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Longhorn Man · 10-26-2008, 05:40 PM

All good things mut come to an end...
All the pointless driving,

All the stupid fun;

All that road that you tried to cover this year;

all the burnouts...

It's time to call it quits.
Unless you are in the deep south, or so-cal, the season is either over... or it will be here shortly.
The road, has come to en end.

Doesn't matter what angle you look at it either;

Time to give it a bath;

And put the 'ole girl away;

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Remember to fill it up, and pour some in before packing it away.

bad6772 · 10-26-2008, 05:51 PM

Great pics.....And your right.....Its getting really close....Although it has not effected me this year( NO CRUISING)....I have seen less and less classics on the road.....Next Year will be a different story when i am out Pimping SweetPea

cdowns · 10-26-2008, 06:01 PM

AH the perils of living in the frozen wastlands up north// down here we just change to longpants in feb then after a couple of weeks winters over no need for stabil fuel additives

Longhorn Man · 10-26-2008, 05:57 PM

pretty soon it'll be like this;

Rack Man · 10-26-2008, 06:06 PM

Well the season is just beginning here in AZ....Our summer is your winter....LOL....Hell, local cruise-in's are just firing up!

9 months of Heaven and 3 months of hell....I'm glad the summer is over....even though it wasn't too bad this summer!

Dan

**special-K** · 10-26-2008, 06:55 PM

Yeah,it`s a bummer.But,I always seem to get out on a cruise or two over winter.It all depends on the salt,as far as the `72 goes.Winters a great road trip time because there`s not as much to do.and it`s getting out while staying warm.

eightbanger · 10-26-2008, 07:21 PM

Now i'm depressed.

chrislehr · 10-26-2008, 07:25 PM

I kind of missing having seasons.

scott's69 · 10-26-2008, 07:33 PM

Cruise season is almost over for us (through Nov). That just means a couple of Christmas parades and then we got til March to finish the winter projects. Then,...the season starts again!!!!! I cant wait!!

JohnnyBeagle · 10-26-2008, 08:09 PM

hooray central texas "winter"

**Stocker** · 10-26-2008, 08:19 PM

Great thread and great illustrations!!

Since my K20 is my DD, winter is just another season... in fact, that's when it is truly in its element. Heater/defroster isn't quite up to modern standards, but she'll be getting me there in conditions that keep lesser vehicles at home -- or stuck.

72BlckButy · 10-26-2008, 08:22 PM

Woo-Hoo.... Winter!

Thanks for the reminder Andy!

big_al_71 · 10-26-2008, 08:35 PM

Cruise season is all year long for me thank the lord for Florida....

Spray-Bomb · 10-26-2008, 09:05 PM

Sucks for yall

1956cameo · 10-26-2008, 09:16 PM

Look on the bright side Longhorn man, with the trucks nestled in the warm (or at least warmer) garage and all the snow outside, it gives you a reason to work on the truck. You know do all those little tasks that need to be done but there was no time for during cruise season. Now if anyone lives up north in the snow and they dont have a garage so the truck sits out in the yard all winter then... This would be a depressing time of the year.

MT1972cheyenne · 10-26-2008, 09:29 PM

Thanks Longhorn! I have been putting all of my yard equipment, boat, etc. away & putting Sta-Bil in everything, but I didn't even think to put it in my 72 until I saw this post.

Longhorn Man · 10-26-2008, 09:39 PM

LOL!!! Both my truck live on the curb... no garage. That's a double whammy becouse the burb was down literally all summer for the work I did, it was a spring and fall cruiser this year.
The longhorn is the winter beater with a heater.
Here's the view from the snow storm last march...

**slomotion** · 10-26-2008, 09:41 PM

Yeah, you're right. And as soon as I "put the old girl away" I'm going to have to do something about the truck too!

**88JRFAN** · 10-26-2008, 09:49 PM

Bite your tongue on the white powder stuff. Could wait till hunting season starts then go away. Don't want that ice this year, but both trucks are ready to go. Got there deer killer bumpers.

68 short step · 10-26-2008, 09:56 PM

great pic story...

Richard8971 · 10-26-2008, 10:14 PM

I guess one advantage of living in Arizona, it was 89 degrees today, clear and beautiful...

As far as I am concerned... crusing season has just begun!

Don

67ChevyRedneck · 10-26-2008, 10:31 PM

I moved 700 miles to get away from that crap! But I do remember this was the time of year I swapped the plates from the 67 to the 86 'yota beater.

