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1955 Buick Riviera in drag

From Reid Cunningham: "While driving to get a new battery for my 1954 Farmall Cub tractor, I discovered a 1955 Buick Riviera drag racer in the parking lot of the auto store in Milton, VT.  Hoop roll bar, Hurst shifter, headers through the fender wells, radiused wheel openings, mags and pie cut cheater slicks.  Mostly primer but they did save some of the original paint.  I'm really hoping there is big Buick nailhead under those portholes, fed by a couple of carburetors."  

Traffic jam, 1965

                                  Montrèal or Toronto.

The Lifted Colorado Cayenne

                                     

This from Markus Anstadt, last February---it somehow slipped through our email. "Spotted this Porsche Cayenne in a Denver neighborhood. Check out the tire size and the lift kit." Markus found us a Porsche Safari Machine a while back.  We have posted a vintage Porsche 1600 from Banff. And then there was Janis Joplin's Porsche. Then there is the 1956 Porsche Speedster that lived in Marfa.

1941 Willys Americar. Jamestown, Calif.

From Colin Washburn, at the Jamestown (Calif.) Car Show. "Had never heard of a Willys Americar before. They were produced from 1937-1942. 63 hp 4 cylinder engine. This one’s a 1941, but I doubt it’s got a 4-banger under the hood!"

 

1941 DeSoto sedan

  Caught by Henry Behrens in Woodland Park, Colorado. Here's a 1938 DeSoto coupe we caught in California a while back. And a 1955 DeSoto Firedome wagon  posted from Maine.

1968 Ford F100 Mud Machine

  Colin Washburn caught this monster at the Jamestown, Calif. Car Show

c. 1960 Ford f-100

  Derek Van Bever photos. And here's an F250, same era, we posted from Santa Barbara.

International Scout II

  Basha Burwell photos. Franconia NH. More on these at scoutii.com

1959 Chevrolet Impala convertible, Colorado Springs.

 

Henry Behrens photograph. 1959 was GM's crazy year. Flamboyant, tasteless, wonderful. Dream cars. How about those Wide-Track Pontiacs? Chrysler got into the act:  here's a 1959 Dodge Regent. Here's another '59 Chevy ragtop. And a '59 cat's eye Camino. The Canadian Pontiacs didn't get wide-tracked in 1959 because they were Pontiac bodies on Chevrolet frames.

1978 Ford Ranchero Squire

From Markus Anstadt , in Denver: "Looks repainted, minus the fake wood paneling".   More on these at Classic Auto Mall Here's a 1959 Ford Ranchero we caught in Maine a while back. We've posted a 1962 Ford Falcon Ranchero. And a 1957 Ford Ranchero from Alberta; another '57 on the road in California, and a third '57 Ranchero that was for sale in Miane a while back.  And a 1966 Ford Ranchero in West Texas.