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

Sunday, December 1, 2024

1964 Dodge Dart (+ push-button transmission)

Slow, bare green spring seems a long way off but it will happen. We found the Dart in--I think–Bath, Maine a couple Aprils ago. And here's a Dodge Dart Pioneer from only a few years earlier but a different era  when Chrysler was still deep in Exner/Batmobile style.
This time of year in downeast Maine the days have their own sharp and plangent beauty...













Thursday, November 28, 2024

Saab story

 

Saab 900s At one time these were a common sight in New England, even in downcast Maine. Cranky but smart cars. Remember that ignition switch on the floor? We posted a newer Saab convertible last summer. And this Saab Viggen post has links to other Saab sighting.





Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Truck

 

AL likes SWB 2-axle dump trucks; also that Boston vernacular pin-striping.

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Ford Lightning

 

First one we have seen in Cambridge. Kinda same old, same old, though. Big black overblown regular Super-Duty Fords and mega-Chevys, also usually black, are always chasing me up and down the Maine Turnpike. Lone males in massive trucks. Coming up fast, 'outta my way!"--you know the ride. Okay, yeah, truck size...the crisis in masculinity...the election...it's all connected, somehow.






Monday, November 25, 2024

c. 1966 Ford F-250, Marfa, Texas

 

"1st pass with pressure washer!" Another from David Branch's rehab ranch for old West Texas trucks.  The antelope grill is a local essential.




Sunday, November 24, 2024

Ford F-250 Tremor Moonlander

Michael Moore spotted it in Ely, Nevada. The Tremor is the beefed-up, off-road-packaged F-250. Not exactly a wheelbarrow. Kind of the opposite. It seems to us a truck like this wants to declare war on something. Like, nature. Going where no man (in a massive truck) has gone before. Probably hear him coming, though. Tremors, indeed. With the Moonland on a shortbed, you sleep sideways. Sounds massively uncomfortable. 

 

Saturday, November 23, 2024

1972 International Harvester 1110

 

David Branch is creating a refuge for old ranch trucks in Marfa, Texas.