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Companions – A Car and A Truck

June 26, 2008 by 6 Comments
Red Truck and Gray Dodge - For Sale

Red Truck and Gray Dodge – For Sale © 2008 Bo Mackison

Taking a short cut through the center of Door County, traveling from our campground on Lake Michigan to the Green Bay side, we passed these once handsome vehicles. Without a doubt, they would have been real beauties in their hey-day. Now they both appear to be in search of new owners.

Looking for similar cars, I found this 1939 Dodge Luxury Liner Deluxe D-11 4-door Sedan. Sure looks similar, even the same color! What a looker that car was brand new! I can just imagine riding along the streets of Chicago, dressed to the T in a tailored suit influenced a bit by masculine apparel, a tipped hat and  nylons just introduced that very year. Why, my suit may have even had one of those new, modern zippers! (Pretty fancy name for the car – hmmm? Not only luxury, but deluxe, too!)

I didn’t have as much luck looking for a comparable truck. I narrowed it down to one of the early 1940s models – I think. But it still must have been grand to zoom around in a shiny red truck, especially after the work chores were done. Tooling through the Door in a snazzy truck, making a Saturday night ruckus!

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  1. ankush says
    June 26, 2008 at 6:24 pm

    nice shot, the colors go well together

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  2. montucky says
    June 26, 2008 at 11:14 pm

    You know, when I was a kid, my folks had a car just like that. I don’t know about the model, but it was a ’39 Dodge and we used to go camping in it. Your photo brought back some pleasant memories!

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  3. Chris Osborne says
    June 27, 2008 at 1:34 pm

    We had some old stuff like that int he backyard of the house we just bought. They were cool, but I was glad when they left because not only did they not run, they weren’t ours. Seeing them made me want them.

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  4. Preston Surface says
    June 28, 2008 at 3:35 pm

    Nice shot on the old vehicles. I like these for a they portray a story all of their own. Anna and I have toyed with the idea of getting one just like your Dodge Sedan pictured here, to place in our yard. Don’t know what the city would think. Could be fun.

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  5. Anne says
    June 30, 2008 at 12:27 am

    Hi! Very interesting picture of the antique vehicles.

    Anne
    door-county-camping.com

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  6. Gandalf says
    June 30, 2008 at 7:37 am

    I’m always intrigued by old forgotten cars. They are waiting like puppies or kittens to be adopted and made whole.

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