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

Thursday, July 20, 2023

Citröen 2CV. Chambord

 
From Matt Dallet, at Chambord, in the vallee Loire, France. We posted another 2CV, from Cambridge, Mass.,  a few weeks back. 




Wednesday, July 19, 2023

1990s Ford F-150 Baby Blue


From Stephen Hendrickson: "Random baby blue, looks fresh and new.  Unusual for rural PA."

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Renault 5: Le car

 

From Jonathan Welsh: The Renault 5 helped define the supermini category in Europe in the early 1970s. It arrived in the U.S. as the Le Car in 1976 and made a mark after Renault struck a deal to sell it through American Motors dealerships. Front-drive hatchbacks were still novel in the states and the Renault's high gas mileage endeared it to buyers during the 1970s energy crises. This one turned up in Montclair, N.J. Still stylish today.
AL: In Montreal c. 1976, driving the Cinq was almost mandatory, if you were a Québècois nationalist. Which was weird, since they were all built in Europe whereas le Camaro, for example, was built at the Ste-Thérese, Quebec assembly plant. Plenty of chic, not famed for reliability.
That's back-to-back Renaults here on AL--did you see yesterday's post from Paris?









Monday, July 17, 2023

Le 1925 Renault est à Paris

 
Matt Dallet caught the truck in Paris, "on the Pont Alexandre III, opposite Les Invalides."
AL: There was a time when Montreal cops squeezed into Renaults. Here's a Renault 4CV at the end of the road. speaking of French trucks, here's  le Citroën camionette.



Sunday, July 16, 2023

Purposeful 1987 GMC 3500

 From Jonathan Welsh: I was taking our son for a Covid booster at the CVS in Bloomfield, N.J., when I spotted this rig parked nearby. Not sure if this one is a contractor vehicle or part of a municipal fleet, but the inspection sticker suggests it has not seen much action lately. Still has a purposeful look that I find appealing.





Saturday, July 15, 2023

Morgan, Brooklin Maine


Different coachwork than the Morgan +8 we posted last week, along with the MGB-GT.  No swoop on the doors. Both cars were on a club tour in Downeast Maine.