A 1966 Ford F-100 And Other Cohort Finds

Time to do a quick catch up with the curbside finds that our Cohort contributors have been uploading in recent days. We start with a CC favorite, a well-preserved F-Series; on this occasion, a 1966 F-100 captured in a dreamy setting by Unplannedobsolescence.

It’s a long bed, and emblems indicate it came with a 6-cyl. engine. To my eye, the truck’s stock look suggests a six must still be under that hood.

For a different kind of classic, how about a 1980s A-body GM product? I can’t recall the last time I ever saw a 1982-1991 Pontiac 6000, but here’s a slightly later 1987-1991 SE model found by canadiancatgreen. Leaving aside their generic eighties GM looks, period reviews praised the 6000’s STE trim as a really well-sorted touring sedan. My personal experience is far less glowy, with a neighbor of mine having owned one from new and it being nothing but trouble. Anyone out there with a kinder view?

Where have all the early Honda Civics gone? This rusty second generation is still putting up a fight in California, and was uploaded by J.C.

Until recently, I had no idea there was such a thing as a “Honcho” Jeep J-10 pickup, but not long ago an Aaron65 post told the model’s history at CC. Here’s a clean looking one found by Hyperpack at a recent show.

There’s always a rusty car in the fields, adding nicely to the scenery, to be shared in these galleries. This time it is a 1964 Ford Galaxie 500, found by Hyperpack in a NY field.

Moving to the UK, a Lotus Europa Series 2 caught by Nathan Williams in Bristol.

A nicely preserved VW Caddy posted by J.C.  Talking about old 1974-1983 Golf/Rabbit/Caddy MK1s, the last working Caddy near me finally croaked late last year, and old Golf/Rabbits providing daily service seem to be fading fast. Nowadays, I mostly only see ones owned by VW fans; mostly fixed up and restored to some degree.

How about with you all, any to be seen as daily drivers?

Ever so often we have to give a few moments of attention to the AWD Subaru Baja, the dual-cab-utility Subbie curiosity that showed in the US from 2003-2006. This one was found by William McDougal in British Columbia.

The all-around plastic cladding shouts early aughts! in ways that only an Aztek can top. I do prefer this to the Aztek, though the market didn’t favor either one much.

Talking about automotive novelties, the 1998 New Beetle certainly was one. Generally speaking, novelty acts are tough to follow, and that was the New Beetle’s case. Here’s the slightly revised follow up that kept the model alive until its final days; a 2011-2019 caught by canadiancatgreen.

I would think that there aren’t many of these vanilla-plain 1990s Chevrolets to be seen anymore, so a few seconds of attention to this 1991-1994 Lumina found by Hyperpack. A very uninspired period for the bowtie’s people haulers… better move on…

And on to much happier GM times. This 1969 Buick Electra 225 posted by Hyperpack is worn and far from car show ready, but it does have presence, doesn’t it?

Buick’s 1969 brochure used the line “Now, wouldn’t you really rather have a 1969 Buick?” As worn as this one is, I think a few of our readers will agree with that idea.

A global kind of GM vehicle, a 1980s Chevy LUV captured by riveranotario in Chile. These Isuzu-sourced light trucks sold in the US as LUV until 1982, but remained around as the Isuzu P’UP. In Latin America, they remained around as Chevy LUV until 1994, still using the model’s second-generation body style.

We haven’t featured a “creative” car in recent days, so here’s one; a second generarion Nissan Micra (getting the New Age treatment?) found by Corey Behrens in the Netherlands.

Chevrolet’s 1991-1996 B-body “whales” were controversial at the time, and I believe they have remained polarizing since then. The later Impala SS did a good deal to redeem the concept, however. And seen against some other Bowtie offerings from the time, at least the whales had (bloated) character.  This Chevrolet Caprice Classic is among the last of a dying breed of traditional wagons, and went away with the RWD models in 1996.

Notwithstanding its nicked rear door and fender, this latter Volvo 240 makes for a nice scene. Caught by J.C.

In recent times, 1960s American iron is becoming quite hard to find in the wild. So, despite not being in an easy spot to capture, it’s worth sharing this 1967 Plymouth Satellite posted by canadiancatgreen. The car with which we’ll close today’s Cohort gallery.