April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

Time for the long awaited special Truck of the Month (TOTM) contest:

Whateva!

Yep, you guessed it. The theme for this month will be our less than perfect specimens; our beaters, our beasts, our rust-buckets, our TRUCKS. Now here are the rules or criteria for the vehicles

To be an eligible Whateva

• Open to all years and models of Trucks, Blazers, Suburbans, Tahoes, Yukons, and Jimmys.
• The nominee must be a board member and the current owner of the truck.
• It must be road worthy and currently legal (until the cops catch you) to be on the road.
• It must have an unmatching paint scheme (no all primers)
• It must have at least three other definite viewable imperfections. This includes things like missing panels, dents, holes (large and small), dominate rust formations (not patina) or whatever might make someone afraid to go near it for fear of catching some sort of disease.
• If a truck was selected as a 2009 TOTM winner then you are ineligible. If you were nominated but were not selected as a TOTM winner then you may be nominated and compete in this month's category.

To Nominate:

You or someone else may nominate the vehicle. The nominee must be a board member and the current owner of the truck. Once you decide on who you wish to nominate, just add your nomination to this thread. We will need two pictures minimum (at least one full view of the vehicle) with/for the nomination as well as the owner’s board name, the year of the truck, and any other specs of the truck (interior details, engine/drive train specs) that you may want to provide.

Nominees will run through March 25. The first 15 nominees that meet the criteria will participate in the contest. I will PM the nominees to get any additional data or pictures if they have not already been provided. I normally use 1 picture showing a good front-side view and 1 with a rear view of the vehicle in the voting threads. If the owner has a preferred picture they want used in the contest, please let me know in a PM. You can PM me for an e-mail address in case anyone has problems resizing the pictures for the board. A Poll Thread will be set up in this board area and an announcement will be posted on the Discussion Boards to notify all of the voting. The Poll will start to run on March 26 and will run until the morning of April 2. The official announcement of the winner will be on the afternoon of April 2. The announcement of the TOTM winner will be posted through the General Discussion Board area.


So, let us see Whateva ya got.:mm:

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

does mine count??


Open to all years and models of Trucks, Blazers, Suburbans, Tahoes, Yukons, and Jimmys.
67 c10 suburban

The nominee must be a board member and the current owner of the truck.
Im am the current registered and insured owner

It must be road worthy and currently legal (until the cops catch you) to be on the road.
It is "road" worthy and street legal

It must have an unmatching paint scheme (no all primers)
Its green with a white top, and the green is not primer lol

It must have at least three other definite viewable imperfections. This includes things like missing panels, dents, holes (large and small), dominate rust formations (not patina) or whatever might make someone afraid to go near it for fear of catching some sort of disease.
its got plenty of rust(some all the way through, can take better pics if needed), missing bumper (rear), missing mirrors, no passenger side front rocker panel, no rear floor, faded blotchy tiger striped rattle can paint job, sheet metal riveted over the door handle spot, and plenty of dents. oh! and some holes


If a truck was selected as a 2009 TOTM winner then you are ineligible. If you were nominated but were not selected as a TOTM winner then you may be nominated and compete in this month's category.
I never one a TOTM ever


also if anyone wants to see more pics look in my build thread, link below in sig...or i can post them


edit: this would be a sweet b-day present to win for the 27th, hint hint lol.


Attachment 715116

Attachment 715117

Attachment 715118

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

Mine:
1968 C-10 Stepside
lots of rust and holes missing rockers
no rear bumper, missing passenger side mirror
stock 250 I6 and 3spd on the column


link to pictures of when i got it:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...56#post3443856

I dont know how to transfer those pictures to this thread if a moderator or someone could help me with that, that would be awesome.

http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...589/truck1.jpg

http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...589/Truck2.jpg

http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...589/Truck3.jpg

http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...589/Truck4.jpg

http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...589/Truck5.jpg

http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...589/Truck6.jpg

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

I will toss mine in. It is a70 GMC 4x4 with a 69 grill, 68 Hood, Buckets (70 or 71) and Tuffy console added by me, Tach- Vacumn dash(added).It is pieced together from a couple of different trucks and is about 18 different colors but it runs great and It is my daily driver. It has a few flaws, Drivers side bedside, passenger fender and door and tailgate need some work. Thanks
Ron

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

I am nominating Corts60. This is a super nice burb and Corts is doing an excellent job on it.

