Dennis Nyback, an independent film archivist based in Portland, keeps his eye out for old cars. Here’s a few he particularly enjoyed spotting in the Alberta neighborhood.
The nice two tone Chevy Panel truck usually parked at 19th is a 1951 model. It is so old the ignition does not start with the key. With the key in the ignition one then has to push on the foot starter, to the right of the accelerator, which has a mechanical connection with the starter. Working the starter with the toe and the accelerator with
the heel is a lost art. Much earlier the foot starter system had replaced using a hand crank in the front.
Just up the street I saw an early sixties Chevy Suburban. It is sort of two door station wagon built on the C-10 truck chassis. An attractive and rare design.
Not so rare in the same vicinity is what I'd guess is a 67 Ford Pickup. It is obviously a work truck but has nice original points. It is 250 Camper Special and has the long reach manual floor shifter with a granny low.
On a nearby side street is a sweet early sixties Studebaker Lark Daytona Wagonaire. It has the ultra groovy sliding roof option. You should check out the youtube commercial for that one.
The neighborhood also has more than its share of Volkswagon Beetles of the pre-1974 variety.
Most of the old cars in the neighborhood look like daily drivers. At the fringe of the area is a very rare car of another variety. It is 1930's Rolls Royce sedan. It, like all the others I usually see, is parked out doors. In Portland old cars don't mind a little rain.
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