The gang’s all here.

Another wheeled monster

Outside Tienda Inglesa. Late in the season. From Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg.

The day before, in exactly the same location, were two, equally if not more imposing, in a matching drab green military-type color. I didn’t have my phone to take a picture. It was quite a sight.

Here’s to lightweight travel, German style!

“Let me park in this bush–”

OK, shade. I get it.

Still….

Just another minimalist summer camper.

I hope it has a rear-view camera.

Give me an “I”—?

As in “DUSTIER?” We could use some rain, but there’s none in the forecast for a week.

And yeah, I know, I could actually wash the vehicle as well.

Sweet!

Suddenly, in front of Syd and Gundy’s twice-reroofed-and-sided no-design neighbors’ house, an immaculate 1980s Mercedes 450SL. One of many curiosities swirling about the beginning of this strange new year.

[Note to self: turn off flash.]

Alrighty then.

On the bright side, it doesn’t say “Free Candy.”

A perfectly silly vehicle

A little electrical thing we hear whining by on a fairly regular basis. How does it survive potholes (pozos) in the roads? It looks like it’s ready to fall over, standing still.

Oh well: chacun à son goût.

Doggifying with class

Eight years ago (can it be?) I started walking our dog with Syd and his five, in a wonderful wide-open setting that involves driving a few kilometers. It quickly became clear that the back of the folded-down rear seat was not designed to support a dog, so I glued some old door mats to a scrap of thin plywood and have been using it to doggify the vehicle ever since (removing it to accommodate biped passengers I call de-doggifying).

Somehow recently I got the idea I could do better. Got the lumberyard to cut to fit a piece of MDF (medium density fiberboard) which I sealed with various products that have been sitting on a shelf in my workshop for years, used the last of a caulk tube of glue to attach new doormats (felpudos) ordered from Mercado Libre, and voilà.

A little easier on the eyes, for sure.

1960s Citroën

Delivered to the care restorer I only discovered recently, and ready to restore. Awesome ride!