VFYW: Holy Shell That's Hard!

Contest #276 is one of the most difficult yet. And what the heck is that thing in the truck?

First, a quick reminder: the comments section for the View From Your Window Contest is now open for subscribers at the bottom of this post — if you’d like to share part of your entry that I didn’t have room to include, if you’d like to share some extra knowledge about the view, or if you’d like to just kibbitz with other sleuths. Just no politics or cul…