J.W. Burleson photo / Boquillas del Carmen, Coah.

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

1938 Cherolet coupe, Banff.

 

From Alex Emond, in Banff: " I was surprised to see this out in the "Industrial Compound" today. Don't know who owns it, or any details. Have to assume that there's some horsepower under the hood. Beautiful design– cramped interior, though, basically a two-seater. A treat."
AL: Compare to a Ford coupe of the same era. And a--spectacular–'38 Ford coupe. A 1940 Chevrolet Special Deluxe. 
And this  '48 Ford coupe in Waldo County, Maine.




Sunday, November 3, 2024

Land Rover, 1966.

Restored, yes. Ford V-8 and Ford 4-speed. Our favorite L-R is Grizzly Torque. Interesting that this model was marketed as a 'station wagon' in the US, a phrase that would have meant very little in the UK. But mid-Sixties was peak of suburban wagon-fest in North America.





 

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Cambridge Volvo 240 DL

 
We are always on the lookout the Cambridge Volvo pack
The bumpersticker below was spotted in Blue Hill, Maine









1985 Ford LTD Crown Victoria

From Reid Cunningham: "I've passed this very nice LTD in Exeter, NH and finally had a chance to stop while there was still daylight.  Seems like a great price for a reliable daily driver & vintage driver, all in one.  The naming convention–this is the Crown Victoria model of the LTD–reminded me that model names used to drip upwards to the top-line trim model over time, often requiring even higher-level names.  The LTD was the fancier version of the basic full-sized Ford. Then all the full-sized Fords became LTD's, and the top line was the Crown Victoria (with that lovely half landau roof and trim). Eventually, all full sized Fords were Crown Victorias.  Same happened with the full sized Chevrolets.  In the 50's the Bel Air was the top line, by the early 70's it had migrated all the way to the bottom (AL: or maybe 1 step up from the plainjane Biscayne) and the Caprice was the top line. Eventually all full sized Chevrolets were Caprices. Same for the Chevy II becoming the top-line Nova, etc."
AL: we posted a '56 Crown Vic from Sedgwick, Maine a couple of weeks ago  





 

Friday, November 1, 2024

Hot Pony

A lot of the first-gen Mustangs were sedate little cars: Ford Falcons with a hot body. We're guessing this is a 1966 Mustang, and it looks like it maybe ain't no Falcon.






 

Thursday, October 31, 2024

The Tesla Fascist

2nd spotted in Cambridge this week...the 1st was up in Huron Village. Seen one, seen 'em all. If it had a model name...like Silverado, or Sierra, or Tacoma...maybe...? Okay, here it is:  the 2025 Tesla Fascist!