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

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Ragged Glory: 1968 Buick GS 400

Brooklin, Maine. We posted a 1972 GS from Blue Hill, Maine. Here's a 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass, possibly the best-selling car in the USA that year.




  











 

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Leave to Beaver...and Ford, and Dodge

 

American Dream Machines: here's a YouTube video on the classic cars of Leave It To Beaver....thanks to Aidan O'Neill for the heads-up...


Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Miami Beach 1962

 

Elliott Erwitt
Miami Beach, Florida, 1962
Signed, titled and dated on signature label affixed to print
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16"
$8,500
This from The Hullet Collection of prints. Thanks to Craig Manning for the heads-up.

 


Monday, July 22, 2024

Merceds-Benz 300D


A European/ European car. No T for turbo; rare for this side of the water. Nicely kept. These were the workhorse sedans of Europe. We caught a 300TD wagon in Harvard square a while back...and you'll find many more links in that post.





 

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Humber Super Snipe Estate, Blue Hill Maine

If it is like most British cars of the period, you'd be wise to adopt a mechanic if you own one. A certain measure of refined style, however. And the English leather, however cracked and faded...













 

Saturday, July 20, 2024

c. 1970 Buick Skylark GS

 

Blue Hill, Maine. Henry Behrens photo. Here's another Blue Hill Skylark. And or story about the Nova Scotia brothers--  "More stupid than it was criminal:' Judge frees Halifax brothers involved in border standoff" puts a whole new spin on... skylarking.