Our Trucks Doing What They Did - Vintage Photo Thread

[1project2many]

Originally Posted by vintovka

1970 and 2020, 10 girlfriends 1 granpa, 5 engines 8 transmissions , 2 wars, 200,000 miles and 50 years later.

Truly amazing. Thank you.

[vintovka]

Originally Posted by 1project2many

Truly amazing. Thank you.

Thanks back at you. I must add one wife, two kids and two grandkids

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by vintovka

1970 and 2020, 10 girlfriends 1 granpa, 5 engines 8 transmissions , 2 wars, 200,000 miles and 50 years later.

Both cool pics. I'm very familiar with the town in that second photo.

[vintovka]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

Both cool pics. I'm very familiar with the town in that second photo.

Taken exactly 1 year ago on the banks of the Rogue at the 4th Fireworks Gold Beach. Will be there again tonight. Next year will be on the Siuslaw across from Florence at the river cabin.

[joedoh]

Originally Posted by vintovka

1970 and 2020, 10 girlfriends 1 granpa, 5 engines 8 transmissions , 2 wars, 200,000 miles and 50 years later.

best photos in the thread!

[_Ogre]

Originally Posted by vintovka

1970 and 2020, 10 girlfriends 1 granpa, 5 engines 8 transmissions , 2 wars, 200,000 miles and 50 years later.

dang vintovka, your rough on trannies
good looking pics

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by vintovka

1970 and 2020, 10 girlfriends 1 granpa, 5 engines 8 transmissions , 2 wars, 200,000 miles and 50 years later.

Originally Posted by _Ogre

dang vintovka, your rough on trannies
good looking pics

Rough on transmissions, but evidently smooth with the ladies ;-)

[vintovka]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

Rough on transmissions, but evidently smooth with the ladies ;-)

Why the truck seat was wore out in the drivers side and the middle.

[MARTINSR]

From a GM Motorama, is this cool or what!

Brian

[vintovka]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

dang vintovka, your rough on trannies
good looking pics

I detest trannies.

[MARTINSR]

[MARTINSR]

Ok..........

Brian

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Ok..........

Brian

Wow, they're just getting better and better!

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[1project2many]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Ok..........

Brian

"If we ever start taking votes, this one's a shoe-in to win."

"Bring your truck to obedience school and we'll teach it to heel."

"Ya know, when I said bring back a big pump for the farm this wasn't quite what I had in mind."

"So I have to buy another truck to get the second shoe??"

"I don't care what you put on it. A one foot bed is useless."

[vintovka]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Ok..........

Brian

I used to drive my un restored 54 past this sign in LV from 69-73, Company was later changed to YESCO and a competitor to my Dads employer Federal Sign and signal. Yesco did the "howdy partner" and many other icons. The sign and many others are in a LV museum.

[MARTINSR]

[MARTINSR]

Very cool!

Brian

[MARTINSR]

Brian

[vintovka]

Great pics! Thank You. Like a time machine for us that remember such scenes. Would love to go back in time with the 54, visit that store grab a .50 roast beef sandwich and a cold .10 Pepsi then fill the tank with .16 gas and head down the road.

[vintovka]

One more for 1970. Friends and family inspecting the 54 down PICO RIVERA,CA when you could walk the street unarmed. Thats a brand new 1969 Toyota Corolla in the driveway my dad bought from directly the singer Frankie Lane (rawhide song) when he had a toyota . Front of girlfriends 64 289 4 speed mustang. 2 weeks after pic truck was parked for a year at Nellis AFB while i got to meet (and help kill) interesting folks in Vietnam.

[MARTINSR]

What a story that truck and you have. Thanks for the details, awesome stuff.

Brian

[vintovka]

In 1970 the truck got the name "George" by a beautiful ex LV showgirl turned Baccarat schill/"escort". She spoke the language of the mafia. George meant "ok or coast is clear" Tom meant "bad or cops are on to us". What she saw in me or truck i'll never be sure. Truck is family and even in the Trust. After 50+ years and 10+ girlfriend there's even more interesting stories that can't be printed here.

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by vintovka

In 1970 the truck got the name "George" by a beautiful ex LV showgirl turned Baccarat schill/"escort". She spoke the language of the mafia. George meant "ok or coast is clear" Tom meant "bad or cops are on to us". What she saw in me or truck i'll never be sure. Truck is family and even in the Trust. After 50+ years and 10+ girlfriend there's even more interesting stories that can't be printed here.

LOLOL your truck was damn near brand new when you got it! Is that wild, it was only 16 years old! HOLY CRAP, that's like a friggin 2004 Silverado today! When I got my 48 it was 25 years old in 1973!

Brian

[vintovka]

May have said before my Uncle got it from Edwards AFB in 1964 when it was 10. USAF used to surplus out vehicles at 10 years. Doubt he paid $200 for it and the hydromatic still working when i got it. He used to drink a bit and why there's a big telephone dent in the front.

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

LOLOL your truck was damn near brand new when you got it! Is that wild, it was only 16 years old! HOLY CRAP, that's like a friggin 2004 Silverado today! When I got my 48 it was 25 years old in 1973!
Brian

When I started working on cars, Model A's were about 35 years old. Now our trucks are TWICE that!