1965 Ford F-250, Nantucket.

We saw whales, on the ferry from Hyannisport. On Nantucket, several tuned-up Land Rovers. An awful lot of Jeeps. And this restored F-250.

Chevrolet 3100 Exoskeleton

 

From Markus Anstadt: "Ready for resto-mod or restoration. No engine, transmission. Owner has too many other projects. Patina by...Texas."

AL: 3100s are the definitive pickup truck, maybe. Of course we have posted a passel. You could start with this example in Arundel, Maine. Then try 3100 in our search thing.

1964 Chevrolet C10, Warwick RI

photo by Rene Balcer ©2024. Used here by permission

I wonder if Rene was thinking–before, during or after taking this wonderful photograph–of Langdon Clay's Night Cars of New York.

The Red Car

 

From Reid Cunningham: "Cutting through a parking lot to an appointment in Manchester NH, I became across this driver-quality MGB. I've said before that I like these rubber-bumper MGB's. This one has a decent un-restored body and a regular plate which makes me think it's a frequent summer driver. The interior was in good condition too. Fresh paint and new center caps for the wheels would really make this one nice. With the "unleaded only" decal around the gas cap this is a later 70's version. It makes me wonder how long manufacturers added these reminders to cars."

AL: Reid caught an earlier-edition MGB a while back.  And any red MG (whether a -B, a -TD or (especially) a -TC )brings many of us back to that what would now be called YA novel, The Red Car, by Don Stanford. Let us know if you are able to track down a hard copy.

                                         

en route, Memorial Day Weekend

 

Memorial Day weekend and a lot of old iron is suddenly on the road, even in New England. Basha Burwell caught these units heading north on I-95. That would be a 1969? Chevelle/Malibu SS. The there was this roadster...

...and a Deuce(?), ready to hit the dirt track somewhere up in Maine

Checker ex-Taxi, Denver

 

Markus Anstadt spotted the car in Denver: "... looks like it's getting ready for a restoration. You can see where the Taxi light was mounted on the roof. Spacious interior for sure."

AL posted on a Checker Marathon. Then there was this Checker Marathon wagon, in Maine. And another, in a cage, in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

Nantucket Wheelbarrow

This is s little overdone for yer basic wheelbarrow  but almost everything on Nantucket is 4wd, and it did look like a hardworking rig.

 

1975 Chevrolet C-10 Stepside, Nantucket

Everything on Nantucket has been meticulously restored. Could drive you a little crazy. Nice job on the resto/mildly-mod truck, though.

 

Land Rovers of Nantucket

 

We might say that Nantucket in overrun with Land Rovers. We like them, but...a  little goes a long way. 

Love is Maintenance.

 

Basha Burwell caught this native California Ford Ranger wheelbarrow on Deer Isle, Maine. We psoted a 3rd-gen Ranger a while back. And, straight outta Jalisco, a 1978 Ford F-100 Ranger

The New Math on Old Cars and Trucks

"...Jeremy Morris is used to friends making fun of the Toyota Tacoma he has driven for 24 years. He still insists it was one of the best money decisions of his life.

"The 45-year-old financial adviser in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, estimates he saved more than $100,000 by never replacing the pickup. His ballpark figure factors in what he would have spent on a new car every five years, minus the roughly $20,000 he paid for repairs and upkeep over 300,000 miles...."

See Joe Pinsker's  piece in the WSJ about the economics of holding onto an old car or truck instead of re-buying every 5 years. 

You know the AL position on that issue.

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