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Old 10-02-2004, 01:50 PM   #1
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55-59 october TOTM nominations

I would like to open nominations

Please give a history and details of the truck!

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Old 10-02-2004, 01:52 PM   #2
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Is it bad form to nominate my truck as POSOTM then turn around and put it in here! LOL I'm kidding...I wouldn't even joke about putting my truck in here...it doens't even have real eyebrows! There is however... 2 newbies on the 55-59 board with 2 very nice rides!!!!!
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Old 10-02-2004, 02:38 PM   #3
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LOL Shawna, I think I got ya beat on the POSOTM
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There is however... 2 newbies on the 55-59 board with 2 very nice rides!!!!!
So nominate them peanut head
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I nominate northerngmc for his '59

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Peanut head? :p :p LMAO

K I nominate IChevyluvr


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Old 10-03-2004, 01:24 AM   #7
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Old 10-06-2004, 09:21 PM   #8
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Whoa, some nice looking 55-59's, also kidna neat that they are all GMC's... I kinda expected to see mine on here, but yeah, haha guess Im not in the class as of yet. Again, very beautiful trucks.

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Who has that one 55-59 that he just finished restoring? It is BRIGHT red, with TT2's I believe. Short Step. That thing is BADAZZ, and definately belongs on here...
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Who has that one 55-59 that he just finished restoring? It is BRIGHT red, with TT2's I believe. Short Step. That thing is BADAZZ, and definately belongs on here...
Well, I guess this is me
Thanks for the nominations.

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Manufacturer: Chevrolet
Year:1959
How long have you owned this truck?:Since May of 2003
History behind the truck:
I've been looking for a '55-'59 short step for several years...One of my best friends is a Dodge dealer, and one of his former salesmen runs a independant used car lot in a small town about 50 miles north of hear...they were talking one day and the former salesman said,"hey, guess what I took in on trade yesterday?", and my buddy said "I know someone who will buy it!"
I went up the next day to look at it and drove it home.
I drove it throughout the summer, then decided to start on the rebuild in Aug. of 2003.
It took one year and five days from pulling the engine on a Robins egg Blue stock Apache to the bright Red shaved and slammed mild custom pictured.
I didn't originally plan on doing it this fast, but as a couple of you know, this past May my Father was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, and he really wanted to see the truck and ride in it. He was a retired Chevrolet dealer, so he was really interested in my project from the start.
In fact, I remember one night the phone rang around 10:45 pm, and my wife called me in to say my Dad was on the phone; I said "Hello?" and he said: "Hey Randy, are you going to use that new base coat clear coat paint on your truck?" (bear in mind he had been out of the car business for several years), "Yes" I replied. "OK, good" he said, and hung up.
Many times (before he got sick) he'd tell me that I had to take the truck back home to where he lived and where I grew up, to show "the guys" at the dealership the truck when it was finished.
The cancer was very aggressive, and he passed away this past August, but I did finish the truck before he died, and even though he was too weak to take a ride by the time I finished, he was still really excited to hear that I had it back on the road.



Chassis
Suspension type:No Limit Engineering "Wide-ride" IFS
Front Brakes: Disc
Modifications:
Rear Brakes: Disc
Power Steering: Yes
Front and rear tire/wheel type:Goodrich Touring TA/American Racing Torque Thrust II
Front differential type / Gears: NA
Rear differential type / Gears: Ford 9"


Body
Color Scheme:Cardinal Red ('99-'00 Hyundai)
Modifications:Shaved all emblems, shaved front bumper, frenched Antenna, Rear roll pan with ZR-1 lights
Paint Type:Expensive...don't tell my wife
Painter:Scott Olthof
Bodyman:Scott and Me



Interior

Color:Lt. Tan
Material:Fake Leather (Vinyl)
Upholsterer:Appearance Products
Wiring:American Autowire
Modifications:
Steering wheel/Column:CHevy tilt and telescopic with column shift
Stereo: JVC KDLH300
Air Conditioning:Open the windows!
Instrument Gauges:Currently stock, Billet insert with Autometer gauges on backorder. At that time I'm also going to add a Matching 2" Tach and 2" clock
in the dash on either side of the cigarette lighter.


