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bluec10 · 11-16-2003, 01:07 AM

Since my truck is in pieces all over the garage, I couldn't really take a picture of it for my avatar. So I checked the "archives". I took this picture about 20 years ago when my '68 was still doing active duty on the farm.

I almost got misty-eyed thinking about how I grew up with that truck. I was born in the '68 model year, so the truck has been a part of my entire life. My folks had a camper on it for its first 10 years so I've got great camping memories with the truck. After that my dad began using it to haul eggs to the city (yes I grew-up on a poultry farm) and I spent my summers going with him. I learnt to drive in that truck and I can still hear my dad yelling "The clutch, press the clutch!!!" as we headed for a dead end the first time I drove it.

Anyway, I could go on and on. I'd be interested in hearing some of your stories. Yes, our trucks are the best looking trucks on the road, but they reach a whole different level if they evoke good memories.

11-16-2003, 01:07 AM	#1
bluec10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 663	New Avatar and Nostalgia Since my truck is in pieces all over the garage, I couldn't really take a picture of it for my avatar. So I checked the "archives". I took this picture about 20 years ago when my '68 was still doing active duty on the farm. I almost got misty-eyed thinking about how I grew up with that truck. I was born in the '68 model year, so the truck has been a part of my entire life. My folks had a camper on it for its first 10 years so I've got great camping memories with the truck. After that my dad began using it to haul eggs to the city (yes I grew-up on a poultry farm) and I spent my summers going with him. I learnt to drive in that truck and I can still hear my dad yelling "The clutch, press the clutch!!!" as we headed for a dead end the first time I drove it. Anyway, I could go on and on. I'd be interested in hearing some of your stories. Yes, our trucks are the best looking trucks on the road, but they reach a whole different level if they evoke good memories. __________________ Present: 2015 Tacoma. Yeah, not a GM, but I love it. 1969 GMC 32,000 - fix, drive, relax, fix... 2019 BMW R1250 GSA - Yahoooooooo 1979 Honda GL 1000 - retro touring at its best. Past: '05 Sierra 4x4 - Had 270,000 KM and running well when it was written-off by a stop sign runner. '94 F-150 from the "F word" company. I'll admit it...good truck. Sold what was left of it for $800 to a guy who came to pick it up at 11:00 PM with cash in hand. Hmm. '79 Sierra Grande (Black) organ donor - perfect rebuildable 4-bolt 350 and a good TH350. '76 Sierra Grande (Orange) - hate isn't too strong a word. Kid who bought it turned it into a hot rod. '68 C-10 R.I.P. - Dad's old truck...too far gone to resurrect. '59 C-50 - with hoist. Truck is gone, wife isn't. Nuff said.



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