Vintage push trucks
 

I have a new truck in the works and have an idea... The shop truck thing is still goin strong but I want an old school NHRA/ Salt Flat push truck... Who has some pics??? Lets see them!

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That's neat.

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Cool!

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BTW... the truck is a 64 C10, bagged with a dropmember...

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Did you get that white one from your buddy? I loved that thing!

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a chopped and flamed 1948(?) Chevrolet with a Corvette grille.



jeff:smoke:

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gmc




jeff:smoke:

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yep... in the process of buying it... I will post pics when I get it

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Heres the pics of my new ride...

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Nice truck, my uncle described a truck like that to me a few months ago. It pass him on four lane road. Maybe the same one. Did you do the drop on?

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I didn't do the drop myself but was there when it was done... My friend built the truck for himself and decided to sell it..

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not only are the old trucks cool but so are the old drag cars as well. If you are in the midwest, the first weekend of oct. there are nosalgic drag in kansas city(kcir). have been there before and there are some old push trucks there. Planning on going again this year as well. Gary

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I love push trucks! Ill see if I can find a few pics to post here...

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I have some old pics from Bristol hosted on my site from 1972 (Bristol was an IHRA track then)...There's several 67-72 trucks.
http://slickorange.com/board/mater/B...pages/0001.htm
http://slickorange.com/board/mater/B...pages/0003.htm
http://slickorange.com/board/mater/B...pages/0005.htm
http://slickorange.com/board/mater/B...pages/0008.htm (F*ord pusher, beware).
http://slickorange.com/board/mater/B...pages/0010.htm
http://slickorange.com/board/mater/B...pages/0026.htm
http://slickorange.com/board/mater/B...pages/0031.htm (Here's a little push truck mess up!)

You can of course spot a few more in the pics here and there, (misc, body panels), but that's the real shots. Couldn't believe how many were in there after I saw these pics taken by someone else from years ago before our trucks were classics!

DLB

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Awesome pics ORANGE!!!!! THANK YOU!

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That truck is perfect!

Nice Panel:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...6820panel1.jpg

I don`t know if this one was pushin`but it`s sure pullin`:
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...2007002825.jpg

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Lovin' the new truck, c10addict.

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Great looking pushers!

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How about the Beebe & Mulligan reproduction rail car team!

http://beebe-mulligan.com/CHRR2004.shtml

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Thats the first truck that I thought of when I read this thread title.

http://beebe-mulligan.com/images/pushstart-Sat1.jpg

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Me too desertrat! I love that rig and the rail car is awesome too! There's plenty of other pics on their website, and a youtube clip as well.

Pete

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c10addict, I like the way you're thinking. I can get more into the push truck theme than some of the other stuff people are doing.

Dalton, thanks for sharing those. All those shots of old school floppers and front engine rails.........Oh, man! I need to excuse myself. :o

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jef5150... where's was the photo of the flamed '48 taken?

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So ....here you are .... missed ya at the PID reunion.... even with all the "IKE rain" still had a good time.... NO RACING .... very few cars showed up .....

But met Don Gartlis.... was there when he "fired up" the Swamp Rat and talked to many of the guys I used to know from the "Pittsburgh International Dragway" days....

So you're gonna keep doing the "push truck" theme going with "Billy's ex" ....

Hopefully one day we can use it to "put on a show" at one of the "nostaglia drags" with my "C10 altered/gasser.... how about the PID reunion ...2010??? If it doesn't rain again!!!!

BTW... plus.... ya missed Gina's chilli ....yummmmmmy as usual!!!! Give ya a "raincheck"!!! HA!!!

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Here's a couple

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Are those last ones Midgets? or Quarter Midgets?

BTW guys. Nice pictures!

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I think they were midgets. Those pictures are from the 70's

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From that same set I was posting from...
http://slickorange.com/board/mater/B...mages/0015.jpg
What cracks me up is that Big is always wearing his own shirts. Kind of like Force's firesuit says "FORCE" across the back in huge letters. Like you don't know... :D

DLB

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Panel is owned by Bucky Austin - used to push some of the coolest front engine nitro diggers ever made.

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I like this thread..... makes me happy to say I "CAN REMEMBER S**T" ...... HA!!!

Ahhhh "those were the days"..... that is why I am SO into the current wave of popularity for "nostaglia" drag racing.... here's a few more pics to add to this thread.... behind many of the drag cars of the past were push/tow/haul trucks.....

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Hey John with all thw rain I stayed home... Glad it ddnt spoil your fun!!! Great pic with Don!!! Should have taken your glove box door and had him sign it..

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Hey John with all the rain I stayed home... Glad it didnt spoil your fun!!! Great pic with Don!!! Should have taken your glove box door and had him sign it..

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gain we think so much alike. I orginally planned to take the door for the glove compartment but then changed my mind bing I MIGHT yank out the stock dash and replave it with a "lightweight" dash panel.... Still kicking the idea around....if I do the "engine setback" I'll DO it.

Even with the rain it was still a GOOD time... especially when Big Daddy fired up the Swamp Rat.... love the smell of "nitro".

With "ALL" the PID & Heidelburg race track graphics (show everyone some close-up pics) your truck would have BEEN a BIG hit with everyone who showed for the PID reunion .... 2nd only to "Big Daddy" and possibly this "bad a**" '55 Chevy Gasser..... which ran "on the national record" on the FINAL day PID was open. FYI...after that run the car was put into storage where it has been for 32 years.... until it was brought to the PID reunion last Saturday. Sooooo cool!!!!

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My truck was a push truck before I owned it. When I bought the truck, the PO gave me the original bumper with the plate on it.

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Look like TQ's to me. Sweet pics, ya'll.

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This thread was worth reviving (& sorta hijacking):hm:

I'm trying to find info on making a vintage drag push bar.
Some of 'em look like they're just boards bolted to the bumper,but
some of the nicer looking ones look like they're mounted to the frame &
have some cushioning.
I'm looking to build the latter.

Anyone have some up-close photos or
decriptions of how the nicer ones are built?

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Too funny!, I am working on doing this to the Longhorn! ( Only so much you can do to make a 3/4 ton "cool") I was trying to decide if I should go w/ the "Midwest Drag Race" look - found some cool drag strip decals from Nebraska, Kansas etc or go w the Salt flats look. Decided to go Vintage Salt/SoCal look and bring it to Goodguys Des Moines next year. Hope to find either some 8 lug aluminum slots or wide steelies and fab a pushbar for the front.

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I think 3/4 & 1 tons are way cool.... B*tchin' even.

Any idea on how your going to do the push bar?
I'm thinking about a front mounted Reese hitch.

Can then fab a plate with wood to slide in the reciever.
Also use it for a winch mount if ya want.

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I love that. How much drop is that?