The white thing is the first vehicle I owned out here. It's a 1975 International Travelall. A good basic truck. The only problem with it is that it doesn't work. After a couple of months of odd starting and stalling problems, it just decided not to start anymore. I haven't had the time to figure out why. It's been sitting unused since 1998.
This has been one of the most useful pieces of equipment to have around. It's a 1963 (approx) Ford Industrial tractor with backhoe and front-end loader. It's had problems, and needs work, but is just too useful for words.
I've also picked up a 20' flatbed trailer which has been quite useful for getting lumber and other large items. (and for delivering non-functioning vehicles to the shop - sigh.) This picture also shows my Engine Hoist. (lying on it's side.)
Shortly after the Travelall died, I picked up this 1973 Dodge 4-door utility truck. It's road commission orange, and has a 440 engine. Even though the gas mileage really stinks, it's been extremely useful. The tool boxes are a nice feature.
After commuting with the Dodge truck for a while, I decided to get something that used less gas than the average semi. So I bought a 1979 Subaru Brat - that had once been a hybrid electric vehicle. It came with most the parts to make it run electric again - possibly a future project - But I gave up on that. Since I recently got a real vehicle (see Mercedes below) and the Subaru had become extremely unreliable, it has now been relegated to being a self-propelled wheelbarrow for the property.
I also have a "parts brat", which has had most of it's useful parts used. Someday I have to get rid of the hulk.
After a while, I finally realized that I was wasting about 1 hour a day waiting in line for the ferry. That's when I bought this 1976 Honda Goldwing. By riding a motorcycle, I get priority loading on the ferry and don't have to wait in line. Currently (3/01) this bike is broken (broke a timing belt) and is on the disabled list. So I'm riding the 77 (below).
My most recent acquisition is this 1955 Dodge 5yd dumptruck. I ended up getting this after I figured out how much it was going to cost to have the zillion yards of fill dirt delivered. Since the gravel pit is about 5 miles down the road, this truck will pay for itself after about 30 loads.
And of course, I also got a parts truck with the dump truck. It doesn't have a dump bed, but it does have other useful parts. It also has an old Hemi engine in it that I will probably sell.
Since my 76 was rather high mileage and poorly maintained, I picked up a 2nd bike (77 GL1000) "just in case". This turns out to have been quite fortunate. (Actually, I've picked up several parts bikes as well.)
This is my current prime people mover vehicle. It is a 85 Mercedes 300D that is in excellent condition. It almost makes me want to commute in it instead of riding the bike every day. (note that I said "almost" :-) This is by far the most reliable vehicle in the fleet.
An Electric car, a Sparrow by Corbin Motors. See http://www.CasaDelGato.Com/EV/MySparrow.htm for more info. My favorite vehicle for commuting across the Ferry.
This is an early 60's Case 450 Bulldozer. This is now vying with the Ford tractor for "most useful vehicle" award.
Since my old Honda GL1000's were getting too unreliable, I decided to get a new bike. This is a 1985 BMW K100RT with 25,000 miles on it. (Of course the miles will go up quickly! :-)