THE DEFINITIVE AMERICAN WORKING MAN'S VEEHICKLE, THE PICK-UP TRUCK IS JUST SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO OWN AT LEAST ONCE IN YOUR LIFE, A MODEL FROM THE LATE FORTIES TO THE LATE SIXTIES IS ABOUT THE DOG'S DANGLIES WHEN IT COMES TO HAULER HOLINESS . . . . THERE WAS A DECENT SMATTERING OF THE THINGS AT BRUNS ON THE SUNDAY, OBVIOUSLY THE BLUE OVAL WAS WELL REPRESENTED BUT THERE WERE ALSO SOME EXAMPLES FROM THE CHEVY/GM STABLE AND EVEN A COUPLE FROM THE 'CHRYSLER-CAR' GANG . . . . THESE ARE JUST A BRACE OF THOSE I REMEMBERED TO TAKE SOME PICS OF, MY PERSONAL FAVE BEING THE BLUE AND WHITE '55 IN THE THIRD SHOT DOWN, PRETTY DAMNED SWEET I THUNKED.
Loves me some pickups. I'm partial to the flat black Ford on top myself. Other than my first ride, a '72 Nova, and various cars for various wives, I've only owned pickups and bikes. My first truck was a '62 Chevy with the huge humps on the hood housing the turn signals, ugly as hell but pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteThe late seventies Fords (like the orange one pictured) had a problem with rusting out and the hood hinges would become separated from the body. I became adept at mounting a set of huge T-hinges on top. Looked pretty cool, but I always had to keep a length of 2x4 to prop up the hood for road repairs.
Nice collection of truck pics from the venerable Brunswick Heads area.
Got a nice little Nova coming up Herm, and yeah, the cancer in the later models of the day was a shocker, that and cascading water through the screen seal, ah, the joys of fogging up, broken door handles and armrests falling off, yep, love me an F-truck !!
DeleteI loves me some truuuuucks!!!
ReplyDeleteOh brother, I know you dig the truck action . . . what's not to love ??
DeleteI think I saw you there. Aren't you one of those beard'os .you certainly put the fear of god into us poor country folk with those shiny motosickles
ReplyDeleteSssshhh, you'll blow my cover man, that's the same reason why I had to leave the SOA fanclub . . . I've gotta go and manicure my beard.
DeleteDOODE yoo rite reel wel yoo wanna bee inn mi gang cos weez looken 4 sum knew reecroots We caul areselvs THA SUNS OF MUMFORD ....yall shood sea hour nek beards and utha kool aksesorys theirs lots ov rools ya got too obay tho we workd it out with sums an stuf that wear about 26%ers we put the scairs into those hillbillies in brunswik heads it was like that hells angles thing all ova agin rid in int a town yahooin n stuff glad sorie bout mi punchooashun an spellin dint lern much at skool only went their too steel lunch munny anyhoose bak to the offa ov joynin mi gang eye think youl fit rite inn we like our wimmen large polka dotted an unkumftable looking an our sickles blak an faktree got a stonwash cut off denim jakett in your size pleeze john our gang isle send you a rool book look it ova kum on shun the other74%of so syety an john a reel gang
ReplyDeleteI've heard about you 26%er doods, so cool, I can hardly wait to sign up and get my rocker on my tasseled jacket, sounds like a really tough bunch and I'm all about being mean and scary, especially to the old folk and small children, scares em up good. I'll just have get one of those new Honda's that looks like a Harley, only better. Don't worry about your spelling and punctuation man, I have my next door neighbour's little brother type everything on here.
Deleteyep doze honda davidsons and yammaharleys are the gear whitey none ov doze unreliable amerikan sickles in my gang .we like grease in our hair not under our nails....eeewww imagine getting oil on me jeans better practice your sullen look though theres no smiling with us 26%ers
ReplyDeleteTwo trucks I owned, that I miss the most, a 65 Ford with a 390, and a 62 Chev with a 235 six. The Ford was a monster, short bedded squirrelly thing. The Chev was more practical, nice long bed. Been thinking lately about getting my little toy Ranger pick up running again, just for hauling some bikes. Trucks are good.
ReplyDeleteTrucks are indeed good Laz, just ask my inbred friend from the above barely intelligible comments . . . c'mon Bubba, squeal like a pig !!!
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