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Originally Posted by flashed
Very nice poem ,tell us about the truck and the connection it has to your mom ,Im sure she is happy to ride shotgun.
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Thank you, glad you like the poem. I saw the truck for the first time (as a 17 year old in 1981) literally minutes before learning that Mom had died tragically. My older brother had just bought it. He used it as a work truck for about three years, then parked it in the garage when he finished building his house. And there it sat for about 20 years, with me busting his chops every time I was over at the house, saying things like "If you don't do something with that truck I will," and "How's my truck doing?"
Finally about ten years ago his kids were starting to drive and he needed the garage space for another car, so we made a deal. We had it stored near us for another six years or so, until that guy needed the space too. Couldn't afford to store it anywhere else so it came here to the house, where we have no garage. Kills me that it's been sitting outside for almost four years, but we had no choice. Gradually I started doing stuff to it, replacing the gas tank, fuel pump, flushing the gas line, having the carb rebuilt, tune up stuff, etc. We finally go it running again in the summer of 2011, for the first time since 1984. Big brother is very happy it's still in the family and that we'll eventually have it back on the road. He will be the first to drive it when we do.
That's pretty much the condensed version of the story. I have the full version posted on the blog for anyone who's interested... Thank you again! With all the stories, pics and tips, his forum continues to be an excellent source of inspiration for me...