Engine

Cubic Inch:350 Bored 30 over, Flat top pistons, Balanced, Barry Grant Road Demon 625 Carb
Manufacturer:Chevy
Camshaft:"trailer" cam
Cylinder heads:Stock, '69-'72 vintage
Valve Covers:Original Corvette cast aluminum
Intake Manifold:Edelbrock Performer
Ignition System:MSD Pro Billet, with 6A Box
Exhaust type:Headman mid length headers, 2 1/2" pipes with H pipe and Flowmaster "Hushpower" duals.


Transmission

Automatic / Turbo Hydromatic 350
Torque Converter:Stock
Modifications:B & M shift kit
Shifter type:Stock
Drive Shaft: Stock

I've got a whole bunch of pictures that my son is helping me put on a website, when were done I'll post a link...in the meantime I'll try a before and after
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Oh by the way, thanks to everyone for the nominations, I'm truly honored...couldn't have done it without you guys (and girls). :p
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Old 10-06-2004, 10:16 PM   #12
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Good Question Brian!
Any ideas?
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Can Peanut head nomonate 2!! It's REsin Addict's truck!!
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Old 10-07-2004, 12:39 AM   #14
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Some more pics of my truck. Ok.
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Old 10-07-2004, 12:39 AM   #15
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Hey thats my nomination!

Thats the one though!
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Old 10-07-2004, 10:11 AM   #16
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Peanut head,
Thanks for the picture!
Do you know whos truck it is?

Ichevyluvr,
Thanks for the extra pictures.

Lucky59,
Jump right in and consider yourself nominated


To all ~
I will post a form for you all to fill out-just fill in the blanks.
I think that will help. A bio is also nice.

So far the nominees are:

northerngmc
IChevyluvr
cadman89
Lucky59
Resin Addict


Did I miss anyone?

Nominations will close on 10/14/04 and voting will begin

I will setup a poll for voting.

Denny

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Old 10-08-2004, 10:58 AM   #17
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Peanut head,
Thanks for the picture!
Do you know whos truck it is?

Ichevyluvr,
Thanks for the extra pictures.

Lucky59,
Jump right in and consider yourself nominated


To all ~
I will post a form for you all to fill out-just fill in the blanks.
I think that will help. A bio is also nice.

So far the nominees are:

northerngmc
IChevyluvr
cadman89
Lucky59
Resin Addict


Did I miss anyone?

Nominations will close on 10/14/04 and voting will begin

I will setup a poll for voting.

Denny
I think we have all the applicable nominations for this catagory so I will set up the voting board this evening unless, anyone knows of any others that should be included.

Denny
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Old 10-07-2004, 10:13 AM   #18
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Rico Bob,
I have not seen your truck, What ya got?
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Old 10-07-2004, 10:22 AM   #19
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Wink Just Revise this for your truck If you like, Thanks

General
Manufacturer: -----
Year:19--
How long have you owned this truck?:----
History behind the truck:


Chassis
Suspension type:-----
Front Brakes: ----
Modifications:
Rear Brakes:
Steering:
Front and rear tire/wheel type:----
Front differential type / Gears: ---
Rear differential type / Gears: ---


Body
Color Scheme:----
Modifications:---
Paint Type:----
Painter:---
Bodyman:---



Interior

Color:---
Material:----
Upholsterer:---
Wiring:---
Modifications:
Steering wheel/Column:----
Stereo---
Air Conditioning:---
Instrument Gauges:---


Engine

Cubic Inch:--
Manufacturer:---
Camshaft:---
Cylinder heads:---
Valve Covers:---
Intake Manifold:----
Ignition System:---
Exhaust type:--


Transmission

Automatic / Standard:---
Torque Converter:---
Modifications:---
Shifter type:---
Drive Shaft: ---
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Stop by the shop for a pre-election beer!

