1976 CHEVROLET C10 SCOTTSDALE

 

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Becky Smith caught the truck in northwest Iowa, land o'corn. 

1964 Mercury Montclair Breezeway

 

Could be a '63. Jill Goldman photographs, from Capitola, Calif. AL family had a '65 Mercury Montclair with the Breezeway rear window. No surfboards in Montreal, though.

1972 Chevrolet C10 Cheyenne

 

Photographer Scott Dorrance caught the truck in Mystic, CT

Chevrolet K5 Blazer

Photographed by Jill Goldman in...where else...California.

 

Campers, Maine and Mr Magee

 

from Jonathan Welsh: I love these old trailers. You would be under pressure to find the right tow vehicle, though. Perhaps a 1970 Vista Cruiser or Country Squire. Two trends in personal transport--camping and patina--are coming together. Older travel trailers like these 1960s and '70s examples can be bargains compared with new models. Worn-in looks also give the impression that you have owned the thing forever. Authenticity. The pink Layton is my favorite by far. I think the drive to get outside and go somewhere stretches beyond the pandemic and has been gaining steam for a while. These are in Alfred, Maine.
The Ultimate Road-Trip Accommodation: A Tiny RV  is a piece I wrote for the WSJ a few years back.

AL: speaking of campers and Maine, how about Camping Spree With Mr Magee? Chris Van Dusen is a wonderful children's author and illustrator.

c 1990 Jeep Comanche

From Reid Cunningham: I saw this one in Amherst, NH over a month ago but my timing has been off trying to get a picture. Either it was too dark, I didn't have time to stop, or it wasn't there. Yesterday the stars aligned. This looks like the 6 foot bed, so 87-92 but I can't get any closer on model year. No 4x4 insignia and no upgrade on trim. Guessing this was a base version. It's a truck earning it's keep, every time I have seen it there was something in the bed. Humble, utilitarian, handsome. 

c. 1950 GMC

 

From Alex Emond in eastern Alberta: "Here's a patina'd truck, bound for Quebec Not exactly a trailer queen, but. I talked to the guy who bought it, near Medicine Hat. He wasn't planning on buying a truck, but it happened, and he rented a trailer and it's going home with him. He and his wife were on holiday and went to the auction at a farm near his wife's relatives place. I suspect that there will continue to be auctions after such a poor year, and more old trucks will surface and find new owners. So it goes."