There were several correct guesses for the Newport, but AM on FM got there first, with his guess of a mid-’70s New Yorker. Close enough, as the 1974-75 NY had the ’76 Newport Custom and ’77-’78 Newport’s tail lights, just visible in the picture.
Okay, you eagle-eyed readers. What car does this belong to?
bobloblaw2010 left this at the Cohort with the comment: “A special present for Paul N!” Aw shucks; thanks! Initially, I wasn’t going to run it on the CC front page, because the picture is so tiny. But then I realized that’s the whole point: this is one of the smallest RVs ever made.
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I caught this field of Corn (binders) with obvious runners and picked over support vehicles in Truckee this week. I’ve seen many parked projects and at least 3-4 runners around town.
Hear that sound? It’s Eric Van Buren and Michael Freeman slamming their car doors en route to this location!
Now just what are we to make of this? A backhoe mounted on the back end of a school bus? Someone help me out here, because I’m having a hard time finding a practical reason for this none-too small undertaking. stembre (I’m not sure who that is in CC-speak) posted this at the Cohort, and unfortunately the pictures are very poor quality. But I’ll show you another one, if you can come up with a good explanation. I know you will.
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(Author’s Note: In case you were suspicious, my name really isn’t Jack Lord. Jason is my given name; my surname is of German origin and has an Americanized spelling. Googling my name reveals a whole host of folks having dubious accomplishments with whom I do not care to be confused, so “Jack Lord” is sticking around for now.)
When pondering the creation of this article, I debated whether it was more of an “Autobiography” or if it would be a better fit under the “Cars of a Lifetime” heading.
Likely the quandary is irrelevant. This 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 has had the same last name on the title since about 1964, almost nine years longer than I’ve been around. The Old Gal certainly has stamina, given its life.
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Poor Chrysler. They have certainly had their issues, both in the distant and not so distant past, eh? But somehow, they manage to get up, dust themselves off and carry on. Even if you don’t agree with their business decisions through the years, you have to admire their moxie. In the mid to late 1970s, when this Newport came off the lines, Chrysler was in the soup – again.
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Seems like Chrysler is in the air here currently, so this 1948 Windsor posted at the Cohort by channaher seems like a good fit. Any Chrysler products from this vintage are venerable, due to their highly robust build and component quality. Although the new front end that was stuck on them in 1946, and endured with some changes until the all-new 1949s came along, are a bit odd: the front end looks like it’s from a whole different decade than the rest of the body, which is of course the reality. Or an old Dodge with a more modern Chrysler front end. Same difference. But venerable nevertheless.
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I see from the comments that there’s still folks who insist that Ricardo Montalban says “rich” or “fine” Corinthian leather; (or is it “soft”?). We did a post on this really important subject a bit over a year ago, but that has been awhile. So let’s play it one more time. Of course, the ultimate irony is that Ricardo’s Cordoba has “Fine Viennese velour” upholstery. You did hear him say that, right?
How many women would look at this truck and say: “Maybe that’s what I really should have?” And mean it, or at least think they mean it? Let’s just say it gives a window into the nature of the woman I’ve spent the last thirty-five years with. “I want something small, cute, economical, with rubber floor mats and a bed to carry a bale of alfalfa mulch, bags of fertilizer or a bunch of new plants. Nobody builds a car like that”. That is, unless you’re an auto mechanic and can build it yourself, like the one that turned an old beater Metro into this parts chaser. But as much as she might honestly think this is actually what she wants, after all these years, I know better.
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Since there has been a lot of discussion recently on CC regarding the 1973-77 Monte Carlo, how about a four door version? This Monte Landauyacht sedan is even more space inefficient than the original. Wouldn’t it be fun to parallel park this boat?
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