Photo by Stephen Nowers

Santa's global journey had me thinking about transportation before I saw this 1930 Ford in front of Alaskana Books in Palmer on Christmas Eve. My kids are still young enough to believe in the red-suited one and we've been diligently checking the NORAD Santa Tracker all day. This is probably the last year we'll be able to continue the pretense -- they've already started to apply Occam's Razor to the evidence -- which gives this antique a seasonal relevance.

The sign in the passenger-side window: "1930 Ford. Appraised @ $12,500. Asking: Best reasonable offer."