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- Miguel Tejada-Flores
Now that is someone who takes their craft seriously. They've kept that old bucket running and in pretty good shape, and added some very nice hand crafted bling.Saw this old Ford truck at the park this morning. I love the crafted tool boxes.
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Superb series, Miguel, and from my very European perspective, quite unique. Thanks for sharing.This ancient Dodge truck sits semi-abandoned just outside of Ashland, Oregon.
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I imagine when it was first designed, these lines were the epitome of clean, modern 20th Century Industrial Design---
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But the passing years and seasons have left their mark---
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What may once have been a bumper has been overtaken by rust which, as the saying goes, "never sleeps"---
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It looks to me more like a battle-scarred ancient warrior, than a mere vehicle.
I think one of my favorite details is what must once have been a red plastic reflector near the front - which at some point, somehow, melted. But to me it looks like nothing so much as a scar from an alien ray gun---
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I left this ancient Dodge sleeping quietly, dreaming of a glorious return to the road in a future existence.
Great series, but every time I see your abandoned Oregon vehicles, I'm reminded of a post-apocalyptic Stephen King novel, The Stand. I guess my mind works in strange ways sometimes.This ancient Dodge truck sits semi-abandoned just outside of Ashland, Oregon.
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I imagine when it was first designed, these lines were the epitome of clean, modern 20th Century Industrial Design---
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But the passing years and seasons have left their mark---
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What may once have been a bumper has been overtaken by rust which, as the saying goes, "never sleeps"---
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It looks to me more like a battle-scarred ancient warrior, than a mere vehicle.
I think one of my favorite details is what must once have been a red plastic reflector near the front - which at some point, somehow, melted. But to me it looks like nothing so much as a scar from an alien ray gun---
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I left this ancient Dodge sleeping quietly, dreaming of a glorious return to the road in a future existence.
Great series, but every time I see your abandoned Oregon vehicles, I'm reminded of a post-apocalyptic Stephen King novel, The Stand. I guess my mind works in strange ways sometimes.
Fixed it for you.Nearly a half century ago.