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My first vehicle purchase, with my own money, was a 1948 Willy's Jeep pickup truck,
with 4-Wheel Drive, 4-Speed Transmission, with High & Low Range, and converted to a
!952 Ford Flathead V-8 Engine. Everything was so low geared, top end was about 45 mph.
We got the Jeep running just before The Great North Dakota Blizzard Of 1966.
I later traded it for a 1964 BSA 650 Hornet Scrambler...
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1980 ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/y6F1mR8.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/4CH7uhW.jpg) Great truck!
Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.
The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming.
Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.
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My first vehicle purchase, with my own money, was a 1948 Willy's Jeep pickup truck,
with 4-Wheel Drive, 4-Speed Transmission, with High & Low Range, and converted to a
!952 Ford Flathead V-8 Engine. Everything was so low geared, top end was about 45 mph.
We got the Jeep running just before The Great North Dakota Blizzard Of 1966.
I later traded it for a 1964 BSA 650 Hornet Scrambler... You had a really good and tough pickup there - know that because a friend got one from surplus in about 1962 and we drove that thing all over AZ hunting - and in some formidable places. About the gearing, he didn't call it high/low ranges - he called it low and lower. We found a fairly small over/under unit, shortened the drive shaft and put that in with its own cross member - and could get about 60 mph (maybe 65) before things began screaming.
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I bought this pickup from my mom after my dad passed. 1980 f100 shortbox with 300 six and 4 speed. Use it to haul firewood mostly. Good old 40 year plus rig. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/4ylDwke.jpg)
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." Thomas Jefferson, 1776
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Had this in mind......... Iffin I won the powerball ![[Linked Image from legacyclassictrucks.com]](https://www.legacyclassictrucks.com/images/F145401609.jpg) Not a Dodge fan, but I can't think of a sexier beast of a classic truck. Just something about them. +1
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Make Gitmo Great Again!!
Who gave the order to stop counting votes in the swing states on the night of November 3/4, 2020?
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I traded an 83 Chevy diesel 3/4 ton back in 93 for a new 3/4 ton which I still drive with 350 k on it
Always missed that truck
So some years ago I started buying square bodies when they were cheap
I have an 89 k5 restored rust free from Washington
84 camper special k20. Nice rust free
84 k30 singl wheel was my oil field welding rig but it’s still pretty nice just built a 406 with dart heads for it. It will make a dandy farm truck
So I’m kinda partial to old trucks
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Just returned from a brief trip celebrating wife's birthday - so, time to start/run some of the aging fleet. There is something intrinsically enjoyable - big fun - in feeling that old iron quickly jump to life, make its unique sounds, and say "let's go". ZAD is one of my engineering heroes.
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This 48 is in a shop. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/o7rbFf7.jpg)
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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This 48 is in a shop. That is cool. Original factory cab?
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No, Montgomery Ward. It had a brown canvas cab.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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My first vehicle purchase, with my own money, was a 1948 Willy's Jeep pickup truck,
with 4-Wheel Drive, 4-Speed Transmission, with High & Low Range, and converted to a
!952 Ford Flathead V-8 Engine. Everything was so low geared, top end was about 45 mph.
We got the Jeep running just before The Great North Dakota Blizzard Of 1966.
I later traded it for a 1964 BSA 650 Hornet Scrambler... You had a really good and tough pickup there - know that because a friend got one from surplus in about 1962 and we drove that thing all over AZ hunting - and in some formidable places. About the gearing, he didn't call it high/low ranges - he called it low and lower. We found a fairly small over/under unit, shortened the drive shaft and put that in with its own cross member - and could get about 60 mph (maybe 65) before things began screaming. This reminds me of a 1958 Jeep station wagon that I built back in the late 60's. 283 Chev engine. At that time it was still possible to find adaptors to use a Studebaker overdrive unit which were ready available and cheap. I don't recall what top speed of it was with overdrive engaged but I don't think it was more than 70. And as you say things were really screaming at that speed. The biggest problem I had with it was the T-90 three-speed just wasn't stout enough to hold up to the 283's power, I got pretty handy at dropping the transmission and replacing gears with broken teeth though. drover
223 Rem, my favorite cartridge - you can't argue with truckloads of dead PD's and gophers.
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