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

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Ineos Grenadier. Los Angeles (Mar Vista)

 
Are you really going to bounce up the trail in something so heavyweight and costly? We have already fulminated on one seen in Cambridge–of all over-civilized place. And out favorite auto writer, Dan Neill of WSJ, had this to say.







Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Dodge Power Ram. Los Angeles (Mar Vista).

Most of the Power Ram trucks we've posted have been, well, massive. This one looks like Mitsubishi's version of the PR.




 

Sunday, May 17, 2026

That circus-style lettering is popular in Boston. This doesn't have the pin-striping that is also an element in Boston truck aesthetic. More pin-stripes. See our post on Boston truck language.
 

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Mudpuppies of New England. Kennebunk, Maine.

                                         

c. 1984 Dodge Power Ram towing a Dodge Ram of similar vintage. 










Friday, May 15, 2026

2026 Chevrolet 2500. Brooklin, Maine.

We like big trucks that have work to do. It's brainless brawn that bothers us.



 

Thursday, May 14, 2026

c.1994 Volvo 240 Wagon. Washington Street, Bath, Maine.

That was a cold spring day in Bath. We caught a 1971 Volvo 164 in Bath a while ago. We posted  from a walkabout in Bath a while back.