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

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We own a 1975 GMC Sierra Grande 15 in Maine and a 1986 Chevrolet Custom Deluxe 10 in West Texas. Also a pair of 1997 Volvo 850 wagons. Average age in the fleet is 28 years--we're recycling. I've published 3 novels: THE LAW OF DREAMS (2006), THE O'BRIENS (2012), and CARRY ME (2016). Also 2 short story collections: NIGHT DRIVING(1987) and TRAVELLING LIGHT (2013). More of my literary life is at www.peterbehrens.org I was a Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study for 2012-13. I'm an adjunct professor at Colorado College and in the MFA program at Queens University of Charlotte. In 2015-16 I was a Fellow at Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The Autoliterate office is in Car Talk Plaza in Harvard Square, 2 floors above Dewey Cheatem & Howe. SUBSCRIBE TO THE AUTOLITERATE DAILY EMAIL by hitting the button to the right.

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Triumph TR 6. Marshall, Texas.

 


From Don Green Culbertson in Texas: "The Triumph Spitfire was my dream car. That is, until I saw the Fiat Spider. I’ve never owned or driven either of these cars, but as a child in the 70s, looking around the sea of autos, these would stand out more than the MG; more than even a Porsche, at the time. This one was parked in part of the courthouse in Marshall this summer."
AL: We posted a TR6 from Center Harbor last summer.



Wednesday, November 29, 2023

1977 Ford F-250

 

For sale in Maine. Tell 'em you saw it on AUTOLITERATE.

1964 Rambler American

 

from Markus Anstadt in Denver: "Not commonly seen with this level of restoration.' 

AL: we posted Bruce Willard's "The Ramblerthe Sommelier and You" a while back. A '65 Rambler American en passant. The 1962 Rambler American was saw in California was considerably bulkier than the '64.










Monday, November 27, 2023

Sunday, November 26, 2023

1930 Ford Model B at the Brooklin Bowl.

 

Teke Wiggin drove his grandfather's 1932 Model B Ford woodie,"The Struggly Buggy" to this year's Brooklin Bowl football game, on the town green.












Trailer Queens


Michael Moore photo: 1965 Ford Falcon Ranchero on I-10 west of Phoenix



AL photo: 1967 Volkswagen Type 1 on ME 3 east from Augusta

 

Saturday, November 25, 2023

MO Thunderbird

 

Basha Burwell caught the 1957 T'Bird in St Louis. Nice little machine though I wish turquoise was not such a popular color for '50s restorations. This car is missing it wheel skirts, which would cover approximately half the wheelwell. We posted a 1956 Thunderbird from San Mateo. 

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1986 Chevrolet C-20. Colorado Springs

 



Friday, November 24, 2023

Texas truck. 1986 Chevrolet C-10

 

West Texas light, November. One year ago. More Marfa here.

1940 Chevrolet Special Deluxe. Durham, New Hampshire.


From Reid Cunningham. "Near Durham, NH. An older restoration or reasonable original, paint is cracked up close but otherwise in nice condition. The original Blue Flame 6 looks to still be installed."

Super Deluxe? Here's a 1948 Ford Super Deluxe station. wagon. A '41 Ford Super Deluxe coupe in Saskatchewan; and a 1941 Plymouth Super Deluxe business coupe.

Thursday, November 23, 2023

Two Indigenous Men, Water Hen Lake, Saskatchewan. 1920s.

 

                                   Photo: Frank Crean | © McCord Stewart Museum Archives

Tico Land Rover. Santa Fe, New Mexico.

 
Bill Burleson caught the L-R in Santa Fe. Ensambladara Automatriz assembled "Tico" L-R's in Costa Rica in the 1960s and 70s.