![]() ![]() And added some new clearance lights, which are a bit of a hot thing too these days, I gather, although strictly speaking, it doesn’t need them and there are not enough and not spaced properly. Somebody has rescued it, and put it back in service. This truck has seen a bit of sunlight in its day, as well as our endless winter rains. If my truck hadn’t been repainted at some point before I bought it in 1987, it might be further along in its patina-making.Īnd then we saw again it the other night downtown, as we were heading home on our evening urban hike. I encountered it at the dump transfer station just a week or so earlier, and got a shot of these two dump-runners together. Obviously, fake patina is just as bad (or worse) than not, but this old F100 isn’t faking anything. Why do folks want to hide behind masks that have no more expression?įortunately, the trend towards appreciating old cars and trucks in their honest state took root some years back, and now true classics and exotics often command higher prices if their in decently preserved original condition than if restored. But then I can’t stand the look that Botox and fillers have given so many faces these days either. It wears its age honestly and proudly, rather than a coat of shiny resale red and chrome mags. An old vehicle that shows the effects of 50 some years of UV radiation as well as wear and tear has become a historical object. And yes, I’m quite fond of it, and have been for a very long time. Yes, patina is cool, and has been for some time now.
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