Show me a nice old car

Does anyone else remember when vendors would stop at your home with their truck of vegetables and fruits? Yeah, it was a while ago. How about when the junk man came by with a horse and buggy and a cowbell clanging to announce his passage through your neighborhood?

OK, here's the fruit and veggie truck;

DSC03663 by West Phalia, on Flickr​
 
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I really got a kick out of this BRE Tribute Datsun 210 seen years ago. My guess is that it belonged to the owner of the gelato shop it was parked near. Either that or the gelato shop had one incredibly enthusiastic employee.

(BRE = Brock Racing Enterprises, founded by car designer Peter Brock. Back in the late 60s and early 70s, BRE successfully fielded a number of different Datsun race cars including the 2000 roadster, the 510, and the 240Z — all in the now iconic BRE livery. Hence the inspiration for this not-so-humble 210.)
 
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Leica M6, 28mm f1.9 Voigtlander, tri-x
 
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