Peter Behrens's Blog, page 57

1969 Ford F-100 Farm & Ranch Special

Your vernacular American pickup truck, as cleaned up by David Branch, in Marfa, Texas

 

Volvo 240 in drydock.

 

This from David Branch in Marfa. We love to see aged Volvo wagons getting the attention they deserve.

Benicia (Calif.) Christmas Cruise

“The Creature”,  Gairett Pirkig’s gasser...
From Michael Moore, in the East Bay: "Saturday 12/16, fortunately one day before the rain, was the second [or third?] annual Benicia Christmas Cruise which as organized by Gairett Pirkig of Martinez wound its way through the decorated houses of the upper suburbs before heading downtown, taking First down and back before ending up at the Pizza Pirate in Solano Square. Being on H just off First allowed a pretty good if gaseous view of the spectacle… these are all screenshots from iPhone videos, so it’s quite rudimentary, but anyway…" '50 Chev...

a stubby VW... a little chopped Deuce...
'57 Nomad...
shoebox Ford ('49 or '50)
'57 Chev

..and a Bug

Minor Minor (MK I?), Denver

From Markus Anstadt. "Super nice Mini-Minor (possible MK 1) ready to rally.

Rene Balcer: the Pangnirtung photographs from "Seeing As"

All photographs ©ReneBalcer 2021-2023 

Pangnirtung is a community on Baffin Island, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. These images are from Balcer's recent book, Seeing As.



                       

Volvo 850 & Volvo 240, Maine.

  AL has posted often on the Cambridge MA Volvo pack. and here's An airborne 850.

1968 Chevrolet Impala wagon, Santa Barbara.

 

Virginia McCracken caught this one. With a few tweaks it could have been AL's 1969 Brookwood. Regret selling that car. Last seen it was in Ventura. If you spot it, let me know.

1940 Chevrolet coupe. California.

 
From Michael Moore, in the East Bay: "Spotted on the day after Christmas down by the water; a 1940 Chevrolet someone definitely [and tastefully] cares about."

  

Haystack Mountains, West Texas.

 

Don Culbertson in Marfa, Texas inherited his father's truck."I only park my Chevy facing east.
"I park it on a mat.
"I turn on the motor 5 times a day.
"The Chevy is the vehicle transporting me through time and space."

1950 Plymouth Suburban

 

The first all-steel station wagon. On the block today at BaT. And here's a '53 Suburban from Deer Isle, Maine.