Peter Behrens's Blog, page 139

1987 Chevrolet Caprice

 

In Charlotte, NC. Thought it was a mid-late 70s Cadillac Seville, but no. Lots of pride here.

Mercedes 560 SEL

On a grey day in Cambridge, the color caught our eye. Electric puce? There are several 560 SELs for sale at Classic.com

Vanagon, Somerville, Massachusetts

Just below the big snow, near Davis Square, Somerville. We posted a Vanagon Westfalia from California a while back. And a matched set: 1985 VW Transporter & Vanagon





 

Ernst Haas: Manhattan in Color

Ernst Haas photographs

1967 Ford Country Sedan

 ©2022 Jens Ochlich photo

Bob Hicok "The Class Visit"

THE CLASS VISIT

How many of you have seen a hawk?
One hand raised. Who's gone
to Disney World? No hands raised.
How many of you own a dog? Four hands.
Has anyone ever made a snowman? Two hands.
Ever seen the Big Dipper?
On my grandma's farm, one kid said,
his hand up, fingers wiggling.
Who knows someone who was shot
and killed? Every hand went up. Faster
than thought. More certain than rain.
If you know someone else
who was killed, raise your other hand.
Had you happened by just then,
you'd wonder why so many kids
were signaling touchdown, both arms
thrown high, or why that class
was pretending to be on a roller coaster,
arms tossed at the sun
as they dropped over the edge
of their fake demise,
and smile. An actual smile
or just a bit of joy
you'd carry on your face
down the hall,
to wherever you were going,
making the mood
of the next room you entered
a little better,
even if you didn't know it.
I think the pleasure
has to do with their hands
being so little
yet wanting to hold as much
as anyone has ever wanted to hold.
Hands are good at that. Holding.
Hands are good at almost everything
we ask them to do.
                                    -Bob Hicock
(from American Poetry Review, vol 46 No 4

1947 Willys-Overland Jeep

Rough and ready. See our post on Brooks Stevens who designed the Jeep truck. This one's on the block at Hemmings.


 And here's a 1951 Jeep truck that was on the block at Hemmings this week:

Road songs: Margo Cilker

Margo Cilker doing Tehachapi form her new (first) album, Pohorylle. Thanks to Alex Emond for the heads-up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnS_D...

Chevrolet 3500 Van

  

International Harvester R-120 Shaunavon, Saskatchewan

  

From Alex Emond: "Returned to the mountains. Unloading photos, I have a handful of old vehicles from Saskatchewan ... even yesterday I bagged a few. Here's a 1954-ish International Harvester that is remarkably original, running, registered. Really nice This was in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan."AL caught an International Harvester R-120 Metro van in Charlotte NC a while bCK. Here's an International Harvester B-210 from Saskatchewan, which is like a rest home for old trucks. And one of our favorite trucks, this R-110 in Colorado Springs.