Sunday, August 8, 2010

Flowerpot Car

It's amazing what you see when you have a camera in your hand and you're looking for images to capture - I must have passed this old pick-up more than a dozen times before I noticed it. It stands slightly off the road and, together with the metal figurines, is used as signpost at the entrance to a farm.

Can you guess what make of vehicle it is?






Yup, you were right, it's an old:


... I have no idea in what year it was made though ...
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16 comments:

  1. PeggyAugust 8, 2010 at 12:40 PM

    great photos, we all see things with different eyes when we have a camera in hand.I love the metal figures, scarecrows or signposts?!

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  2. OneStonedCrowAugust 8, 2010 at 1:07 PM

    Thanks Peggy - yeah, those figures are meant to complement the car I guess ...

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  3. DianeAugust 8, 2010 at 3:05 PM

    Was about to say it looked a bit Austin like to me, but what do I know, when you answered the question:) I would like one of those outside my gate! Diane

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  4. OneStonedCrowAugust 8, 2010 at 3:34 PM

    Hehehe Diane ... to be honest, I had no idea what it was until I saw the back of the bakkie ...

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  5. UnknownAugust 8, 2010 at 4:01 PM

    The rust does not make it less useful:)) At least it's well decorated and people take notice. Well done, OneStonedCrow!

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  6. OneStonedCrowAugust 8, 2010 at 4:44 PM

    Thanks Keats :)

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  7. dave hambidgeAugust 8, 2010 at 5:31 PM

    I prefer the sculptures. gg

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  8. OneStonedCrowAugust 8, 2010 at 5:40 PM

    Hey gg - whew! ... it's a relief to know that you're alive and well and still visiting spayce ...

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  9. IngerAugust 8, 2010 at 6:32 PM

    There was an old Ford truck sitting behind our barn when we bought this place. And it's still sitting there. It's very cool all by itself, but I love the imagination it took to use one as a flower bed. Just great!--Inger

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  10. OneStonedCrowAugust 8, 2010 at 6:41 PM

    Hello Inger - yes, it is an imaginative use for and honorable end for an old faithful ...

    ... perhaps you can put that old Ford to similar use?

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  11. Bill LislemanAugust 9, 2010 at 2:31 PM

    there is a place for everything - truck looks good there with flowers in that open space. But I can imagine the complaints if someone squeezed one into denser suburb.
    Is that the same Austin that made James Bond's car?

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  12. OneStonedCrowAugust 9, 2010 at 3:51 PM

    Heya lisleman - you home from your road trip yet?

    Yeah, I can imagine an outcry if you parked one outside your house in the suburbs - but, you never know, if you called it 'recycling' or 'going green' it might start a new trend ...

    I'm not sure about the 007 connection but there probably is one ...

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  13. Diary From AfricaAugust 9, 2010 at 4:54 PM

    What a great old car that is - and the stories it could tell ! (P.S. Wonderful to have you back in 'blogland' again, Crow !)

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  14. OneStonedCrowAugust 9, 2010 at 4:59 PM

    Thankee Lynda - it's nice to be back

    ... so much catching up to do and I don't know where to start ...

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  15. Gena DAugust 10, 2010 at 3:55 PM

    Lovely post!!! Adore the last picture!!
    Gena D

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  16. OneStonedCrowAugust 10, 2010 at 6:21 PM

    Thanks Gena - I'm well - hope you are too

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