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Originally Posted by McCoyAZ
I lost my dad when I was just a kid way back in 1969.
But that year he had bought a brand new '69 GMC longbed, was a real pretty truck, and me being 14 years old and just a little bit of a risk taker, I decided one night I would take it for a test drive.
Back in those days we lived in the middle of nowhere and all the roads around were dirt and either muddy or dusty.
Well when pop woke up the next morning and saw his shiny new truck all covered in mud he started yellin for all of us boys to come outside.....
He was not a happy individual and I just knew I was going to get the beating of my life, but, my oldest brother stepped in and said it was he that had taken the truck out and if there was any punishment to be handed down, he was wailling to take it.
He was grounded for life :-)
Those were the days....
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Great story. I wish I was around for those days. (My dad was born in 1969)
None of my family are really car people but my grandpa gave me his 86 Ford F-250 extra cab diesel with a host of custom options including a dually conversion. I did some repairs on it and drove it for a few months, then my ladies car blew up (almost litterally) so I let her drive the truck. Well after a few months she was in town and got t-boned by some one who ran a red light. It totalled the truck. My girls walked away with out a scratch, scared but unharmed. We towed the truck home and the next day I called my grandpa and told him what had happened. The only thing he asked was "are your girls ok?" he wasn't the least bit upset or concerened about the truck. That moment made me realise that cars and trucks aren't everything, it's all about family.
Thank your dads and grandpas today.
Happy fathers day to all the dads out there.
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