Me too. The wife was just asking me what we were going to do next
weekend for her b-day. Maybe a quick trip to Texas from Georgia. What do
you guys think.(HA HA)
JIMMY
doodle@flintemc.net
http://members.flintemc.net/~doodle/index.html
Tom Burt wrote:
>
> Oh, stop it!!! Your making me squirm in my chair!
>
> Kinda like goin' to the bakery when your on a diet.
>
> Sounds like heaven to me! :>)
>
> Tom B. '57 Stepside 3200
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: varanus@mail.phoenix.net [SMTP:varanus@mail.phoenix.net]
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 7:28 AM
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: [oletrucks] AD & TF trucks galore in Texas
>
> Usually I am not one to blab about sacred things (like swimming holes
> and old iron) but I know ya'll will appreciate this and there is
> plenty for everyone.
>
> I just got back from Amarillo Texas (I live in Houston). I cruised
> up there to pick up one hell of a solid 57 suburban. Now, I know
> that Texas is full of old trucks. I've known it for years as I have
> seen them on every jaunt I have taken. But the sheer number of old
> iron sitting between Dallas and Amarillo on 287 blew me away. And
> that was on the main highway - not the backroads.
>
> Every single year, model and series was represented. I mean it. It
> was like heaven scattered over 400 miles. Chevys and GMCs. 1/2 ton,
> 3/4, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5. 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s. Complete, parts, 98% of
> them were solid. I didn't notice any F@#ds;)
>
> The only vehicles I didn't see were Suburbans. I saw 1 60 something
> suburban in Amarillo but since I have already gone suburban crazy and
> my wife has had just about enough (and I haven'teven told her
> everything;) I didn't stop to examine it. But man, anybody who is
> reading this who wants a solid old chevy or gmc - just get your money
> in your hand, rent a trailer and go. You will come home with
> something for sure.
>
> I saw this 1 ton 50 gmc deluxe that was just beautiful and solid. I
> saw whole rows of ADs that need homes. I saw pairs of 58
> chevy flatbeds solid as new. I saw panels, dumpers, wreckers, oil
> drillers, augers, - everything except suburbans. No napcos
> either but I didn't expect to see any as they weren't real
> popular in Texas. I am sure there are a few sitting
> around on the backroads.
>
> Anyway, again, I am not the type to let the cat out of the bag but we
> are all friends here. Now, if ya'll were Europeans - my mouth would
> be sealed because I hate sending our old iron - our legacy - out of
> America. I saw that happen with the old harleys before I was old
> enough to grab a few big twins. But we are different. We love the
> old iron because they remind us of how life used to be. For me, when
> I hop in my 51 3100, straddle my panhead or pack the kids into the
> suburban for a camping trip - I am in the old days. Besides, they
> are so much better looking and safer.
>
> So, thought ya'll would enjoy this story. I know that there are tons
> of old trucks in many states but I have never seen this many in one
> stretch and I have been around this country quite a bit.
>
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