Cool trucks.Randy,here`s the brother to your friend`s rig:
Those woodies I got off the computer.The car woody wagon is a Mercury.I did see that one at the Santa Cruz Woodys show in`03.That one and the Ford sedan are Marmon-Harrington conversions.As much as I love GMs,I can`t believe that when that Mercury was restored they put a chevy 350 in it.He said he did it to make it more roadworthy.Roadworthy?Where does he drive it that the original flathead V8 wouldn`t and I doubt it hardly gets driven.I`m just saying a car of that caliber should have the correct motor.I saw it listed for sale later that summer for $250,000.Now,do you see what I mean about the chevy motor?For 1/4million I`d want it correct.
I bought my first set of those Armstrongs from Cepek in`78 when they started making them.I waited 6 month for them to come out.I think I bought 5 sets all together by the time they stopped making them.I really liked them.I lifted that truck w/o a lift kit and cut the fenders to fit them.I took the front leaves out,arched one main leaf to desired arc(anvil & sledge hammer),matched the other side,matched the rest of the leaves...instant lift,caveman style.On the back I cut and welded pieces of leaf together to make blocks.There was nothing made for that truck.