Peter Behrens's Blog, page 118

1962 Mercedes Benz Unimog 404

 

Thanks to Scott Johnson for the photos of his family's SUV.

Series II Land Rover, Vinalhaven

 

Basha Burwell (The Maine House) caught the L-R on Vinalhaven I., in Penobscot Bay. And we have posted another Series II Land Rover, same island.

1932 Chevrolet Coupe; 1932 Chevrolet sedan. Banff

 

From Alex Emond in Banff, Alberta: These cars are out at Johnston's Canyon, up where the cabins are. The 1932 Chevrolet sedan was up by the "shop" and the little 2 seater is tucked in close to another cabin. Great to see. Tim, one of the owners and the manager and 3rd generation guy who grew up there, loves old cars. The cabins that were built by his grandparents are about the same age as the vehicles. Well cared for. I worked there for a few summers, starting in 1968 . Whoa! Nothing has changed. Cheers , Alex  ps both vehicles run .

1948 Willys Jeepster, Blue Hill

 Texas plates, summers in Maine. Another '48 Willys Jeepster was for sale in Maine this spring...

1942 Ford F3 1-ton pickup V8

Caught this beauty at the Blue Hill dump a while back. Not in the give-away pile. No way.












 

1966 Dodge Tradesman van

Basha Burwell, of The Maine House, caught the van on Deer Isle.




 

Jeep Grand Wagoneer

Not sure of the date on this baby. We posted a 1974 Wagoneer from NJ last summer. A 1972? Wagoneer in Portland, Maine. And another Wagoneer out in LA. And a 1964 Jeep Wagoneer in Colorado Springs.

 

1966 Chevrolet C-10. Sedgwick, Maine

 

Saw the truck at the Eggemoggin Store, not far from the Deer Isle Bridge.  Owner had just driven it from the West Coast.

c. 1978 Toyota FJ 40

from Reid Cunningham: I came across this in Franklin NH.  It's looks to be a rolling restoration, the  paint fresh and the details a work in progress.  My Great Aunt Peg drove a red FJ with a white hardtop.  When we visited her in Center County PA she would take us up up the dirt roads that cut through the mountains to remote fields she knew for berry-picking.  She had grown up very poor and had become a teacher at a one room school house to make some money for the extended family.  She could cook up a storm all from memory, kept a big garden for years, canned, made jam, made her own clothes. A marriage late in life brought her some security and a husband who bought her the Toyota.  She called her manual shift FJ "Bruiser".  

AL: here's another FJ40 posted form Coloradoa while back.

Beasts of Burden

 From Alex Emond in Saskatchewan: There always seems to be one or two old farm trucks lurking in every prairie town. Still good for hauling leaves and branches, or old shingles...trips to the dump. Ready, willing and able despite being 70 years old. Here are just a few examples.

AL: Then there's ex-Alberta grainer Toby Clark and I drove from Banff to Big Bend, r/t.