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I just got home from a four-day vacation to the Lake Michigan beach (the town of Manistee, Michigan), and I saw quite a few interesting cars while on my trip. I think that in this four-day period I saw the most Ford Crown Victorias, Chevrolet Caprices, Mercury Grand Marquis', Buick Roadmasters, and Lincoln Town Cars than I have ever seen in my entire life. This is probably becuase there is an enourmous amount of how should I say, "senior citizens" living in this area 
It seemed to me like half of the all the full-size sedans and wagons in the US were located in this single northern-Michigan town. I didn't even bother to take many pictures of them, as there were simply so many. The two most common ones I saw were the Merucry Grand Marquis and Buick Roadmaster Wagon.
Well anyway, on to the pictures!
Far from a Caprice or Grand Marquis, but tens times more interesting, I spotted this very, very rare Datsun 210 with not a spec of rust on it. After I took this picture I saw this same car in other places throughout the town a couple more times.
The sad part is that this poor little car was being forced to pull this big heavy trailer behind it! How abusive of the owner to do such a thing, look how it sags in the back (though one of the times I saw it again when it was not pulling the trailer, but for some reason still sagged a bit
) By the way Neptune, why don't you check the towing capacity for this baby? Maybe 150 pounds or so?
A very non-rusty 1977-79 Caprice/Impala (I can't tell which, as it appaered all the badges had been removed) The paint isn't too good, but considereing the fact that this car is 30 years old it is still in very good overall condition.
A 1973-75 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu also in quite good condition. Someone who knows this generation well can tell me the exact year.
Why is this Caravan's front so high? Becuase there is no engine in it! (no joke)
A Dodge Charger of the Manistee Poice Department. Manistee PD has five cruisers: two Chargers, two Crown Victorias, and a Ford Explorer.
A 1968-72 Chevrolet El Camino SS with the lightning fast 454 motor. Again, someone who knows these can tell me the exact year.
Another El Camino spotted in the same K-Mart parking lot as the first, this one a 1982-87 model.
An ex-police car Ford Crown Victoria. By the wheels and grille, it appears to be a 2001-2002 model (correct me if I'm wrong ford guy)
One of only a couple Caprice wagons I saw on the trip, for some reason it's sister - the Buick Roadmaster, seems to be much more common. This one was in the McDonalds drive-thru and seemed to be carrying a large number of people (it can seat up to nine!)
A few cars belonging to the State of Michigan fleet. A new Ford Focus (there were three more of those, though one of them was a 2005-07 model), a Chevrolet Cavalier, and a Chevrolet Impala, all with the "State" logo on both front doors.
My first real-life smart car sighting! (again in the K-Mart parking lot) It's even uglier in person!
It seemed to me like half of the all the full-size sedans and wagons in the US were located in this single northern-Michigan town. I didn't even bother to take many pictures of them, as there were simply so many. The two most common ones I saw were the Merucry Grand Marquis and Buick Roadmaster Wagon.Well anyway, on to the pictures!
Far from a Caprice or Grand Marquis, but tens times more interesting, I spotted this very, very rare Datsun 210 with not a spec of rust on it. After I took this picture I saw this same car in other places throughout the town a couple more times.
The sad part is that this poor little car was being forced to pull this big heavy trailer behind it! How abusive of the owner to do such a thing, look how it sags in the back (though one of the times I saw it again when it was not pulling the trailer, but for some reason still sagged a bit
) By the way Neptune, why don't you check the towing capacity for this baby? Maybe 150 pounds or so?
A very non-rusty 1977-79 Caprice/Impala (I can't tell which, as it appaered all the badges had been removed) The paint isn't too good, but considereing the fact that this car is 30 years old it is still in very good overall condition.
A 1973-75 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu also in quite good condition. Someone who knows this generation well can tell me the exact year.
Why is this Caravan's front so high? Becuase there is no engine in it!
(no joke)
A Dodge Charger of the Manistee Poice Department. Manistee PD has five cruisers: two Chargers, two Crown Victorias, and a Ford Explorer.
A 1968-72 Chevrolet El Camino SS with the lightning fast 454 motor. Again, someone who knows these can tell me the exact year.
Another El Camino spotted in the same K-Mart parking lot as the first, this one a 1982-87 model.
An ex-police car Ford Crown Victoria. By the wheels and grille, it appears to be a 2001-2002 model (correct me if I'm wrong ford guy)
One of only a couple Caprice wagons I saw on the trip, for some reason it's sister - the Buick Roadmaster, seems to be much more common. This one was in the McDonalds drive-thru and seemed to be carrying a large number of people (it can seat up to nine!)
A few cars belonging to the State of Michigan fleet. A new Ford Focus (there were three more of those, though one of them was a 2005-07 model), a Chevrolet Cavalier, and a Chevrolet Impala, all with the "State" logo on both front doors.
My first real-life smart car sighting! (again in the K-Mart parking lot) It's even uglier in person!