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RealRides of WNY #2264 - 1949 Ford F-1

Judging from its minor visual imperfections, I’m going to guess that this 1949 Ford F-1is an unrestored original. Kudos to the owner for keeping it looking like a real truck and not a restored-to-the-nth-degreetrailer queen. There’s something honest-looking about these old trucks with their dog dish hubcaps, wooden bedside extenders, and non-showy two-tone paint jobs that hearken back

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RealRides of WNY - 1956 Monterey

Day 2 as we travel back to 1956 for a week…From one of those brands rarely seen (IMO) at car shows & cruise nights (unless it’s a Cougar) we have this 1956 Mercury Monterey Phaeton, seen at last summer’s Fiddle Fest Car ShowinSpringville. My online dictionary tells us a phaeton is a “light, open four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.”Close enough. Automobile-wise, a

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