Now this I recognize (you might too, I've featured it here before). This is a 70's-vintage Toyota Land Cruiser (or it used to be anyway). The Land Cruiser was the forerunner of the newer FJ Cruiser, and to a degree I suppose it was the forbear of the 4-Runner compact SUV of not so long ago. (Are those still in production? You don't hear about them anymore.) This particular Land Cruiser apparently had a career as a surf fisherman's steed, judging from the rod rack on the front bumper. Judging from the copious amount of rust on its sheet metal, I'd further guess that it had a long and illustrious career in that capacity.
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Ooh, that's so sad. These vehicles remind me of the old Jeep CJ, the Land Rover Defender...all vehicles that could go to hell and back.
The 4Runner is still in production (http://www.toyota.com/4runner/) but I doubt it'll lead anything near the kind of life that this beloved old workhorse did. Pity that.
I've missed so much of your work, and I so need to catch up. I'm still wrestling with life-balance issues, and I've found it easier this week to be a turtle and simply hide in my shell. I know, not the best way to cope, but there's always next week.
Photos like this will inspire me to poke my head out a little more. Color and texture tell such a rich story...how could I miss something like this?
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