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Sleepy wagon: 1965 Dodge Coronet

From Lodown Magazine, Eric Haze's  "1965 Dodge Coronet station wagon, which I just took delivery of two weeks ago. This baby is a super clean original California survivor but it also has a sick 520 big block stroker motor in it, so it is the ultimate 'sleeper'." See A.J. Baime's piece on Haze in the WSJ.

Dropped '64 Chevrolet C10

Built by Classic Car Studio in St Louis. 

4x4 GMC Van

From Reid Cunningham: "Claremont, New Hampshire. Hard to know what to call this. Even though 4 wheel drive, maybe not a winter vehicle? :)" 

 

1959 DeSoto Firesweep Wagon

There was an earlier Firedome that we caught in Maine a while back. The 'Sweep is on the block this week at Hemmings.
from the listing:
In terms of pure scarcity, station wagons have it all over any number of Full Classics, muscle cars and European exotics. Here’s why: Wagons weren’t loved. Kids carelessly kicked and scuffed the bulkheads in the cargo area, which was already thoroughly scraped and soiled. Battered into oblivion, they were unceremoniously junked. That’s why when a wagon as rare as this nine-passenger 1959 De Soto Firesweep comes along, especially in admirably presentable condition like this one, it’s immediately noteworthy. Its own demise just two years distant, De Soto produced a total of 1,179 Firesweep Explorer nine-passenger station wagons in 1959, and according to the seller, only a dozen remain roadworthy today. It’s said to have a solid body, only minor surface corrosion, new chrome, and a fully restored interior. Used regularly to tow vintage trailers, the Explorer has been recently upgraded to four-wheel disc brakes, and does indeed have a functional trailer hitch.

1976 Chevy LUV

From Reid Cunningham: "Considering the price and the inspection sticker, I wish I was in the position to get an old fashioned mini-pickup. These were made by Isuzu for GM. "

Yer Basic F250

 

1989 Ford F-250 on the block at Hemmings. 59k miles. Wisconsin.

1963 Chevrolet C10, New Mexico

 Bill Burleson caught the truck in Santa Fe. Here's a 64 C-30 in Saskatchewan we mistook for a '63. Also a '62 C-10, and a '61 Apache 10 in Marfa, Texas.

1963 Galaxie 500 XL Rocket Ship

 

A salesman car...but no. Personally, I'd go for steel wheels dog-dish hubcaps but that's an easy fix. On the block at BaT. 1953 Ford Galaxie 500XL

Keitora

 

from Reid Cunningham: "I finally caught one of these in the wild in Victor NY. Rough around the edges and no plate. Reminds me growing up when every garage seemed to have an old battered Jeep for plowing out the parking pumps. The one down the street from where we lived in the early 70's was even a week worn forward control Jeep. Red of course, did they even make them in another color? All those old Jeeps either dissolved to rust or are now too valuable as collector vehicles. Kei trucks may be the new version. "

California Dreaming: 1936 Ford Woodie

Caught the car in Santa Barbara while I was on The O'Briens book tour a while back.

p.s. My French publishers, Philippe-Rey, are bringing out a new pocketbook edition of The O'Briens in France this spring.