My wife and I spent this past weekend in the Woodstock NY area. It was a quick visit: up on Saturday and back on Sunday. We were gone for barely more than 24 hours, but it was fun. She had never seen the town of Woodstock before; I have been there, but so long ago that I can’t remember when it was.

Sidebar for those who may wonder if this was the site of the famous Woodstock Music & Art Festival of 1969: it was not, although the Festival was named after it. While this is an automotive blog and not a musical one, here is a Wikipedia link which provides the story to that event.

I mention the above because, wandering the streets of this artsy-and-crafty town, I felt like I could have been in Greenwich Village circa 1972. The hippie vibe is alive, and certainly not discouraged by local townsfolk, many of whom make a living from reliving the August ’69 weekend. This “vibe” extends to some of the automobiles I saw on the streets and in the parking lots.

Below are pictures of a few of the interesting cars and trucks scattered through the town. (Cars which drove by too quickly for me to capture on camera included a first generation Ford Bronco and an early chrome-bumpered Fiat 124 Spider.) Sadly, no flower-powered Beetles were seen, but I’m certain that one or two are tucked away in backyard sheds in Woodstock. A return visit is in order so that I may hunt them down.

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