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...n/SDC16356.jpg
http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...n/SDC16355.jpg

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

heres my 1994 gmc sierra thats almost on her last leg but still legal the body is dented and scratched the tranny is on its way out the door the frame is cracked grille is broke driver side rocker is rusted through and the list goes on and on

5.7
4l60e
4x4
236k miles

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

I nominate 68c15, the picture I have is aweful, he can get a better one up here.

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

I would like to nominate my 1984 c10, its paint is peeling its got some rust and a dents but is still running great and street legal

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

this is my(hotrod66) daily driver 1966 chevy truck with a 230 six out of a 1965.the 3 spd trans out of a passenger car. the front and rear suspension are out of a 1985 chevy .it has rust holes in the finders and hood missing trim also the Chevrolet lettering out of the grill.

Attachment 715173

Attachment 715174

Attachment 715175

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

heck im in! havent had a chance yet!
this is my 1983, small block 350 (400 hp 400 tq) on 8 in skyjacker lift, with procomp 37's4.56 gears, SM465 w zoom clutch
engine bay is fully worked and cleaned up with nice blue metal flake and black covered in two coats of clear.
the rest.. well it's primer as i go! it will ROAST 37's on pavement any day. and .. well it likes to break alot!

front fenders are chop sawed, rockers r rusted, left fender crumpled, left door caved in (now)
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...k/100_2999.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...1419948712.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...k/100_2994.jpg

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

engine bay of my ugly 66 posted above .
Attachment 715193

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

Here's my 55

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

I'll throw my cluncker in the pot....1967 custom c-10/250 6 banger/350auto

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

I'll nominate my junk ;) Never qualified for this before haha

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

gorgeous truck clos69

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

I've never nominated anyone before. Since it's open for anyone, I'll put my K5 out there and see what happens. Here goes.........

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

ok i'll play. Tailgate definitly counts on being affraid to catch a disease , plenty of patina , good and dirty origionalish engine bay , and just put it on the road yesterday!

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

Leddzepp's rig "project IOU"

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

Well I guess I'll throw in my 74. Shes street legal and sometimes I drive her to work. You have to find a nice flat place to park or else it will roll away. Oh yeah and its an automatic:lol: Its got the classic hood kink which I think really just gives better airflow for the powerhouse 350:lol:. You can't see it in this picture but the rust hole in the other side of the bed put a pretty nice gash in my friend's hand and its got rust through in every other panel except the drivers side bed is mint. And the same kid likes my rust holes in the floor because he doesn't have to role the window down to spit or throw his beer cans out:metal: Just kiddin. This is the only category that I think this rig fits in.

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

he is my 67 c50

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

What the heck? I'll throw mine in to the fray. 63 C-20 originally 283 and 3 on the tree now 350 with a 4 spd muncie. PO hacked the original high hump and patched it with a piece of scrap metal and self taping screws. Rearview and right mirror are gone and left one is missing the glass. (cops don't know about that though) both front fenders are rusted through, bed dented in, bondo on hood from a run in with a pole (the pole lost), wood gone out of the back, and frame rails cut wider for a radiator that was cut down and crammed in. But it sounds mean and still gets from a to b while scaring small children in my neighborhood.

the tank is all its splendor the first day I saw it
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...0226115854.jpg
my mirrorless mirror
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...0316213731.jpg
missing wood from bed with tires the PO "gave" me
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...0316213616.jpg
huge hole in my fender
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...0316213657.jpg
bent bumper and smashed in rear bed post
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...0316213713.jpg
what little is left of the white paint
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...0317200745.jpg
the two tones of a TERRIBLE rattle can paint job in my interior
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...0317200613.jpg

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

Gotta nominate my own 69 stepside! Mirror holes. Hole on the floor of the cab where the shifter was. several other flaws! but shes a beauty to me!
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/t...1/5dbfd705.jpg
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/t...1/04056fd4.jpg
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/t...1/P6170642.jpg

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

guys please review the first post with the specifications to this months contest. I see several nominated that are not following the requirements listed. Though we LOVE to see them all, only the ones fitting this months theme will be considered.

Thanks!

