Seeing the grass growing out of the side of this Datsun pickup reminds me that it’s mowing season again, which tends to come on rather explosively here. After all, the Willamette Valley grows the bulk of the world’s grass seed, our single biggest agricultural crop, although that other “grass” is probably catching up.
Oh look; the grass on the truck is reaching out to the grass on the ground. Given that this truck has been sitting here for years, undoubtedly that explains how its come to be sprouting grass.
It’s a bit rusty for Oregon standards; maybe it started out life somewhere else.
Everyone likes to have an old pickup hanging about, just in case.
That hood has quite the sunburn, or just a deep tan.
No doubt it’ll fire right up the next time it’s needed. Maybe to haul the lawnmower.
If I recall, that rusty seam problem was solved in 1986.5 with the “seamless” bed in the new Hardbody.
If its been sitting that long, it’ll probably need a little rehab before “it’ll fire right up the next time it’s needed”, and maybe a zip tie or two to secure the dangling tail light assembly! 🙂
I doubt it’s been sitting long, as if it was, there would be moss and even grass growing underneath it. Its little patch of lawn doesn’t keep it from being driven.
Looks like a 4 wheel dumpster.
So this is part of Oregon’s “self composting” initiative. Nice!
I though that the Willamette Valley’s “biggest agricultural crop” was Pinot Noir… and really good ones at that!
Wine grapes are number 9, grass seed is fifth. Greenhouse and nursery is number one, followed by hay and cattle.
Is it currently registered?
Yes. The “22” sticker is visible in one of the shots, and the plate says “September”.
If it had been sitting there for a long time, there would be grass growing underneath it too. Seriously.
My younger brother took care of this on my father’s 1981 4×4 version by rolling it over in a field, so that every bit of sheetmetal had to be replaced with new. With used car prices what they are now, maybe that might still work? 🙂
As stated, always handy to have an old pickup truck .
-Nate