72 Super Roadtrip-Coast to Coast

[Chevyland]

Thank god it stopped raining
This afternoon

we needed to go pick up an original upholstery
Seat
For the truck

Driving down the driveway
We knew we were at the right spot

[Chevyland]

He didn't really want us to do the exchange in his driveway
So
We again returned to The trusty
Home Depot
To do, another truck upgrade

[Chevyland]

Back to original

[68bowtie]

very cool, great "upgrade"...

[special-K]

Your rear bumper steps are different from the others shown. that type of step was popular on station wagons and they made them for pickups, too.

I wonders earlier in the trip if you'd be passing through Cheyenne. I bought a '72 K/20 out of there... a Custom Deluxe. I don't think there's a town named that.

Ah yes, the Home Depot public auto repair lot. Just a seat swap...pffft. I met a guy at one up in PA at a home depot to pick up a set of 1t axles he brought from KS. Up in NY he had picked up a military K30 with tru-trac front/locker rear I just had to have. So, up on his trailer we robbed them out from under the truck. Had to go in a purchase bolt cutters for the e-brake cables (neither of us had much in the way of tools with us).
What does this have to do with a blue Cheyenne super SWB running coast to coast? Not a thing, but I had oatmeal w/blackberrys for breakfast, too.

[kcsa75]

Originally Posted by Chevyland

He didn't really want us to do the exchange in his driveway
So
We again returned to The trusty
Home Depot
To do, another truck upgrade

How much money did you find under the seat. When I took the seat out of my truck to replace the carpet, I found almost $11 in nickels, dimes and quarters.

[Tom Vogel]

Originally Posted by Chevyland

It wasn't a book so much on Harley's
But more on the crazy life of Evel
I think it was something like
"The high flying life of Evel Knievel"

Here's some more red white and blue for you.

And a bit of Chrome

The Panhead is Peter Fondas bike from Easy Rider and the Fat Boy is the one Arnold Schwarzeneggar rode in ... crap, cant remember.

[joeydurango]

I thought I recognized the Easy Rider bike. Man, what a strange movie. Spirit of the times, I guess.

[Chevyland]

Terminator 2.
They also had a section on pulp fiction
The bike Bruce Willis rode
Can't remember if the it was there or not

Another cool display they had
As many color combinations as you could get
On Chevy trucks, back in the day

[Chevyland]

Must be Saturday
Brad put his Tennessee shirt back on

And is watching College Game Day

Who would have ever imagined back in 72
That you would be able to watch tv
While cruising down the highway

[Chevyland]

Originally Posted by kcsa75

How much money did you find under the seat. When I took the seat out of my truck to replace the carpet, I found almost $11 in nickels, dimes and quarters.

Lets be thankful
We didn't find that much under there
Or
We would have been able to afford
This
At dinner last night

[scoot_mcgrute]

Stopped at Outfield's house to watch the Tennessee Florida game and we had to get a picture of our 3 trucks. I'm Outfield's son and I've got the 66 in the pictures. Tennessee just pulled ahead and Brad is excited!

[Mayo]

Cool thread, I'm glad I found this, looks like you guys are having an awesome trip! I'd love to do something like that one day.

[BronzeGMC]

Great looking seat. Could I ask who did that work?

[CastIron]

You're in Oregon? I've been following this and didn't figure you'd be going anywhere near me, but now it looks like you might be getting kind of close to my neck of the woods. I'm just west of Portland.

[Chevyland]

Hey Outfield and scoot.
Thank you for inviting us over

Thank god Tennessee won the game
That way Brad was able to be in a good mood
(Since we all were) talking Chevy's

It was even cool that your friend showed up
With his ford

Especially once he opened the hood
Have fun at racing in Ca. Shawn

We had a great time, see you in the future!

[Chevyland]

Originally Posted by CastIron

You're in Oregon? I've been following this and didn't figure you'd be going anywhere near me, but now it looks like you might be getting kind of close to my neck of the woods. I'm just west of Portland.

What town are you in.
We're definitely going south at this point
My daughter goes to Oregon state
So Corvallis is the next stop
Pm me, maybe breakfast

Here's a cool pic
Scoot_mcrutes truck was an old army truck
This was on inside of The door

Is everybody
Conforming?

[GAc10boy]

Just read every single post in this thread and loving every bit of it. What an exciting trip! I want to do this with my son in the future. Fly to the opposite coast, buy a truck and drive it home. Im 32 and he's 9 so I think we've got a few years. Like you, I'll definitely need a 2nd driver.

Keep up the awesome pictures and stories!

[Chevyland]

Plan on doing it!!
Spend as much time with your son
Now
He will then hang out with you
After high school and college
When
He realizes, he doesn't really
Know everything "lol"

Iowa game, securing our tickets

[outfield]

It was great having you and Brad over. Yea, good thing Tennessee won, or the you would of had a cranky passenger.

Originally Posted by Chevyland

Hey Outfield and scoot.
Thank you for inviting us over

Thank god Tennessee won the game
That way Brad was able to be in a good mood
(Since we all were) talking Chevy's

It was even cool that your friend showed up
With his ford

Especially once he opened the hood
Have fun at racing in Ca. Shawn

We had a great time, see you in the future!

[Mike C]

This trip gets even better. I hope I can convince my own kid to do this at some point. I think it was Mark Twain who said he moved away from home when he was 17 and returned at 19. He was amazed at how much his dad had learned while he was gone!

Originally Posted by Chevyland

Plan on doing it!!
Spend as much time with your son
Now
He will then hang out with you
After high school and college
When
He realizes, he doesn't really
Know everything "lol"

Iowa game, securing our tickets

[geunther]

Originally Posted by Chevyland

It's hard for me to see on my phone, is the rubber pad on its own piece of chrome that is bolted thru the bumper?
I see your truck must be a super also
From the chrome tailgate handle

We almost we're going to come thru Cheyenne
I wanted a picture in front of a city sign
It was just a bit further south than we wanted to go

The rubber has its own bolts going through the bumper. I am not home right now but from memory, yours looks like there is more of a chrome surround. Living in Cheyenne, I went out of my way to get a Super.

Awesome trip btw.

[Chevyland]

Brad and I were talking a couple days ago
How, once we hit Washington, it felt familiar
The roads, road signs, gas stations, terrain, climate
It's subtle, but It all feels familiar
The whole trip across the country
You don't focus on the difference, but
The drive into the west coast just felt like we were home

You also see some stores
That only exist out here

We didn't go shopping

[outfield]

We now have more despenceries then Mc Donald's in Oregon . LOL.

Originally Posted by Chevyland

Brad and I were talking a couple days ago
How, once we hit Washington, it felt familiar
The roads, road signs, gas stations, terrain, climate
It's subtle, but It all feels familiar
The whole trip across the country
You don't focus on the difference, but
The drive into the west coast just felt like we were home

You also see some stores
That only exist out here

We didn't go shopping

[Chevyland]

Been fooling with my pictures again

Truck in black--makes the paint look presentable