Eagle Nest, New Mexico, 2012. “People like to drive because driving is actually and symbolically an almost perfect mechanism for escape…there is probably no human being who does not have troubles, real or imagined, from which he at times feels the need to flee.” George R. Stewart.
PHB
- autoliterate
- Brooklin, Maine, United States
- We own a 1975 GMC Sierra Grande 15 in Maine, and an '86 Chevrolet Custom Deluxe 10 in West Texas. Also a pair of '97 Volvo 850 wagons. Average age in the fleet is 24 years--we're recyclers. I've published a book of stories NIGHT DRIVING (1987), and 2 novels: THE LAW OF DREAMS (2006), and THE O'BRIENS, which came out in the US (Pantheon) and Canada (House of Anansi) in 2012. A book of stories TRAVELLING LIGHT comes out in May 2013. More of my book stuff at www.peterbehrens.org I'm a Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study for 2012-13.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
1940 Studebaker pickup
"Circumventing Sacramento yesterday this took me by utter surprise; sorry not to be better at multitasking [while driving] but it looks to be a 1940 Studebaker pickup...the black paint was jaw-droppingly immaculate..."--MSM
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Organic Volvo P1800
This P1800 is at Affordable Performance on the Naskeag Road, Brooklin ME. Rust is an issue. Still, one of the most beautiful production cars ever.
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