I know there have to be some old truck lovers with this bunch of gear heads we have.
I used to own a 1960 Chevy stepside that I had for 13 years. It was a former forest service truck and was still
Painted forest service green. My truck looked like this one , but unfortunately I don't have any photos of my old truck.
It had the 235 straight six with a four speed stick on the floor with granny low speed first gear. The transmission had straight cut gears so it had that old farm truck whine to the transmission. Gawd I loved that truck, didn't think I'd ever sell it. My ex wife ( pardon me while I spit ) coerced me into selling it. That truck was so easy to work on and it never let me down. I have looked at getting another one, but right now old trucks are all the rage with hot rodders. They have been doing some pretty cool builds stuffing big engines and modern brakes and suspensions under old crusty trucks. They just spray satin clear coat right over the old original finish and it's a pretty cool combination.
The downside is, old trucks , no matter what shape they're in are fetching top dollar, sometimes without a drivetrain! I like the old Dodges, they aren't as common. I also like the old A-100's they come up for sale every once in a while here, but again for top dollar.
How bout you? Got an old truck? Had one you wished you never let go? Or just dream of having one?
I used to own a 1960 Chevy stepside that I had for 13 years. It was a former forest service truck and was still
Painted forest service green. My truck looked like this one , but unfortunately I don't have any photos of my old truck.
It had the 235 straight six with a four speed stick on the floor with granny low speed first gear. The transmission had straight cut gears so it had that old farm truck whine to the transmission. Gawd I loved that truck, didn't think I'd ever sell it. My ex wife ( pardon me while I spit ) coerced me into selling it. That truck was so easy to work on and it never let me down. I have looked at getting another one, but right now old trucks are all the rage with hot rodders. They have been doing some pretty cool builds stuffing big engines and modern brakes and suspensions under old crusty trucks. They just spray satin clear coat right over the old original finish and it's a pretty cool combination.
The downside is, old trucks , no matter what shape they're in are fetching top dollar, sometimes without a drivetrain! I like the old Dodges, they aren't as common. I also like the old A-100's they come up for sale every once in a while here, but again for top dollar.
How bout you? Got an old truck? Had one you wished you never let go? Or just dream of having one?