Stopping Traffic

Chances are you've decorated your home for Hallowe'en, even if with a simple jack-o-lantern. A few years ago someone sent me this picture of a Vermont home with a witch driving a Crosley. She and her bevy of goblins exemplify the spirits that abound on All Hallow's Even. What that says about the Crosley I'm not sure.

Cars, however, do make good lawn sculpture. Dennis David's uncle keeps his a Farmall Cub in a flower bed as yard art, and some time ago we showed you a Volvo that advertises a clothing boutique in Quechee, Vermont.

It's become quite common for garden centers to use tractors and trucks as eye-catching signs. A horticultural supply business at the end of my street has an old Farmall M out front, and our local Agway store draws in customers with a green a Willys Jeep pickup. I wondered how all that a greenery affected the engine. It doesn't, for the engine's been removed. Over in Wallingford is a farm shop that draws in customers with a '29 Chevy truck. After they've stopped they're further intrigued by a McCormick 10-20 tractor in the barn.

Perhaps the ultimate automotive signboard is this posey-puking Ford F350 at a Smith's Acres in Niantic. I make it to be a 1961-66 model. Are there any motoring marquees in your neighborhood? Send 'em in.