Cool pics/write up

almost forgot... it does snow like once every 6 years...

bad68bowtie · 10-26-2008, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

almost forgot... it does snow like once every 6 years...

And it's as if it's the first time anyone has ever seen snow, and I mean EVER

67ChevyRedneck · 10-27-2008, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bad68bowtie

And it's as if it's the first time anyone has ever seen snow, and I mean EVER

I'm originally from southwest NY, our average annual snowfall is about 120-150"!!! I've seen more cars in the ditch down here after one snow than I'd see in NY all winter.

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/buf/lakef...nowseason.html

**N2TRUX** · 10-26-2008, 11:08 PM

Blue skies and warm weather here in sunny Cypress, Texas. The local cruise night runs for another three weekends before they close for the holidays.

10-26-2008, 05:40 PM	#1
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	End of the cruise season All good things mut come to an end... All the pointless driving, All the stupid fun; All that road that you tried to cover this year; all the burnouts... It's time to call it quits. Unless you are in the deep south, or so-cal, the season is either over... or it will be here shortly. The road, has come to en end. Doesn't matter what angle you look at it either; Time to give it a bath; And put the 'ole girl away; This message has been brought to you by Stay-Bil Remember to fill it up, and pour some in before packing it away. Last edited by Longhorn Man; 10-26-2008 at 05:53 PM.

10-26-2008, 05:51 PM	#2
bad6772 Official Site Guitar Shredder Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 3,955	Re: End of the cruise season Great pics.....And your right.....Its getting really close....Although it has not effected me this year( NO CRUISING)....I have seen less and less classics on the road.....Next Year will be a different story when i am out Pimping SweetPea

10-26-2008, 06:01 PM	#3
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: End of the cruise season AH the perils of living in the frozen wastlands up north// down here we just change to longpants in feb then after a couple of weeks winters over no need for stabil fuel additives __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

10-26-2008, 05:57 PM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: End of the cruise season pretty soon it'll be like this;

10-26-2008, 06:06 PM	#5
Rack Man Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 770	Re: End of the cruise season Well the season is just beginning here in AZ....Our summer is your winter....LOL....Hell, local cruise-in's are just firing up! 9 months of Heaven and 3 months of hell....I'm glad the summer is over....even though it wasn't too bad this summer! Dan

10-26-2008, 06:55 PM	#6
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: End of the cruise season Yeah,it`s a bummer.But,I always seem to get out on a cruise or two over winter.It all depends on the salt,as far as the `72 goes.Winters a great road trip time because there`s not as much to do.and it`s getting out while staying warm. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

10-26-2008, 07:21 PM	#7
eightbanger 454 MAKES IT ROAR Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Essex, U.K Posts: 2,701	Re: End of the cruise season Now i'm depressed. __________________ Nigel. An American living in a British body. 1971 Chevy Cheyenne 10 454 "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell "When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty" - Thomas Jefferson No more pain. 03.12.60 -- 12.28.10 http://www.youtube.com/Eightbanger

10-26-2008, 07:25 PM	#8
chrislehr Engine n00b Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin Posts: 1,031	Re: End of the cruise season I kind of missing having seasons.

10-26-2008, 07:33 PM	#9
scott's69 WORTHLESS CRUISERS Join Date: May 2002 Location: Lancaster, SC Posts: 237	Re: End of the cruise season Cruise season is almost over for us (through Nov). That just means a couple of Christmas parades and then we got til March to finish the winter projects. Then,...the season starts again!!!!! I cant wait!! __________________ Scott Hammond Lancaster, SC 1969 Chevy2005 Chevy Silverado Z71 72 Chevy 1972 SWB 454 If you don't live for something, then you'll die for nothing. www.xclusive-images.com

10-26-2008, 08:09 PM	#10
JohnnyBeagle Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 44	Re: End of the cruise season hooray central texas "winter" __________________ 1972 Chevrolet C10 Cheyenne

10-26-2008, 08:19 PM	#11
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,694	Re: End of the cruise season Great thread and great illustrations!! Since my K20 is my DD, winter is just another season... in fact, that's when it is truly in its element. Heater/defroster isn't quite up to modern standards, but she'll be getting me there in conditions that keep lesser vehicles at home -- or stuck. __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

