Around the Neighborhood...

Sounds like a great idea for a series providing you have the material. In my neighborhood the oldest car would be about 5 years old.  /p>

Love the Datsun, do you know what's in the tank?

Good idea Pete; your additional perspective would add to our enjoyment!

@jack-dodds Well said Jack. I look forward to your submissions Pete.

I wish the guy next door would wash his derelict car  -  it's making the neighborhood look bad:

@perrone1 This is a sure sign that someone has waaaay too much money.........

@sizedoesmatter 

John, no shortage of material around here.  In regard to the tank in the back of the bed, it appears to be a large air compressor.

There are no 'junk' cars sitting in driveways anywhere I have seen, over here, and that Datsun pickup would never pass TUV (inspection).  Without TUV, it wouldn't be allowed on the street, and that includes street parking.  Property is too precious to use any of it for storing derelict cars.

@gdh 

Not sure what TUV is, I imagine it's some kind of vehicle inspection.  This Datsun runs and drives, don't know why it wouldn't pass inspection.  It just has surface rust and is, let's say, less than beautiful.

@pete-rovero  TUV is the vehicle inspection every car must go through, every two years.  My 300TE just completed its inspection, successfully, as did our 350SLC a month ago.  They go over everything, from emissions, to lubrication, leaking oil, rust, and whether or not any of the manufacturer's original equipment has been replaced, such as rims, tires and a host of other things.  I had to change my headlights, when I arrived, and they didn't like my trailer hitch because it had not been reviewed by their inspectors, so it wasn't allowed.  You have to ask permission to change your wheel rims, or make any other external change on your vehicle, and they are very strict about what you can change (which is basically not much) and if you get stopped and your changes weren't approved, you get a fine and I am not sure what happens with your license.  There may be something like 'points' added.  Originality is not a German thing, and conformity is.  As much as I don't like the nanny-state mentality, I have never had a tire fly off of a car in the next lane, which happened to me in the Bay area.

EDIT: I forgot to mention the mirrors on the Datsun do not look original and that would not be allowed, in Germany.

The oldest car in our parking lot of about 40 cars is a pristine late 1990s Pontiac Sunfire (see example below). The worst looking is a previous gen Kia Optima with its paint blasted off by the Florida sun.

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@gdh 

Wow, they're very strict!  Thanks for the explanation.  I guess there's not much of an aftermarket industry for vehicles in Germany.

@pete-rovero  Little cosmetic things, all of which require approval, if they are not original from the manufacturer.  I had very expensive tires on my car, when it arrived in Germany, but they didn't have paperwork on the brand and told me to change them - all five.  Even the spare had to be replaced.  Yup.  They are a bit...well, the word begins with 'a,' has an 'n,' another 'a,' then an 'l.'

I understand German Driver Licenses are equally tough. Classroom, practical, first aid, and expensive.

I look forward to these as well. Nothing like that around here. Probably the oldest In our neighborhood would be our neighbor Zacks mid 90's Chevy work truck.