Radikle 62 truck @ hot aug nights! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

wwotr · 08-11-2009, 07:44 PM

I usually post in the 67-72 Forum, but saw this at Hot August Nights this past weekend and HAD to share!!!

Pictures attached.

Roger
"RATIKLE"

hAetWagon · 08-11-2009, 07:50 PM

I saw the title and KNEW this was the truck you were going to post. My buddy showed me pics of this thing yesterday morning. Very very creative.

71swb4x4 · 08-11-2009, 07:52 PM

I would love to see the build thread on that one.

wwotr · 08-11-2009, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hAetWagon

I saw the title and KNEW this was the truck you were going to post. My buddy showed me pics of this thing yesterday morning. Very very creative.

"We aim to please".
It was even MORE impressive in person.
DA-ROOOOOOoooooooool!

Roger
"RATIKLE"

boostat4500 · 08-11-2009, 08:18 PM

I've seen this truck at a few show-n-shines now. It's very well built and definitely one of a kind. You too can have one for a mere $120K!

OARNGESI · 08-11-2009, 08:41 PM

Any shots overthere without the top it looks like it comes off

Revin68 · 08-11-2009, 10:43 PM

Thom Taylor posed this as a drawing in a truck mag about a year or two ago as a creative way to modify an early 60's Chev PU. This was carried out very well and extreemly close to the orig drawing. Nice work.

jonathan-m · 08-11-2009, 10:52 PM

well it certainly is...interesting..

I really have never been able to get into these types of mods, they just seem to take out all of the characters that make these old trucks interesting to me :/

19GMC63 · 08-11-2009, 11:12 PM

hmmm.... interesting for sure.

Just some critiquing... the proportions are all out of whack, and that top is horrid IMO. It looks awesome from the motor back (minus the top), but I don't like the front end at all. The grill/shell just doesn't seem to fit well with the design, and it's too long of a wheelbase IMO. But overall, a really cool build & design.

originalJD · 08-12-2009, 02:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 71swb4x4

I would love to see the build thread on that one.

I have been watching for more pics but never saw any. Had no idea this truck was finished. Anyhow, here are some I found.

Quote:

Originally Posted by OARNGESI

Any shots overthere without the top it looks like it comes off

I beleive the top is welded on

Quote:

Originally Posted by Revin68

Thom Taylor posed this as a drawing in a truck mag about a year or two ago as a creative way to modify an early 60's Chev PU. This was carried out very well and extreemly close to the orig drawing. Nice work.

Yes this guy is good. I wish I had half the metal working skills.

originalJD · 08-12-2009, 02:54 AM

Oh, I almost forgot. These pictures I found are on his Myspace. Lots of other rides to look at and vids too.

originalJD · 08-12-2009, 02:58 AM

Dang it! Forgot again. Here is the link to his Myspace http://www.myspace.com/millerschopshop

jonzcustomshop · 08-12-2009, 04:45 AM

I do like it , however I was disappointed with the grille/frontend treatment...
A basic rule for a fenderless car, or any vehicle design for that matter, is to have the grille in the same plane as the rest of the body...
I see this mistake made alot with the ratrod crowd, where the car is chaneled super low , and the top of the grille is even with the roof.
I will post up a pic showing how the grille shell breaks the plane of the rest of the body.
I think the paint is rather boring for such a radical ride, dosen't need grafix or anything, just a more attention grabbing color.

66stepside · 08-12-2009, 07:04 AM

I love it. I get sick of seeing the same old stuff. So this is great. very out of the box.

big_al_71 · 08-12-2009, 10:03 AM

Very cool looking...

1964C10 · 08-12-2009, 10:27 AM

I can most definitely appreciate all the work that went into that! Wish I had a tenth of his skills. I have to agree with number of comments made above though, just isn't what holds my interest in these trucks. Now that blue truck on the lift with the hood cut back and the pipes coming out, I can dig that!

08-11-2009, 07:44 PM	#1
wwotr Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Clearlake Oaks CA Posts: 1,716	Radikle 62 truck @ hot aug nights! I usually post in the 67-72 Forum, but saw this at Hot August Nights this past weekend and HAD to share!!! Pictures attached. Roger "RATIKLE" Attached Images __________________ Hello members... I'd like you to know that I sold, my 72 GMC (Ratikle), back in November of 2011. I don't visit the site much anymore, but please feel free, to drop me a private message. RIP...."RATIKLE"

08-11-2009, 07:50 PM	#2
hAetWagon Schlongbed MEMBER (heh)#15 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sacramento Posts: 232	Re: Radikle 62 truck @ hot aug nights! I saw the title and KNEW this was the truck you were going to post. My buddy showed me pics of this thing yesterday morning. Very very creative. __________________ 82 Chevy Blazer 4wd.RIP 1965 Chevy C10,350V8 Get it reliable,then puttin' it in the weeds.. "Old truck, all new headaches."

