Andy's 1972 Dodge Sportsman RV.

My father-in-law lives a life without a lot of responsibility. When we were renovating our house, Andy would fly up and live with us for six months at a time, work on the house, and then head back to Arizona whenever funds for materials ran out.

When we visited him this summer, I had the chance to document his rolling home. I don't know the model of the RV conversion, but at this point it bears little resemblance to whatever it once was. I understand there were once sleeping quarters over the cab, but he had to get rid of it because the wood frame was so dry-rotted. More recently, I heard that he turned the entire back wall into a hinged ramp in order to park his motorcycle inside.

Thanks again for everything, Andy.

Markus' New 30,000-Mile Brick: 1985 Volvo 240 DL!

Previously seen in this parking space, a 1968 Barracuda.

SOLD! My 1987 Toyota Corolla FX16 GTS.

Sold, to someone who had previously owned a Corolla FX and FX16.

 

 

I think this makes eleven: Ben's 1980 Toyota Corolla Wagon.

I only saw this car one time before Ben sold it. I see it driving around town on occasion but haven't had the chance to photograph it under someone else's ownership.

 

Piff Family Minitruck #2: Dad's 1968 Datsun 520.

Markus has a new rig! See his daily-driver Volvo here. Tony's pickup here.

Volvo, We Barely Knew Thee: Tony's 1986 245.

We bought this Burgundy Brick on Christmas Eve 2012 from a professor in Ashland, OR. It had 125k miles, complete service records and some needs, and we paid $1,000 for it. We made the 300-mile return trip home that same night without issue. After another $1,000 in parts and labor, it was the low-mile, well-maintained roadtrip-mobile we hoped it would be, except my wife figured out that she just was just totally burned out on 240s. So away it went to a fortunate new owner for $2,500, and we moved on to a slightly newer rig that has airbags and air conditioning, but alas--no third-row seat in the crumple zone.

Click that "Our Cars" tag to check out Piff Family Volvos 1-4.

A Christmas Miracle? Ben's 1987 Toyota Corolla FX16 GT-S.

It's a miracle only in the sense that Ben has been driving this little pocket rocket for six months, and I finally photographed it today. I wanted to shoot it secretly on Christmas Eve and then post it as a surprise for Ben, but that proved impossible. So here it is!

 

 

Ben's 1983 Volvo 244 GLT Turbo Revisited, and Now Sold.

The car is now on its way to Seattle with a knowledgeable Volvo lover and OPCer. In the next year, he plans to give it a new black paint job and eventually swap in a 16 valve B23 Turbo hybrid engine.

Tony's 1st Toyota: 1970 Hilux.

Ben's 3rd Toyota: 1971 Toyota Corolla ke20.