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70c10swb 07-11-2005 11:12 PM

Is your truck a "head turner"?
 
I was woundering how many of you have a "head turner" truck. You know when people stop what they are doing to watch you drive by or talk to you in a parking lot, thumbs up, etc. i think its a pretty cool feeling if you ask me :metal:

70c10 07-11-2005 11:21 PM

Yesterday I took the 71' out for the first time since finishing it and got alot of looks. The Torch Red screams- but so does the new exhaust!. I get alot of compliments on my 70' as well. Your right- it does feel good when somebody appreciates your ride like you do.

newin72 07-11-2005 11:44 PM

My 72 suburban is FAR from being done. I am only doing mechanical now, no cosmetics.

but I get 3-5 thumbs up and horn honks a week!

Longhorn Man 07-11-2005 11:50 PM

they turn there head when i go by...but it is normally in an offenceive mannor. :(

phlegm 07-11-2005 11:55 PM

I get a few, and the other chevy truckers always waive. I even got a thumbs up from a rusted out 60 something ferd the other day.

68haywagon 07-12-2005 12:06 AM

:lol: I have a head turner....people are shocked it actually runs :metal:


Mike

N2TRUX 07-12-2005 12:10 AM

I love the response I get when I take my truck out. It gets better when you dump the bags.... :metal:

newin72 07-12-2005 12:15 AM

that's the cool thing when you first buy an old truck everyone looks at you like you are crazy! :crazy: "why would you want that old thing" :blah:

they just don't have the 'vision' we have!


but then we get it all decked out and restored, and everybody loves it! :metal:

fastwillie 696969 07-12-2005 12:15 AM

head turner
 
i get people come up and say i used to have on of those in the 80's

KEH 07-12-2005 12:28 AM

I get the "thumbs up" every day.

R@nger 07-12-2005 12:33 AM

I got a TON of looks when I just had headers no pipes :hm: ...I still get some good looks when I give it some gas on the greenlight...the beast has some accelleration thats for sure :metal: .

boraxman 07-12-2005 12:33 AM

Yup head turner here :hm:

tomatocity 07-12-2005 01:11 AM

Uuuggglllyyy
 
I turn my head everyday as I see it sitting in my driveway on jack stands.

Jeepster376 07-12-2005 02:07 AM

I get looks, thumbs up, and other various enthusiastic responses most every day. I don't quite know how to repond back so I usually just smile and wave.

Sometimes like today for example, I'm deep in thought just headed wherever I'm going, and suddenly there's someone hangin out their window with huge thumbs up. It's kind of weird.

When I have pasengers, sometimes their like, why is everyone looking at us. I have to say, Don't worry, thats normal.

HeavyD 07-12-2005 04:21 AM

A while back I had a lime green 71 C10 and people always commented and stared at it. Not everyone liked it, but it sure got attention. Now I have a beat up POS that gets noticed by everyone including the local police on occasion :(

GMC AMI 07-12-2005 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man
they turn there head when i go by...but it is normally in an offenceive mannor. :(

:lol: :lol:

GMC AMI 07-12-2005 06:11 AM

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You would be surprised how many teenage girls love my blue camper special that I use as my beater truck. I still have not figured that one out yet. Yet my real nice red 68 4x4 gets more attention then if it were a Vette! If I take this one out, be assured it will take me longer to get back due to all the people asking a million ?'s

vtblazer 07-12-2005 06:52 AM

Yep! :cool:

Most times my three kids are in the back with their shades on.

It always makes people smile when they see it, I think that's very cool. :c2:

briarpatch 07-12-2005 07:04 AM

Taking my wife for a drive in one of the old trucks is the best way to get her to really appreciate it. One time, I hauled a load of trash to the dump in the '67 and took her along for the ride. The local fire department was there putting out a dumpster fire. When we pulled up the firemen quit fighting the fire and congregated around the truck asking all kinds of questions. Needless to say it got her attention as to the value of the Green Bomb.

:)

Scooter67 07-12-2005 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Files
You would be surprised how many teenage girls love my blue camper special that I use as my beater truck. I still have not figured that one out yet.

I hear ya dude. Ladies really seem to like my truck. Caught 'em staring before I went in a bank one morning, went in and they were all ga-ga over it. Guys like it too but ya sorta expect that.

67ChevyRedneck 07-12-2005 08:39 AM

My truck is far from a "head turner" wearing flat black primer and old skewl white spokes, but I took it to clemson university for my last year there and it was awesome. Like everyone else has said, the ladies loved it. Guys would come up to me and talk to me about it. I had a bed full of people many times. I got thumbs up and honks often. I even parked it at wally world once, walked over and sat on a bench by the building and watched to see how many people looked at it. There were actually people walking out of their way to walk around it. (I wanted to try this 'cause I know I've done it many times!) I would have to say one annoying thing was that people wanted to race me ALL the time. I only did it a time or two. Beat a couple of ricers and got my ass kicked by a hemi ram truck, (I actually had him till 3rd gear.) Maybe it's the classic lines, maybe it's the 2 1/4" duals, or maybe its the memory of someone's dad or grandpa that had one, but whatever it is, people love these trucks.

jamis 07-12-2005 08:44 AM

the only head turning I get on my projects is when my wife turns her head and gives me the stare when she is paying the credit card bills and sees Summit Racing.......:)... good thing she doesnt know about the cash I spend at Mothertruckers

LUV2XCLR8 07-12-2005 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newin72
My 72 suburban is FAR from being done. I am only doing mechanical now, no cosmetics.

but I get 3-5 thumbs up and horn honks a week!


Same w/ "GQ" ;)

86swb 07-12-2005 10:36 AM

I get some heads to turn with my '70 . How many heads would turn if you were only driving a "new" truck? IMO none. Now I am getting heads to turn some when I am in my '86 also.

farside847 07-12-2005 10:52 AM

Every time I go to Home Depot (at least twice a weekend it seems) someone askes me if its for sale.... Not at any price.


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