Pullstart 62,838 #251 Posted March 21, 2019 It’s been in the same spot for quite a few years. I sure like looking at it, I’d miss it if someone were to come take her away! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,373 #252 Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, PeacemakerJack said: me too! Ol’ Jeff is liable to go hunting for that thing... Ol' Jeff might be too far away to hunting for that 'un...but I'm sure I can find a couple like it nearby 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,738 #253 Posted March 22, 2019 Not a Vintage Truck but definitely a vintage machine...for my “blue oval” buddies! Too early for my tastes to be driving these in our area yet. Still have snow piles melting everywhere that contain tons of salt crystals/brine solution. I won’t bring the Goat out till the snow is melted and we’ve had a couple of good rains to clean the roadways... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,373 #254 Posted March 22, 2019 (edited) @PeacemakerJack, @Professor1990, @pullstart, Driving around doing errands today I spotted this... Since I'm a Bowtie freak through and through I really got a kick out of it...kinda like the little Blue truck that can Edited March 22, 2019 by WVHillbilly520H 6 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,451 #255 Posted March 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, WVHillbilly520H said: @PeacemakerJack, @Professor1990, @pullstart, Driving around doing errands today I spotted this... Since I'm a Bowtie freak through and through I really got a kick out of it...kinda like the little Blue truck that can AWESOME 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTractorProfessor 5,314 #256 Posted March 23, 2019 I'm about as die hard Ford guy as there is, but those old big C-Series Chevys were some good trucks. Made some pretty good money with my old 86 C70 bucket truck. And when I started driving tow trucks 10 yrs ago, my first rollback was on a 79 C70 chassis, made several trips to Oklahoma City and back hauling two cars at a time that we had bought at salvage auction. I could keep up with our two newer trucks going down, but coming back loaded I'd tell em just go ahead I'll be there when I get there, old girl was topped out at around 50 loaded, but she'd always get the job done 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTractorProfessor 5,314 #257 Posted March 24, 2019 And even though I am a Ford guy, I do have a soft spot for an old square body GM. Here are two I currently own. The first one is the 88 GMC I just bought a couple days ago. This one will be my daily driver and work truck when I get it up and running. The second one is my old 79 K20. It is just about completely wore out, and has pretty much retired to just sitting around until it's time to put out a bale of hay for the horses. And here is one you guys should enjoy, my boss just bought this old 64 F350 4x4. Keeps telling me he wants to sell it, but always backs away every time I make him an offer on it 6 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,451 #258 Posted March 24, 2019 Well boys and girls I've got kind of a neat treat for you. Trina and I have been going through old things and boxes of stuff that I've inherited over the years. My paternal grandfather was quite a car nut to say the least and we found magazines and books dating back into the 30s and all kinds of car pamphlets and information from the 1920s and 30s up into the 60s. The following pictures are going to be self-explanatory. The first and second pic are the first and last page but the others may not be in order because my phone is not amazing. For you International lovers: 3 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,373 #259 Posted March 24, 2019 14 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: For you International lovers: Eric, the green one bottom left loading a CC, it's amazing how the times have changed for safety, one of my uncles had an early '70s long bed IH PU, body wise these weren't the best but drivetrains were simple and durable. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,451 #260 Posted March 24, 2019 1 hour ago, WVHillbilly520H said: body wise these weren't the best Yeah that's a minor understatement from what I've heard. They're quite rare here in the Northeast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,076 #261 Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) Those IH truck's hood weighed about as much as today's cars! Edited March 24, 2019 by squonk 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,738 #262 Posted March 24, 2019 This one was only an hour from me last fall... it had a super cool patina, wasn’t totally rusted out for a north truck, and had relatively low mileage. Would have made a super super cool GT hauler for sure... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stepney 2,325 #263 Posted March 25, 2019 All this talk of old trucks.. I sometimes have to do a double take, and remind myself that my daily driver is an '85. That may not be so old to some, but this is Maine.. It's bad enough when I see late 90's GM trucks and thing "eesh, thats an oldie". I seem to forget entirely that mine is even older. Wouldn't have it any other way though. She's put down just over 32k miles in my ownership without a hitch, from Maine through to Ohio and Florida, I can't complain. (Hauled many a Horse, too) Back when I was in highschool, it would really confuse others when they saw no radio, no AC, no carpet, no power steering, brakes, or just about anything.. did I mention mine came off the line with no heater? 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,738 #264 Posted March 25, 2019 Wow @Stepney thanks for sharing your 34 year old truck! Still looks to be in pretty good shape. I look at your list of deleted items and it makes me think of the musclecars of the 60’s ordered without that stuff for weight savings. Mentioning no heater...how did that feature get deleted? Sounds like something that Richie would do in FL! