Leo's Trucks

These photos are posted for my nephew Leo, who is a truck fan. Leo, please take some pictures of trucks that you like, and and send the jpegs to me.

1978 Volvo 244 DL, Maine

 

You know that here at AL, we are admirers of the Swedish vernacular. Maybe our favorite is the P-210 we profiled a while ago. Then there's our own nothing-special-but-stalwart 5-speed 850 wagon. And then there's the Cambridge (Mass.) Volvo 240 herd.  

We recently encountered this 244 DL up in Maine. Spent most of it's life so far in California in Idaho, which explains the rustless demeanor. The owner tells us the car's for sale–he's seeking a car with a manual transmission. 

This one looks awfully clean to us. Specs from, and contacts for, the owner are below. 

Tell him AL sent ya. 

"This is a 1978 244 DL in Cimmaron Brown that spent its life in So Cal and the Idaho desert. It currently has 260,340 miles. I purchased it on bringatrailer.com in September of 2021 and shipped it to Maine, where the chassis was fluid-filmed (twice..) and subsequently stored indoors. It currently has 260,340 miles and is virtually rust free, save for a spot of surface rust on the drivers side windshield. Nearly all records from new are included, as well as a full set of brand new winter tires on the original 14" rims. Over $3500 in new parts and labor invested since purchase and will convey with an uninstalled IPD cat back exhaust, OEM front shocks, and a cam cover gasket. " 

Contact
Lsiegelschwartz@gmail.com

Archived listing from purchase:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-volvo-240-6/

Current craigslist listing:
https://maine.craigslist.org/cto/d/brooklin-1978-volvo-244dl/7461952552.htm

1967 Ford F-100. Marfa, Texas.

1967 Ford Thunderbird. Santa Cruz, California

 

Jill Goldman photos. And if you try Thunderbird in our search widget, you find a flock of them.

1987 Chevrolet Silverado

 

from Reid Cunningham: "I saw this Silverado daily driver in Manchester, NH. The truck was dirt and salt encrusted, but I still enjoyed seeing something with an actual hood ornament."

1977 Ford F-250 with peacock. West Texas. 1977 Chevrolet C-20 Crew Cab.

 

The Ford is on Don's and Valerie's ranch, Presidio County. The Chevrolet C-20 (below) was in Marfa. 

1977 was the first year of crewcuts for GM. I wonder how many with a long bed? This may have been railroad truck. One for sale at barnfinds a while back.

Ernst Haas, NYC 1951

Ernst Haas photograph