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National Automotive Magazine Features Work of Middle Tennessee

Classic Car Restoration Center

(May 21, 2007 - Lebanon, TN) Lebanon based, Classic Cars Southeast, will soon have an example of their work displayed in "RIDES" magazine, a very popular national automotive publication. The magazine is well known for highlighting some of the finest exotic and customized celebrity vehicles from around the world. A professional photographer was recently dispatched to middle Tennessee to capture images of an automobile that was customized by the dealership. The article, a feature story schedule for mid summer publication, will focus on a 1973 Chevrolet Caprice owned by John Derakhshan, a customer of Classic Cars Southeast.

The magazine had already expressed interest in publishing an article about the award-winning vehicle and the dealership’s "state-of-the-art" restoration facility produced the final "head-turning" results that were needed for the photo display. "We are happy that one of our customers is receiving such publicity", said Dale Nunnery, founder and president of Classic Cars Southeast, "however, we are ecstatic that our facility was chosen to help with the finished product that has attracted so much attention."

Several onlookers had heard about the "photo shoot" and gathered at Classic Cars Southeast to get a distant glimpse of the beautiful paint and body results as the Caprice was being photographed. "RIDES" commissioned the Douglas Sonders Photography Agency to coordinate this special photo layout. The agency's owner, Douglas Sonders, a professional photographer that has been associated with the publication for several years, took the actual photographs that will be used in the article. In addition to an ongoing relationship with RIDES, he is also on the "A" list of a variety of other publications and is frequently summoned when they are in need of special photography to enhance memorable articles.

Sonders (right) "clicks" away as John Derakhshan caries his award winning 1973 Chevrolet Caprice through various performance maneuvers in the background. The special photo session is for a soon to be released feature in RIDES magazine.

Sonders' unique "no holds bared" style of photography and respectable work ethic has enabled him to produce images for some very prestigious clients. His work has been seen everywhere from billboards, in NYC to the cover of Billboard Magazine and even on the small screen, including the very popular Speed Channel. His prestigious agency has offices in Washington, DC, New York City and Los Angeles, however, he is quick to let everyone know how much he enjoys his frequent trips to middle Tennessee. "I spend much of my time traveling to the various locations of my clients", said Sonders, "lately there have been numerous trips to Nashville and it is my desire to relocate to the area one day."

Additional information on Douglas and his agency can be found at www.sondersphotography.com.

Additional information on RIDES magazine can be found at www.rides-mag.com.

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Vehicle owner, John Derakhshan, takes direction from Sonders as a friend demonstrates capabilities of the completely restored 1973 Chevrolet Caprice. John and his customized award-winning vehicle will be the subject of a special "RIDES" magazine article that will appear in a mid summer issue of the popular publication.