10-26-2008, 08:22 PM	#12
72BlckButy Tot Roddin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 24,461	Re: End of the cruise season Woo-Hoo.... Winter! Thanks for the reminder Andy! __________________ -Nate 1969 CST SWB - Project Blank Slate (4.5/6" ECE Static Drop, 6-lug disc brake upgrade (manual), Billet Specialties Vintec 20x8.5 255/40 (F) 20x10 295/40 (R), 250 I-6) 1960 AMF Skylark - Tot Roddin' (Lowered with custom frame; soon to include custom push bar and interior) 2008 Silverado CrewCab 1LT (5.3L, 3:73, 4x4, LT1, Z-71, Towing Package) Last edited by 72BlckButy; 10-26-2008 at 08:22 PM.

10-26-2008, 08:35 PM	#13
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: End of the cruise season Cruise season is all year long for me thank the lord for Florida.... __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

10-26-2008, 09:05 PM	#14
Spray-Bomb Texas Big Wig Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineola, Texas Posts: 5,620	Re: End of the cruise season Sucks for yall __________________ Just not low enough... ----------------------------- Sinister Killer

10-26-2008, 09:16 PM	#15
1956cameo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Angleton, TX Posts: 2,219	Re: End of the cruise season Look on the bright side Longhorn man, with the trucks nestled in the warm (or at least warmer) garage and all the snow outside, it gives you a reason to work on the truck. You know do all those little tasks that need to be done but there was no time for during cruise season. Now if anyone lives up north in the snow and they dont have a garage so the truck sits out in the yard all winter then... This would be a depressing time of the year.



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10-26-2008, 09:29 PM	#16
MT1972cheyenne Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 223	Re: End of the cruise season Thanks Longhorn! I have been putting all of my yard equipment, boat, etc. away & putting Sta-Bil in everything, but I didn't even think to put it in my 72 until I saw this post.

10-26-2008, 09:39 PM	#17
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: End of the cruise season LOL!!! Both my truck live on the curb... no garage. That's a double whammy becouse the burb was down literally all summer for the work I did, it was a spring and fall cruiser this year. The longhorn is the winter beater with a heater. Here's the view from the snow storm last march... Last edited by Longhorn Man; 10-26-2008 at 09:50 PM.

10-26-2008, 09:41 PM	#18
slomotion Old Duffer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 1,822	Re: End of the cruise season Yeah, you're right. And as soon as I "put the old girl away" I'm going to have to do something about the truck too! __________________ '68 Short C20 Flatbed Dually w/ 292 4bbl, Langdon cast headers, and WC T5 trans. '81 G10 Shorty Van "Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement." Will Rogers "Under promise, then over achieve."

10-26-2008, 09:49 PM	#19
88JRFAN LET'S GO RACIN' Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SALINA,KS Posts: 1,212	Re: End of the cruise season Bite your tongue on the white powder stuff. Could wait till hunting season starts then go away. Don't want that ice this year, but both trucks are ready to go. Got there deer killer bumpers. __________________ Daren 04 Chevy Extend cab 2500HD 6.0 Liter 4x4 71 CHEVY 3/4 4X4 402 BB, th400/np205, dana44/eaton ho52 w/4:10-TOY Rip El Jay RIP BOBBO'S MOM

10-26-2008, 09:56 PM	#20
68 short step Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: tulsa OK Posts: 3,070	Re: End of the cruise season great pic story...

10-26-2008, 10:14 PM	#21
Richard8971 Still livin the "dream" in '54 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,656	Re: End of the cruise season I guess one advantage of living in Arizona, it was 89 degrees today, clear and beautiful... As far as I am concerned... crusing season has just begun! Don __________________ Current build. 1954 Chevrolet 3800 "Ella" SOLD! My '67 stepper "Tangerine Dream" "Anything worth doing is worth doing right" James Dean “When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” Sherlock Holmes "There is no spoon." Neo

10-26-2008, 10:31 PM	#22
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: End of the cruise season I moved 700 miles to get away from that crap! But I do remember this was the time of year I swapped the plates from the 67 to the 86 'yota beater. Cool pics/write up almost forgot... it does snow like once every 6 years... Attached Images __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! Last edited by 67ChevyRedneck; 10-26-2008 at 10:38 PM.

10-26-2008, 11:08 PM	#25
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Re: End of the cruise season Blue skies and warm weather here in sunny Cypress, Texas. The local cruise night runs for another three weekends before they close for the holidays. __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

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