontal de otro. Noten el Ford Mustang abandonado que hay en el fondo. Bradley era una pequeñísima automotriz americana que hacía carros de apariencia muy exótica… pero con motores de Volky (así le decimos en Puerto Rico al escarabajo de Volkswagen).
Cortez, Colorado (Estados Unidos) – Este trío de autos americanos de la década de los cincuenta (dos Chevrolet Delray y un Mercury Montclair) y una veintena de otros autos que salpican ese terreno, son el remanente de un enorme chatarrero que llegó a tener más de 5,000 vehículos. Me imagino a estos tres autos, como ancianos en un asilo, hablando entre sí intercambiando historias sobre el típico estilo de vida estadounidense de esa época y sobre las cosas que habrán ocurrido en sus enormes asientos traseros.
Pues ahí los tienen: 12 fotos de autos abandonados que he visto en diversas partes del mundo. ¿Cuál rescatarían?
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