Mossy Glory

Mossy Glory, a photo by William 74 on Flickr.

I don't think I've ever seen that much moss and crud caked on a vehicle that wasn't in a jungle somewhere. This one's covered-I don't think there's a panel that is completely free of it.

This truck's pretty much toast-but it pleases me to note that the shiny badges and headlights seem good as new.

F Stop

F Stop, a photo by William 74 on Flickr.

Vintage 40's Ford semi.

Out to Pasture

Out to Pasture, a photo by William 74 on Flickr.

I've show you this truck before but I keep returning to it. As it sits it's just a fantastic sculpture.

Viking

Chevrolet, a photo by William 74 on Flickr.

A vintage Chevrolet Viking truck. Like most everything in this yard, parked for unknown reasons and left to go to ground.

Chevy

Chevy, a photo by William 74 on Flickr.

We've visited this old Chevrolet truck before-it's tuned into one of my favorite subjects. It's a mid-30's half ton (or maybe one-ton), with shelling machinery on the flatbed. It looks like it was just parked there, in the back of the property, left to gently go to ground.

I've shot it many times, but this is the first time I've tried using my Argus 75. I think it's got a pleasantly old-fashioned look.

Chevrolet

Chevrolet, a photo by William 74 on Flickr.

My first post of the new year, from one of my last photos of the old. This Chevy truck sits disused and abandoned, surrounded by old trucks and tractors in various states of disrepair. Many of them, like this one-tonnner complete with shelling apparatus on the flatbed, look like they were parked when the owner retired. Others look like they suffered a catastrophic mechanical failure and were towed to a far corner and left for dead. All of them are classics, the newest being a mid sixties pickup.

Chevy Truck

Chevy, a photo by William 74 on Flickr.

A 1940's Chevrolet one ton truck, that has, as far as I can tell, been in the same ownership since it was new. One of several vehicles on this property, all disused and all going to ground.

Schafer Bros.

Patina, a photo by William 74 on Flickr.

We've visited this derelict Chevy truck before. Suffice to say, it is still there, gently going to ground. I wonder if it-and the trucks and tractors that surround it-will ever be moved again.

Parkston Co-Op

Door, originally uploaded by William 74.

One of the maxims I live by is "It's always worth it to ask". Such is the case here. This well-seasoned sign is on the door of a sixties Ford pickup truck. Actually, it's just the cab of the truck-no chassis, no engine, no glass, no fenders, no box, no nothin'. I found it in the back of a repair shop in rural Illinois, and the only reason I saw it was because they had a nice old Chevy parked at the side, and I asked if I could shoot it. The guy said told me to go ahead and look around, and walked back into his shop.

I loved this door the second I saw it. I love the fact that the signwriting was never painted over-this truck clearly led a long life with the Parkston Co-Op Association. It's also a long way from home-as best as I can tell, this is Parkston, South Dakota. This fact makes me even happier that I stumbled across it.