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gmtec93c1500 · 09-09-2011, 02:23 PM

In the 50's all the way through the 90's my Grandfather was a pop dealer for Prince Edward Island. He sold brands such as sussex, canada dry and pure springs. Sometimes he tells me some amazing storys of how things used to me done Over and some of the challenges that they have overcome.
One of my favorites is the story of how one small store in western PEI used to use natural spring water to chill there pop. there was a spring in the basement of the store that they built a channel in, the water flowed through the channel where the pop was placed then outside to a neer by brook!
the years he collected quite a collection of old trucks signs racks bottles crates coolers and many other neat little things. most of everything is rusted out rotted and gone now but some of the reminders still pop up(no pun intended). today i went for a walk behind his home and country store in Harrington PEI and took some pictures of what i could see... i am hoping that maybe just maybe he will let me into his warehouse and see some of the collection he has gathered.
my grandfather is a quiet man and nothing is ever given up on, nothing is ever throw away and NOTHING is sold. so please don't ask.
attached some pictures i took today of the woods behind his home there is a 57 GMC. Im hoping some of you guys can tell me more about it. it has a large strait 6 engine in it, Im not sure what size. a floor shift trans with what Im guessing is a 2 speed rear axle, unfortionitly the center section it missing. there is also some pictures of a 78 gmc crew cab with a 350 engine and a th400 trans and a 76 gmc 6500 with a tall deck 427.

over the next few weeks im going to try and keep updating this thread with some more storys and pictures

gmtec93c1500 · 09-09-2011, 02:25 PM

oups on the 4th image!! my sister just had a baby

gmtec93c1500 · 09-09-2011, 02:28 PM

some more pics!!!

gmtec93c1500 · 09-09-2011, 02:32 PM

*&^% oups heres more pics

Coupeguy2001 · 09-10-2011, 06:13 PM

itsa shame that stuff has to rot away.

Wheelie · 09-10-2011, 08:43 PM

Well there is a lot of potential there. If I were going to choose one to actually restore I would choose the Canada Dry GMC despite the fact it is rotting away in the dirt. I would take the big v8 out of the grande 6500 and put it in the GMC.

gmtec93c1500 · 09-10-2011, 08:58 PM

i dont think i would ever do a restoration on any of them... i dont think he would ever let me... ive thought about building a tribute truck though... anyone ever put one of those 57 cabs on an s-10 frame? and i like the idea of keeping the 261

09-09-2011, 02:23 PM	#1
gmtec93c1500 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: P.E.I Canada eh Posts: 158	my grandfauthers ole trucks In the 50's all the way through the 90's my Grandfather was a pop dealer for Prince Edward Island. He sold brands such as sussex, canada dry and pure springs. Sometimes he tells me some amazing storys of how things used to me done Over and some of the challenges that they have overcome. One of my favorites is the story of how one small store in western PEI used to use natural spring water to chill there pop. there was a spring in the basement of the store that they built a channel in, the water flowed through the channel where the pop was placed then outside to a neer by brook! the years he collected quite a collection of old trucks signs racks bottles crates coolers and many other neat little things. most of everything is rusted out rotted and gone now but some of the reminders still pop up(no pun intended). today i went for a walk behind his home and country store in Harrington PEI and took some pictures of what i could see... i am hoping that maybe just maybe he will let me into his warehouse and see some of the collection he has gathered. my grandfather is a quiet man and nothing is ever given up on, nothing is ever throw away and NOTHING is sold. so please don't ask. attached some pictures i took today of the woods behind his home there is a 57 GMC. Im hoping some of you guys can tell me more about it. it has a large strait 6 engine in it, Im not sure what size. a floor shift trans with what Im guessing is a 2 speed rear axle, unfortionitly the center section it missing. there is also some pictures of a 78 gmc crew cab with a 350 engine and a th400 trans and a 76 gmc 6500 with a tall deck 427. over the next few weeks im going to try and keep updating this thread with some more storys and pictures Attached Images

09-09-2011, 02:25 PM	#2
gmtec93c1500 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: P.E.I Canada eh Posts: 158	Re: my grandfauthers ole trucks oups on the 4th image!! my sister just had a baby

09-09-2011, 02:28 PM	#3
gmtec93c1500 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: P.E.I Canada eh Posts: 158	Re: my grandfauthers ole trucks some more pics!!!

09-09-2011, 02:32 PM	#4
gmtec93c1500 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: P.E.I Canada eh Posts: 158	Re: my grandfauthers ole trucks *&^% oups heres more pics Attached Images

09-10-2011, 06:13 PM	#5
Coupeguy2001 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: phoenix az Posts: 723	Re: my grandfauthers ole trucks itsa shame that stuff has to rot away.

09-10-2011, 08:43 PM	#6
Wheelie Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 319	Re: my grandfauthers ole trucks Well there is a lot of potential there. If I were going to choose one to actually restore I would choose the Canada Dry GMC despite the fact it is rotting away in the dirt. I would take the big v8 out of the grande 6500 and put it in the GMC.

09-10-2011, 08:58 PM	#7
gmtec93c1500 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: P.E.I Canada eh Posts: 158	Re: my grandfauthers ole trucks i dont think i would ever do a restoration on any of them... i dont think he would ever let me... ive thought about building a tribute truck though... anyone ever put one of those 57 cabs on an s-10 frame? and i like the idea of keeping the 261



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