Eye candy is nice, but I like trucks that earn their keep. I'm currently rebuilding a 235 cubic inch 6 cylinder engine with Babbit-bearing connecting rods for a 1951 Chevy 2 ton, for a young man in Oklahoma who is still hauling grain with the truck his grandfather bought in 1955. Three generations on the same farm, and the truck is still working for a living! About a year ago it developed a rod knock while hauling 16K pounds of wheat to a grain elevator.
I hauled wheat one harvest in 53 Chevy 2ton with the 235 4/2sp. It was a beautiful little truck that had been totally redone a few years prior. And it was absolutely miserable to haul grain with. Wouldn’t do over about 32mph loaded and didn’t stop really well even at those speeds. V8 powered trucks from even the 70’s were a huge step up
Regarding the thread about Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, etc....
I wanted to focus more on classic cars, classic trucks, that we all remember from back when we were kids! Check out this current eBay Motors auction based out of Tampa, FL. $13,500 is the opening bid on eBay:
1966 Ford F100, inline 6 cylinder, 3 speed (3 on the tree), totally original, red & white color w/ rust. Needs a good body job/repainting, is all I assume. Man, what I wouldn't give to take off from work, fly down to Tampa, FL and outright buy this classic "old school" Ford pickup and drive it all the way back up to Richmond, VA!
I wouldn’t repaint that truck. That patina is awesome. I would just stop any rust and conserve it just as it is. Thats just me though.
Growing up we had a green and white '65 with the custom cab. Had a 352 and a 4 speed. Dad called first gear "grandma".
For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
I’d love to get an old Chevy AD dually. Late 40’s early 50’s.
Build a nice 6bt for it with a modern AT like an Allison 1000. Grab the rear end out of whatever you found the Allison in. 11 inch dually?
I’m sure the front end would need a schit ton of work as well.
I ain’t got the time, money, or know how. 😬
I've a similar plan: '78 F250 4x4, Supercab, boxed frame and a Cummins built to ~650 HP. Also considering a FBB 521, which would be easier & cheaper but mileage will suck compared to a Cummins.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right. - Del Gue
Our farm truck when I was a little kid was a Studebaker. Can't remember the year. My dad bought a 75 International just as they were closing them out. I loved that truck.
Regarding the thread about Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, etc....
I wanted to focus more on classic cars, classic trucks, that we all remember from back when we were kids! Check out this current eBay Motors auction based out of Tampa, FL. $13,500 is the opening bid on eBay:
1966 Ford F100, inline 6 cylinder, 3 speed (3 on the tree), totally original, red & white color w/ rust. Needs a good body job/repainting, is all I assume. Man, what I wouldn't give to take off from work, fly down to Tampa, FL and outright buy this classic "old school" Ford pickup and drive it all the way back up to Richmond, VA!
Not to long ago that was a 1000 dollar pickup. Nowadays, they spray clear over the rust and call it "patina" and mark it up 5k..... hell, as far as we know that truck Had a perfectly good paint job and they fugged it up on purpose.... seems to be the going trend.
Yup, and a gallon of milk $2, a case of beer $8, and a steak dinner was $15. Shame how much value our dollar has lost.
Close on the beer but milk was under a buck where I lived.
“No one in hell can ever say I went to Christ and He rejected me.
I have a 1974 high boy F250 4x4, 6cyl, 4 speed and a 1979 Chevy 4x4 with a 400 small block that I had hoped to restore some day. I've pretty much faced that fact that it won't happen and I'll just buy one with AC already restored.
'78 F250 4x4, Supercab, boxed frame and a Cummins built to ~650 HP. Also considering a FBB 521, which would be easier & cheaper but mileage will suck compared to a Cummins.
Good luck finding a 6BT... last one I chased was $6,500 and it was blown up...
If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.
I have a 1974 high boy F250 4x4, 6cyl, 4 speed and a 1979 Chevy 4x4 with a 400 small block that I had hoped to restore some day. I've pretty much faced that fact that it won't happen and I'll just buy one with AC already restored.
How bad is the 74? I’d love a Highboy for me and the boy to bomb around fishing and cutting firewood in.
I have a 1974 high boy F250 4x4, 6cyl, 4 speed and a 1979 Chevy 4x4 with a 400 small block that I had hoped to restore some day. I've pretty much faced that fact that it won't happen and I'll just buy one with AC already restored.
How bad is the 74? I’d love a Highboy for me and the boy to bomb around fishing and cutting firewood in.
I honestly have no idea, but it wasn't bad when I parked it in the woods to use as a portable tree stand....20 years ago. I know it needs front fenders, I cut them out so set of 44's wouldn't rub.
I had a '76 Highboy for a number of years - 390/auto trans. Good truck other than Ford hadn't yet figured out power steering in those trucks. I always thought a 78 or 79 F150 short box would be fun, but have that covered now with my '72 K10...
Some Might not have ever seen one . Factory Shelby white High Boy 1974. Its the factory version of Bigfoot. All original, except Tires, wheels shocks, Maybe a few small things
Some Might not have ever seen one . Factory Shelby white High Boy 1974. Its the factory version of Bigfoot. All original, except Tires, wheels shocks, Maybe a few small things
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Owned one that's a twin to that truck. Back in 1977, but it had a , want to say a 283??? Motor was from a 1956 T bird. Wish I had it today, gotta love a 3 on the tree!
292 or 312. The 312 was called the "Thunderbird Special" no matter what platform it was installed in. Very popular with police departments in the late 1950's. Robert Mitchum drove one in "Thunder Road".
I remember them being called the 312 Invader. Had the strange cross over exhaust.
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