David Silva
Owners stand around a vintage open racing car on frosted grass in the morning fog.

Cars and the people who love them

It Started on a Sunday

Part one

One Sunday

2 March 2025, Southside Common, Wimbledon Village. From 08:03 to 09:23.

The common was white with frost and the street was lost in fog.

A red hatchback faces the camera on double yellow lines in a misty, tree-lined road.
Head-On, Double Yellows
The cockpit of a vintage racing car: a wooden steering wheel, brass dials and worn leather.
The Racer's Office
Two men in winter coats lean over a vintage car; one opens his hands to explain the engine.
Show and Tell
People and cars line a road that runs into hazy low sun.
Into the Haze
Owners gather around classic cars parked along the edge of a green.
Bonnet Up
Four polished air trumpets on the engine of a blue car, its bonnet open.
Four Trumpets

By twenty past nine the fog had burned off and the sun was low and hard across the road.

A silver grand tourer and a red coupé side by side in low winter sun.
Low Sun, Long Shadows

Part two

Other Sundays

Twelve more mornings and one evening, November 2024 to October 2026.

A pale blue Alfa Romeo convertible parked on a quiet road in autumn.
Where It Started · 3 November 2024
A man bends to look closely at the side of a red supercar on a wet road.
A Closer Look · 1 December 2024
People under red and white umbrellas around a dark blue saloon parked on wet grass.
Umbrellas Up · 5 January 2025
Owners talk around a vintage open tourer parked in morning sun.
Old Hands · 6 April 2025
Two men talk beside a classic Porsche, a red classic car in front, under a pale sky.
Whale Tail · 4 May 2025
A man pushes a baby in a pram past a red sports car.
Twelve Days · 4 May 2025
A man in a flat cap sits in a black open sports car.
Flat Cap · 4 May 2025
The bonnet and headlight of a black classic Porsche, bare trees reflected in the paint.
Black Paint, Bare Trees · 28 February 2026
A crowd gathers around sports cars on a London square lined with white stucco houses.
Where Everyone Gathered · 28 February 2026
People and their dogs stand around a white Porsche on a grey morning.
Dogs and a GT3 RS · 1 March 2026
Over a photographer's shoulder, a red vintage racing car drives down a road lined with people.
Over His Shoulder · 5 April 2026
Two men talk among Porsches parked on the grass at an evening meet.
The Conversation · 15 April 2026
A small group still talking in a gravel car park as the meet winds down.
Still Talking · 4 October 2026
The cover of It Started on a Sunday: owners around a vintage racing car on frosted grass in fog.

The book · out 15 November 2026

It Started on a Sunday

Cars and the people who love them.

67 photographs from fourteen car meets, November 2024 to October 2026. Each one comes with its story, how it was shot, and the KERBSIDE look it was graded with. Five pages go behind the shot and show the frames either side of the one I kept.

A4 landscape PDF. £17.99.

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A spread from the book: people under umbrellas around a blue saloon on the left, the story and how it was shot on the right.
From Winter: Umbrellas Up
A spread from the book: two men at a vintage car on the left, the story of the photograph on the right.
From Early spring: Show and Tell

More photographs

From last light to last train

One Saturday in London, and other nights.

Presets

KERBSIDE

The looks this book was graded with. KERBSIDE on Gumroad

Contact

Photographs of your meet

davidslv.london@gmail.com
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