Peter Behrens's Blog, page 467
May 27, 2014
1940 GMC and 1940 Chevrolet truck. Arundel, Maine
Have you read Kenneth Roberts' novel Arundel, about a crew of Mainers who set off on Benedict Arnold's disastrous expedition up the Kennebec R., to capture Quebec? Pretty good book that ought to be a movie. Kennebunkport used to be called Arundel. Arundel used to be called North Kennebunkport. Go figure.
1960 Pontiac Ventura hardtop, North Windham Maine
The car's in a barn in Windham, Maine. The current owner is 24 and a mechanic. The Pontiac was his grandfather's. It's pretty much all original and all there. Hey, I wrote about a 1960 Pontiac Ventura in an essay Love Cars.
1954 Pontiac Ventura hardtop, North Windham Maine
The car's in a barn in Windham, Maine. The current owner is 24 and a mechanic. The Pontiac was his grandfather's. It's pretty much all original and all there. Hey, I wrote about a 1960 Pontiac Ventura in an essay Love Cars.
May 25, 2014
1946 International Harvester, Saskatchewan
from Alex Emond: "This Green machine was hanging out in Lafleche , Saskatchewan. Looks to be from the mid 40's. I'm not sure if the windshield doesn't crank out. Built like a brick shithouse / Sherman tank. An International , let's say 1946. The war's over ... let's get back to work." --AE
May 24, 2014
Fishermen's Net, Portland, Maine. 1990 Dodge Custom 100
Autoliterate plans a series on Food Trucks. Please send jpegs and notes to autoliterate@gmail.com
May 23, 2014
1971 Chevrolet C10. For sale. York, Maine.
from Aidan O'Neill, Esq. at York, Maine.
"Here are some photos of the 1971 Chevy Custom 10 pickup that Mary and I have seen each morning at York Beach. It may not be old enough for your blog, but I thought I'd let you judge. It's parked in the same spot each morning and it's for sale. It appears to be in immaculate condition. It'd be interesting to find out how much the owner wants. If you want to find out, his (or her?) phone number is on the "for sale" sign in the window (603) 571-0033.
Did you see the hockey game last night against New York Rangers Dustin Tokarski reminds of the time that Ken Dryden (and Murray Wilson and Larry Robinson) was called up from the Nova Scotia Voyageurs during the 1971 series against Boston and Chicago. As Napoleon said, "ability is nothing without opportunity"-AO
"Here are some photos of the 1971 Chevy Custom 10 pickup that Mary and I have seen each morning at York Beach. It may not be old enough for your blog, but I thought I'd let you judge. It's parked in the same spot each morning and it's for sale. It appears to be in immaculate condition. It'd be interesting to find out how much the owner wants. If you want to find out, his (or her?) phone number is on the "for sale" sign in the window (603) 571-0033.Did you see the hockey game last night against New York Rangers Dustin Tokarski reminds of the time that Ken Dryden (and Murray Wilson and Larry Robinson) was called up from the Nova Scotia Voyageurs during the 1971 series against Boston and Chicago. As Napoleon said, "ability is nothing without opportunity"-AO
May 22, 2014
1975 Ford F 150 XLT; 1959 Cadillac Coupe de Ville; 1972 Ford F150 Sport Custom
from Alex Emond, in south Saskatchewan:
"I saw these Fords perched above the highway as I was leaving Swift Current ( aka Speedy Creek ). The blue one looks like it has got a little git up and go to it, if it's got a V8. Shorter wheelbase. I did not talk to anybody , regarding price ... I just pulled over and did some stealth journalism and drove off. The green machine looked to be the better machine if you wanted a yeoman workhorse . These trucks have different personalities for sure , once you get into the murky pseudo science of " projected images ". Like , Jimmy Buffet would gravitate towards the blue Ford, for sure. Humour. The 1959 Cadillac was in the yard too ... nice 2-door , fender skirts , messed up paint."-AE
May 21, 2014
Karen Solie, "Boyfriend's Car"
Black Nova. Jacked up. Fast.Rhetorical question. Naturally,a girl would choosethe adult conspiracyof smoked glass, darkened interiors.Privacy. Its languageof moving parts, belts,and unfamiliar fluids.
Michael Hofmann reviewed the astounding Karen Solie's The Living Option: Selected Poems in the London Review of Books a couple months back. Solie writes long poems, usually. In his review, Hofmann pulled these Solie lines (above) from "Boyfriend's Car", which is actually from an earlier collection, Short Haul Engine.
May 19, 2014
1955 Ford F-250 Leadville Colorado
all photos ©Anne Lennox 2014"This pickup was parked outside a Leadville bar. It carried an advertisement for moonshine and a Christmas tree--in May?--with strands of lights."--Anne Lennox
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1940s Dodge trucks. American Canyon, California
from Michael S Moore in Northern California: ".....end of Green Island Road, American Canyon, CA; Brian's Auto Salvage...Some Forties Dodges, of which he has an immense selection [some actually functioning]..."
