Scene Report: Eugene, Oregon

Scene Report: Eugene, Oregon
V-12 E-Type Jag outside local NPR affiliate, two a.m.Eighties 7-series. Something quaint now about top-of-the-line German luxury sedans from this era, at least to me; now they all seem like Imperial Battlecruisers or something, almighty techno-behemoths, but then there was something still human about them at least. I have a hard time imagining a current S-class seeming like that, even twenty years from now.Alfasud? Fiat? What is this? Parking garage, two a.m.Next day, another late XK-E, this one a convertible. The bumpers and bulbous headlights are unfortunate, but they're less awful in real life,...

Scene Report: Portland, Oregon

Scene Report: Portland, Oregon
Seems like you hardly ever see original Hummers around anymore. Obnoxious, sure, but it at least requires a certain degree of commitment on the part of its driver, unlike subsequent progeny.No such sacrifices necessary for the owner of this vintage Datsun King C...