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Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Lists

As old year turns to new, journalists, particularly, have an obsession with lists: Ten Best, Ten Worst, Ten Most Significant, Ten Things I Hate, Ten Predictions for the New Year, ad nauseam. Truth to tell, I'm sick of lists, other people's lists, lists that have no real purpose except to spill their listers' fatuous opinions.

On the other hand, I'm a compulsive lister. I'm always making lists, usually based on some criteria of facts, not opinion. So to usher in 2008, here's my own list. What I want you to do, faithful CarPorters, is to figure out what it's a list of: What do these ten motor vehicles have in common?

1913 Hudson Six-54

1913 Hudson Six-54

1929 DuPont Model G Waterhouse sedan

1929 DuPont Model G Waterhouse sedan

1927 Jordan Tomboy

1927 Jordan Tomboy

1951 Kaiser Model 512 sedan

1951 Kaiser Model 512

Ferguson TO-20 tractor

Ferguson TO-20 tractor

1933 Continental Flyer coupe

1933 Continental Flyer

1957 Willys Jeep station wagon

1957 Willys Jeep station wagon

1925Flint Model E-55 sedan

1925 Flint Model E-55

1936 Graham Crusader touring sedan

1936 Graham Crusader

1946 Federal Model 45

1946 Federal Model 45

You can click on the thumbnails to get a larger picture, but it won't help you much. When you've figured it out, email the CarPort with your answer. All will be revealed on Wednesday, January 9th, and enviable prizes await those who correctly name the list.

As Kit Foster's CarPort begins a fourth year of weekly publication, we wish you all a happy, prosperous and serendipitous 2008.