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,451 #265 Posted March 25, 2019 1 minute ago, PeacemakerJack said: Wow @Stepney thanks for sharing your 34 year old truck! Still looks to be in pretty good shape. I look at your list of deleted items and it makes me think of the musclecars of the 60’s ordered without that stuff for weight savings. Mentioning no heater...how did that feature get deleted? Sounds like something that Richie would do in FL! Josh I've seen that truck in person. It is every kind of sweet you could even imagine. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,373 #266 Posted March 25, 2019 33 minutes ago, Stepney said: Back when I was in highschool, it would really confuse others when they saw no radio, no AC, no carpet, no power steering, brakes, or just about anything.. did I mention mine came off the line with no heater? Ok what gives...no heater in Maine...i can and have lived without all the rest but NO HEATER... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stepney 2,325 #267 Posted March 25, 2019 Haha, dealer credits. There's more to it, too. No heat, AC, p. steering, P. Brakes, it also had no windshield wiper washer, just a little tack on foot pump. All it has is a 40 amp alternator with a single belt. For options, my truck was fitted with a rear bumper, and an Overdrive 4 speed gearbox. 4wd with limited slip in the rear. Just to make the thing more drive able, I've added a vinyl floor, Power steering, and some other things to keep it period, but a little more comfortable. Funny enough, the build sheet also says it was ordered with the 'sport' gauge cluster, which included oil and ammeter gauges, but no tachometer. There was just an open hole where the glove box went, just a door, nothing else. Was this removed I do not know, but it's also not included on the sheet.. so who knows? To say the man was a stickler for simplicity is an understatement.. As for the lack of heater, my truck came from South Carolina when it was new. Through various online clubs I've learnt this was apparently somewhat common. Ended up finding another strip model with the correct vent/deforst controls and a heater box so I added that as well. I still have the window sticker and all the paperwork. The old gent who owned it passed away in 1992 and it was left in his garage by the family, till the place was abandoned. When they set about foreclosure, the truck went up for auction, and that's how I got it. Funny enough, I had little idea about the lack of hvac in it. I knew it had no radio and other things when I bought it, but mostly it was sight unseen. When it arrived, I probably sat in it for 10 minutes trying to figure out what was missing from plain sight. There was just a simple plastic plate where the controls should go, with a Ford script. A lever for defrost/vent.. but no temperature. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTractorProfessor 5,314 #268 Posted March 26, 2019 @Stepney awesome truck, those old 80-86 Fords are some of my favorite trucks of all time. Matter of fact it was an 80 F150 with the 300 I6 and 4 speed that converted me from a GM to a Ford guy, no matter how hard I tried I just couldn't kill that old truck. Several times I retired it to the pasture with the other junkers, only to have to go get it when one of the newer ones wouldn't start. Never mattered how long it sat out there, I could throw a battery in it and fire it right up. I used and abused that old truck for several years, finally junked it out when the body got to the point it was just falling apart, the old 300 still lives though pumping water for one of my buddies irrigation systems. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,451 #269 Posted March 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Professor1990 said: the old 300 still lives Another reason why straight sixes are so entertaining to me. 250,292,300. Great stuff no matter what brand. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bottjernat1 2,190 #270 Posted March 26, 2019 On 3/23/2019 at 10:11 PM, Professor1990 said: And even though I am a Ford guy, I do have a soft spot for an old square body GM. Here are two I currently own. The first one is the 88 GMC I just bought a couple days ago. This one will be my daily driver and work truck when I get it up and running. The second one is my old 79 K20. It is just about completely wore out, and has pretty much retired to just sitting around until it's time to put out a bale of hay for the horses. And here is one you guys should enjoy, my boss just bought this old 64 F350 4x4. Keeps telling me he wants to sell it, but always backs away every time I make him an offer on it I just sold my late dads 1964 ford f600 firetruck. it was hard for me to do but she needed more love than i could give her. i sold it to a kid he is keeping the original paint and just clear coating it. it came from south milford indiana it was there water tanker. it only had 17,000 original miles and most of them where my dad putting them on it. it only had like 2300 miles on it from the fire dept. the kid keeps me updated on the progress. i miss the old gal! i feel i did the right thing i didnt want it to rot sitting outside at my mother in laws place 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,738 #271 Posted March 27, 2019 Left the job site today and saw this... ‘Nuff Said! 3 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,451 #272 Posted March 27, 2019 2 hours ago, PeacemakerJack said: Left the job site today and saw this... ‘Nuff Said! Calendar shot! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,738 #273 Posted March 27, 2019 we need one of our talented graphics guys to photo shop a period correct in the driveway! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTractorProfessor 5,314 #274 Posted March 29, 2019 Was digging around and found some old pics of the 80 F150 I mentioned earlier that converted me to a Ford guy. Sure do miss that old truck 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BPEisenhower 535 #275 Posted March 31, 2019 (edited) Edited April 3, 2019 by BPEisenhower My own 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
