Peter Behrens's Blog, page 201

Morris Minor 1000

We posted this car as a work-in-progress on the Naskeag Road several years ago. And Becky Smith caught a Morris estate in London a while back. Matt Dallett spotted one across the bay in Northeast Harbor. And how about the van version?

Series II Land Rover, NH

from Reid Cunningham, on the road:
"Awaiting some work at a Boscawen, New Hampshire garage is this Series II or IIa Land Rover (1958-71). I had some help identifying it because the repair manual for a II and IIa was on the seat, probably to help the mechanic. It's still a working truck, there was a town transfer station sticker on the window. A three across front seat and facing jump seats means you could jam 7 inside under conditions very much the opposite of social distancing.
"I had the pleasure of driving a Defender for 4 years when work took us to the UK. Those vents at the bottom of the front window screen are brilliant, they let in lots of air even at modest speeds. It was slow, ungainly, rough riding and totally enjoyable every moment of driving. The Defender was supposed to be a big improvement suspension-wise over the Series Rovers. I suspect with its more crude ride, this would be an even more enjoyable experience."AL: our favorite LR, Grizzly Torque, posted a while back.

1977 Ford F150

Jonathan Welsh caught the truck in NJ: "I love the setting, though it makes this sharp pickup look a bit like a pampered suburbanite. The dog and I have been lucky car spotters on recent walks."

66 Impala

Rick McCloskey photo. Cruise scene in The Valley, 1972. Van Nuys Blvd., LA.I remember the Saturday night scene on State Street in Santa Barbara, until PD shut it down sometime early 1990s. Must find some photographs! Will report.

1982 Chevrolet C10

from Michael Moore in northern Nevada: "Around and about Wall Spring and Parker Ranch, 1982 C-10 converted to fourwheel drive [before my time] with 1988 350 V-8 as of 1998. Never leaves the property but keeps on working."

1973 Cadillac Eldorado

From Reid Cunningham: "Saw this in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh. A 1973 Eldorado with a bit of a custom grill. Don't know if that was dealer item to add some pizzazz (the word we would have used before bling?), or a trip through a 1973 J.C. Whitney catalog (I miss the J.C. Whitney catalog, it was a dream factory of repair, performance improvements and appearance upgrades for whatever ride you owned or wanted to own)."AL posted a '76 Eldorado in Maine. Summah car.Then there is the iconic '59 Eldorado.

1952 Chevrolet 3100 Advanced Design 5Window

from Alex Emond, in Saskatchewan: "Here's a truck of many windows . Beautifully restored and , with a trailer hitched and a big riding mower on the trailer , it's not too precious to put to work . This style of Chev could easily be re-released to the public . It would sell like hot cakes . Of course , it would have to be "super-sized" for today's humans . It's a great looking truc . This I saw in Swift Current . Cheers, Alex"AL: more Advanced Design trucks posted here.

1967 Ford Mustang

Rick McCloskey photo. The scene, Van Nuys Blvd., LA, 1972.

1972 Chevrolet K20

From Reid Cunningham: "Manchester NH, in a parking lot for a commercial business, someone's ride to work. I like the engine tag, both number of cylinders and displacement."

Vintage Vinyl Purrster

1965 Lincoln Continental. The car for you? Wide as a '59 Pontiac. AL posted an earlier version in Cambridge, a while back. This era of Lincolns had seek Italianesque style, kind of  deliberate statement of euro-sophistication vs the Cadillacs of the late 50s, early 60s. The Linc was on the block at BaT