In a message dated 12/4/00 5:05:31 PM Pacific Standard Time, dph55@pdq.net
writes:
> What bothers me most is when I see old trucks sitting out beside the house
> with the front fenders, hood, bumper, etc in the bed and a rusty v-8
sitting
> on the ground next to it where somebody tried to do a conversion or started
> to hot rod the truck and after finding out what the project really entailed
> walked off. The real burner is when I go up to them and ask if they would
be
> interested in selling it and they say something like " Yeah I'll take 5000
> dollars for it". It is a real shame when folks who can't do it won't allow
a
> real enthusiast to make something of the old rascal, be it stock or
> modified. I just really like to see the old trucks put back on the road in
> some form or fashion. This lists helps me and a lot of others do that with
> information that is very difficult to obtain otherwise or impossible. It
> really does something for me when I'm tooling down the road and a young
> fellow in his 55 Chevy BelAir waves and gives me the thumbs up or the guy
in
> the old el camino with all the drag equipment does the same.
> Maybe this is off topic but I am really interested in seeing this list go
on
> and provide for others some of the help it has given me, so lets see if we
> can promote that.
>
> Dave Handley
> 51 GMC 5 window
> Houston, TX
I agree Dave,
I also feel the list isn't just for sharing technical information, good
dialouge about Ole Trucks whether it be about the "one seen behind the barn",
or whatever, is cool by me.
I like the waves I get in my primered '59, as well as the long stares I get
in my shiny '57 (well, used to get, it's been parked for a bit).
But what really is getting my goat (please notice that I did converse about
Ole Trucks first:>0) is everyone jumping in and saying "if i get see any more
offtopic posts",.with no Ole Truck content.
Anyway, looks like I've a blessing in disguise coming up...the exhaust
manifold is cracked on the '59...looks like a Fenton will be in the works
soon:)
Mike
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