08-11-2009, 07:52 PM	#3
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Re: Radikle 62 truck @ hot aug nights! I would love to see the build thread on that one. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

08-11-2009, 08:18 PM	#5
boostat4500 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 346	Re: Radikle 62 truck @ hot aug nights! I've seen this truck at a few show-n-shines now. It's very well built and definitely one of a kind. You too can have one for a mere $120K! __________________ 1971 Suburban 4x4, LQ4 6.0L, 4L80E, etc.

08-11-2009, 08:41 PM	#6
OARNGESI Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: CASA GRANDE AZ Posts: 4,276	Re: Radikle 62 truck @ hot aug nights! Any shots overthere without the top it looks like it comes off __________________ 70 SWB STEPSIDE 70 BLAZER 09 challenger

08-11-2009, 10:43 PM	#7
Revin68 Recreational Grease Monkey Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK - Facebook@Robert E. Vavrinak Posts: 82	Re: Radikle 62 truck @ hot aug nights! Thom Taylor posed this as a drawing in a truck mag about a year or two ago as a creative way to modify an early 60's Chev PU. This was carried out very well and extreemly close to the orig drawing. Nice work. __________________ Thanks, Robert 60' Chevy Stepside SWB 08' HHR SS 260hp

08-11-2009, 10:52 PM	#8
jonathan-m Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Phoenix Az Posts: 432	Re: Radikle 62 truck @ hot aug nights! well it certainly is...interesting.. I really have never been able to get into these types of mods, they just seem to take out all of the characters that make these old trucks interesting to me :/ __________________ Rockin' a '66 and loving every minute of it

08-11-2009, 11:12 PM	#9
19GMC63 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,510	Re: Radikle 62 truck @ hot aug nights! hmmm.... interesting for sure. Just some critiquing... the proportions are all out of whack, and that top is horrid IMO. It looks awesome from the motor back (minus the top), but I don't like the front end at all. The grill/shell just doesn't seem to fit well with the design, and it's too long of a wheelbase IMO. But overall, a really cool build & design.

08-12-2009, 02:54 AM	#11
originalJD James Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dayton, WA Posts: 455	Re: Radikle 62 truck @ hot aug nights! Oh, I almost forgot. These pictures I found are on his Myspace. Lots of other rides to look at and vids too. __________________ Never crush'em. Restor'em or recycle'em. The payoff is always worth it in the end. http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...lbumId=1709080 http://s258.photobucket.com/albums/h...e_top_view_all

08-12-2009, 02:58 AM	#12
originalJD James Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dayton, WA Posts: 455	Re: Radikle 62 truck @ hot aug nights! Dang it! Forgot again. Here is the link to his Myspace http://www.myspace.com/millerschopshop __________________ Never crush'em. Restor'em or recycle'em. The payoff is always worth it in the end. http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...lbumId=1709080 http://s258.photobucket.com/albums/h...e_top_view_all

08-12-2009, 04:45 AM	#13
jonzcustomshop 1961 crewcab Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: missoula, mt Posts: 6,164	Re: Radikle 62 truck @ hot aug nights! I do like it , however I was disappointed with the grille/frontend treatment... A basic rule for a fenderless car, or any vehicle design for that matter, is to have the grille in the same plane as the rest of the body... I see this mistake made alot with the ratrod crowd, where the car is chaneled super low , and the top of the grille is even with the roof. I will post up a pic showing how the grille shell breaks the plane of the rest of the body. I think the paint is rather boring for such a radical ride, dosen't need grafix or anything, just a more attention grabbing color. Attached Images

08-12-2009, 07:04 AM	#14
66stepside Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 11	Re: Radikle 62 truck @ hot aug nights! I love it. I get sick of seeing the same old stuff. So this is great. very out of the box.

08-12-2009, 10:03 AM	#15
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: Radikle 62 truck @ hot aug nights! Very cool looking... __________________ 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

08-12-2009, 10:27 AM	#16
1964C10 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Marcos, CA Posts: 578	Re: Radikle 62 truck @ hot aug nights! I can most definitely appreciate all the work that went into that! Wish I had a tenth of his skills. I have to agree with number of comments made above though, just isn't what holds my interest in these trucks. Now that blue truck on the lift with the hood cut back and the pipes coming out, I can dig that! __________________ 1964 Fleetside LWB 1995 Yellow Mustang convertible 1996 Camaro Z28 My build thread Looking for help on completing the Disc Brake Upgrade Reference Thread If you didn't build it, you don't really own it

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