It's not uncommon to come across one of these Jeep Wagoneers, but, I've never noticed these locking hubs before, on anything. They are named Dualmatic!

Very cool to see this old camera on the dash

Here's how the Dualmatic works (thank you Steve! https://robwolfe10.tripod.com/dualmatic_hubs.htm )

here's a page about them getting restored https://www.cj3apage.com/index/My_1950/restoring_dualmatic_hubs.htm

nice assortment of vintage camping stuff

Paris city council decides to outlaw SUVs, but President Macron's government will need to sign off on the law for it to take effect (thank you Don B!)

The Paris city council adopted a motion that bans SUVs from the city in response to an alleged road rage incident resulting in the death of a cyclist. (but not because of the Islamic terrorists in the 19 ton truck that killed 86 people and injured 434 others in Nice France in July 2016)

Mayor Hidalgo, a member of the Socialist Party, supports the council's move and says SUVs could become "weapons" against other citizens

The city council called on the government to bar any marketing material that promotes the use of sports utility vehicles.

For the council's motion to take effect, President Emmanuel Macron's government would need to sign off on the law, which had been proposed by Ian Brossat, a communist senator for Paris, earlier this month.

Brossat also has introduced a proposal in the French Senate to grant local authorities the power to ban vehicles weighing over 1.8 tonnes, EU Today reported.

"Motorists kill," said Emmanuelle Pierre-Marie, the mayor of the 12th arrondissement of Paris.

"The public space has become the daily theater of this danger exacerbated by increasingly massive motorized vehicles. We must go even further to protect Parisians."

(and how does the Mayor get from place to place? Chauffeur driven SUV is my guess) 

SUVs comprise 25% of private vehicles in Paris. The city said the vehicles were responsible for 10% more accidents than other vehicles, and added that statistics show they are more fatal for the victims they hit. (This article avoids stating how much of the government officials fleet is SUVs, but you already know, from every motorcade of govt vehicles you've seen, that they don't ride in Prius, or Mini. Nope, it's all Limo and SUV)

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/paris-ban-suvs/2024/11/25/id/1189275/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Nice_truck_attack

NO one is making great looking SUVs like this 52 year old K5 Blazer. Not Lambo, Mercedes, Land Rover, Jeep, etc. No one. Why the hell isn't anyone making good looking SUVs anymore?

https://www.tumblr.com/v-eight-lover/735868086105915392?source=share

because it's still hard to wrap my head around Plymouth, a brand that never made anything but cars, had their label on this SUV. I still can't figure out why Mopar would go off brand like this

The Trail Duster, which received less attention and was offered as a discounted version of the Dodge, was built from 1974–81 and had approximately 36,000 buyers—about one-third as many as the Ramcharger did during the same time period

This one only has 19,459 actual miles

https://www.hagerty.com/media/buying-and-selling/hagerty-marketplace/auction-pick-of-the-week-1976-plymouth-trail-duster/

weirdos and wanna be's somehow always drive ex cop cars, or make over their SUV to look quasi military. Avoid these people.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=644785107690100&set=pcb.644785174356760

I wish my grand dads had lived long enough for me to talk to them about guy stuff... trucks, boats, hunting, guns, snowmobiles, trapping, tools, farming, etc

http://www.overdrive.fi/forum/threads/vanhoja-valokuvia-ameriikan-raitilta.267070/page-1170#post-3329303

1957. The four wheel drive Suburban was part of the build program for the Civil Defense agency.

https://www.facebook.com/GMPhotoStore/photos/a.353629738115918.1073741828.352549801557245/1198810836931133/?type=3&permPage=1

the SUV hyper horsepower race just got competitive

they announced a week or two ago that the Grand Cherokee will get a Hellcat engine

now, Hennessey Performance say they'll have a 805 hp Escalade which will get to 60 mph in 4.1 seconds, en route to 12.2-second quarter-mile
http://www.thedrive.com/article/2065/supercharged-805-hp-cadillac-escalade-makes-all-the-noises

looks like a beast, is it a 1941 1 1/2 ton Ford? With a Marmon Harrington conversion badge on the cowl?

found on https://www.facebook.com/pages/Neat-Old-Stuff-and-Yesteryear/154872514719231

Compare it to a 1941 1 1/2 ton Ford:

and here is a Marmon Harrington conversion badge on the cowl of a different beast

"Remove to tow Fords" tow hitch cap.. now that is funny!

International Harvester SUV

Thanks to the detective work of Steve (servicide blogspot) !


1957 1/2 - 1958 International Travelall.

The 1957 1/2 "A-Line" (A-100s) was totally redesigned for International's Golden Anniversary, and replaced the S-series nomenclature (the 'A' stood for Anniversary).  Although the styling held over for the 1958 model year, I believe that only the '57 1/2s were considered Golden Anniversary models.  Travelalls and panels had one door on the driver side, and two on the passenger side.

The basic body style held over for 1959-60 also, but with grill, trim, and headlight changes.

Learning something new all the time... Plymouth made an SUV.. 1974 to 1981

http://www.mclellansautomotive.com/literature/items/plymouth/b28438-plymouth-1974-brochure.php

this is one of those odd examples of a car company that never made trucks (in America anyway)... like Mercury or Pontiac doing the unthinkable.

Heavy Hitters, Nokturnal, and Swift car clubs had a car show at Hooters, some incredible paint and door hinge customization to be admired here

I should have got info about this Dodge Magnum wagon

It says Wounded Warrior Project down on the side

Nice upholstery job, not my style, but I appreciate the work and effort to make it look good

Check out all the different ways the hoods and doors are hinged, it's far out

I like the hood levering up over the windshield

$4500 dollars of airbrushing, wow!

For another look at this shows cars, look over Tere's gallery: http://justacargal-s.blogspot.com/2011/04/heavy-hitter-nocturnal-and-swift.html

http://swiftcc.net/index1.html

http://www.nokturnalcarclub.org/v2/index.php

http://heavyhitterz.com/ Our mission is to create yet another pathway for young marines, sailors, or civilians to get involved in something positive instead of falling through the cracks of life. In each heavy hitterz is the mind set of being a family and staying together we will be able to lift up anyones head who is slipping away. Not only do we give back to the community, to family, to charity, but we do it because we want to. We are smiled upon for a reason and over time we only what that smile to get bigger and bigger across more and more peoples faces.

Heavy Hitterz Car & Bike Club was established on the fifteenth of November 2009 with four dedicated members that all had a common interest as well as a common dream. The dream to create a family. Not just any family, but a family that didn’t look at the material things that one has, but what what each and every person holds within. Thats what separates the Heavy Hitterz from any other club there is out. When the word “family” comes into play its meant. After awhile people started seeing this and joined slowly but surely up to this present time which is about 30 members strong. HH is 99% military based with marines and sailors deployed to Afghanistan, on ship, stationed in North Carolina, or right here in Sunny California. We are a legit club that is recognized in the California Car Club Association and participate in a lot of charity car show such as The All American Car Show that gave profits to the Blind or The Toys For Tots show on MCRD. We also do family days, car washes, BBQ, and other events that just exercises the fact that we are all family. We fight, argue, and disagree like any other family, but we protect, look after, and help out just the same. So if you ever see one of us out throw some H H’s up and smile because I guarantee they are doing it right back.