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

throw my wreck into the ring

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

Unmatching paint plus three visible defects (patina doesn't count) leaves only a few eligible from what's posted so far,IMHO. Who knew whateva had so many rules! Glad I don't have to pick :lol:

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

My 1965 shop truck....

http://inlinethumb53.webshots.com/34...600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb12.webshots.com/43...600x600Q85.jpg

Bed widened 4", '64 Impala tailights, Rear Mount fuel tank, west coast mirrors
http://inlinethumb03.webshots.com/48...600x600Q85.jpg

Custom stainless tube grille
http://inlinethumb05.webshots.com/45...600x600Q85.jpg

1967 Camaro Dash
http://inlinethumb22.webshots.com/35...600x600Q85.jpg

Low back buckets, early 70's GM console, Muncie 4-speed, floor mount hand brake
http://inlinethumb37.webshots.com/46...600x600Q85.jpg

350 V-8, Edlebrock carb., full length headers
http://inlinethumb28.webshots.com/47...600x600Q85.jpg

And here is a video...... http://www.youtube.com/user/JohnDenv.../2/oYbRYHHm640

As for defects (perhaps my procrastination may finally produce results :thumbs:): Rust through: lower front fenders both sides, lower rear passenger door. Drivers side door smilies.

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

Open to all years and models of Trucks, Blazers, Suburbans, Tahoes, Yukons, and Jimmys.
98 GMC Sonoma

The nominee must be a board member and the current owner of the truck.
Im am the current owner

It must be road worthy and currently legal (until the cops catch you) to be on the road.
It is "road" worthy :devil:

It must have an unmatching paint scheme (no all primers)
Its white with a grey front

It must have at least three other definite viewable imperfections. This includes things like missing panels, dents, holes (large and small), dominate rust formations (not patina) or whatever might make someone afraid to go near it for fear of catching some sort of disease.
Where to I start? :lol: Missing 2 rings, dent in bed, and the bumpers not straight

If a truck was selected as a 2009 TOTM winner then you are ineligible. If you were nominated but were not selected as a TOTM winner then you may be nominated and compete in this month's category.
I never one a TOTM

A little Info: Its got a 2.2l tutu, 5 speed, about 220xxx miles. My dad had this truck as a parts runner and after he sold my truck, I bought this of him. I learned how to drive a stick in this truck. Alot of good and bad memories.

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

whoops, forgot to post pics :lol:

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

here is my 62 Suburban.........

http://up.picr.de/6591850ggz.jpg

http://up.picr.de/6591852dyb.jpg

http://up.picr.de/6591853kla.jpg

http://up.picr.de/6591854ecg.jpg

http://up.picr.de/6591890egu.jpg

http://up.picr.de/6591873dep.jpg

http://up.picr.de/6591874cll.jpg

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

I don't really understand the "unmatching paint" criteria. Some trucks aren't eligible because they have the misfortune of being all original?

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

The criteria changes from month to month. This month "unmatching paint" happens to be one of the criteria :lol:

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

I would love to nominate my Yukon with its 3 shade green paint (2 accidents) but no way will I contest with apache63's burb! That is SLICK!

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

well i guess i can throw mine in
her name is "sylvia" I call it a 1979 but there are parts from almost every year on her stock 350 4 speed granny low 2wd

she has plenty of rust spots the carpet was from my bedroom thats an axe wound in the tailgate the seat is duct tape no keys came with the column so i made a "push-button" ignition i dont have any gas tank fill tubes i have to fill it with a syphon out of a gas can i have magnetic trailer lights for now.... wow the list goes on but i still drive it everyday and i can get away with it in this little redneck town

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

...

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

I think I qualify. If so, let me know if you need more pictures.

edit: I went back and read the entry criteria. Sorry, here's all the info.

1969 Chevrolet C-10 350/Saginaw 4-speed, 2/4 drop on 8" steelies, A/C, No power steering/brakes, 1.25 swaybar, and too much other stuff to list. I've had this truck on the road since 1997, and since then it's been rebuilt, and repainted a couple times, but never really finished. There's always something I'd like to change, or do better. In the meantime though I've managed to put nearly a quarter of a million miles on it. It goes to car shows, but it will never really be a show truck. Yet it's not a beater either. It's a whatever.

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

hey crookedcounty, you stole my avatar lol.

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

Might as well post my junk
Hopefully there isn't a limit for too many visual defects...
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...sc/blazer1.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...sc/blazer3.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...sc/blazer2.jpg
^ That hanging from the tailgate is the tail gate opener.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...sc/blazer4.jpg

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

^ that better not be a ford in the background on the last pic..... lol

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

ha nice i saw that video on my freinds facebook and i just had to take a snip of it i think yours is a better quality though i must have got the crappy video of it

Re: April 2011 Truck of The Month
 

I really like jhwkns discription , his truck is whatever ! I think my truck fits the criteria , but I'm not about to call my own 68 down , picking it apart and pointing all the flaws out like some guy at a car show who walked there. If it fits , it fits. Whatever.