I took this picture this morning in "downtown" Kerrville. He must be a tourist! No Texan could come up with all of that technology. Don't ask me what the hunk of fiberglass is hanging where the door was. I sent this to my girlfriend without text and she responded "is it a wreck?"
I wonder if that 3-hole thingamajig is to hold the flyers and sale ads that he stuffs into mailboxes...
I was guessing that piece in the door jam holds an assortment of firearms. The paint on the Toronado looks real nice and the very basic top looks functional and new. It almost looks as though some rich rancher had it custom built back in the day to get around the ranch or for hunting, and someone found it and decided to restore it. Definitely looks like its been modified for off road terrain.
The top looks like it came off a boat??? And that box on the door post...I wonder if it's a speaker? We'll likely see that on B.J. in a couple of years...
dang 1964 I am in Llano for the next month. I will keep my eyes open for that piece of #$%^............
A firearms holster is my hunch. That would be the main reason for the door to be gone, the holster to stick outside the car, and even the shape of the holes looks perfect for gunstocks. Looks like it would be a monster in the snow. Just bundle up.
See, I find it hard to believe people drive around with guns hanging off their car...but then there was that other car that had the frying pans and guns hanging off...a REAL covered wagon I guess. Your right about the snow, beefy tires... I never had that much tread on my Jimmy. I just noticed the extra wide door step(?...girls!) Must be so the mud doesn't slash up cause there's no door...
Wonder if it came outa that bone yard out in the pucker brush ah few miles east of Kerrville I MISS THAT YARD
For those people outside of Texas, this might shed some light on that area and that car. I love Kerrville, it's way out in the Texas hill country west of Austin and San Antonio, a really scenic place, it sits on a perfectly clear river, with great camping and swimming, and is the "gateway to the GREAT Texas motorcyle rollercoaster roads". But it's also considered somewhat of a odd place. The Kerrville Folk Festival, or as my uncle calls it, the "Hippie Fest", happens here yearly, sparking a big bump in worldwide VW Bus parts and Patchouli perfume sales. Hahaha! Oh and if you're confused about the purpose of this thing, keep in mind Kerrville is surrounded by prime hill country deer hunting land. The thing mounted where the door hinges were is for sliding in the stock of your rifle, and the combination of front-drive and knobby tires must make that thing an awesome ranch wagon-hunting buggy. God Bless Texas, Rednecks, and Beer-Fueled ideas! Yee-Haw and pass the ammo! -Mike