Free beer this Saturday at my shop!

General
Manufacturer: GMC
Year:1959
How long have you owned this truck?:15 years
History behind the truck: I am the second registered owner of this vehicle. I bought it as a used, very used farm truck. I drove it on and off for 13 years before restoring it.


Chassis
Suspension type:Stock
Front Brakes: Stock
Modifications: rebuilt to stock
Rear Brakes: Stock
Steering: Stock manual
Front and rear tire/wheel type:Stock wheels with original trim rings and 48-54 GMC hubcaps. Upgraded to radial tires P205 75 R15
Front differential type / Gears: N/A
Rear differential type / Gears: Stock 3.90:1


Body
Color Scheme:One colour, 2002 Chevrolet light pewter
Modifications:no stake pockets in bed
Paint Type:----
Painter:Randy Wright
Bodyman:Historic Auto, Wetaskiwin AB Canada



Interior

Color:2002 Chevrolet light pewter, with dash top and steering column painted grey.
Material:Original seat from a 1958 fire truck
Upholsterer:General Motors
Wiring:Stock
Modifications:
Steering wheel/Column:stock
Stereo Original GMC AM radio
Air Conditioning:Model 2255 (two windows/two vents open 55pmh)
Instrument Gauges:Stock GMC with factory GMC (Sun) tach


Engine

Cubic Inch:235
Manufacturer:General Motors
Camshaft:Stock
Cylinder heads:Stock
Valve Covers:Stock
Intake Manifold:Stock
Ignition System:Stock
Exhaust type:Stock


Transmission

Automatic / Standard:3 speed standard
Torque Converter:N/A
Modifications:---
Shifter type:stock column shift
Drive Shaft: stock


BY THE WAY, I really didn't know how to say this above but my truck is STOCK!

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Old 10-07-2004, 11:01 AM   #21
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WOW! I thought my truck was PURPLE but that Red truck sure is "RED" How do you get a truck that LOW?Subframe out of a? Wish I could get the front of "Frances the Purple Monster" down about 4-5 inches.

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Northerngmc.
You have the best truck. Hands down that is the best restro I have everseen. the detail on the motor alone.
I am speechless. all I could say when looking at the pics was........
WOW!!!!!!

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Manufacturer: GMC
Year:1959
How long have you owned this truck?ne year
History behind the truck: Bought It off a guy who needed money and didn't how to fix it. I was the first to see it.


Chassis
Suspension type:stock drop axle
Front Brakes:drum
Modifications: none
Rear Brakes: Drum
Steering: standard
Front and rear tire/wheel type:----
Front differential type / Gears:n/a
Rear differential type / Gears:Haven't checked yet


Body
Color Scheme:canary yellow
Modifications:none
Paint Type:?
Painter:?
Bodyman:me



Interior

Color:yellow
Material:vinal
Upholsterer:?
Wiring:stock
Modifications:
Steering wheel/Column:three on tree stock
Stereo:none
Air Conditioning:none
Instrument Gauges:stock no tach


Engine

Cubic Inch:235
Manufacturer:stock
Camshaft:stock
Cylinder heads:stock
Valve Covers:Stock
Intake Manifold:STock
Ignition System:stock
Exhaust type:stock


Transmission

Automatic / Standard:Standard 3 speed
Torque Converter:n/a
Modifications:none
Shifter type:stock on tree
Drive Shaft: stock
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Old 10-07-2004, 12:01 PM   #24
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(My vote is for Northern GMC) B-Cause I'm Having a "STAGE 4" Heart Attack! THAT HAS TO BE THE FINEST GMC RESTO-ROD I HAVE EVER SEEN! A+++++++++++++++++

You have my vote! My two cents worth!

PS: Denny nothing in my shop is completed so I will not be posting any photos for a while. rico_bob

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