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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Took her out for a ride to lunch today to the little nearby town of Sierra Madre.
Surprisingly, the only people that noticed or commented about her were women, none of the men.
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Dan, way to go, out enjoying your beautiful ride...Jim
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Looks great to me!
I've been lurking but not posting too much, got involved with a 65 Nova SS for a while... Back on the truck thing again now with my 57. Just doing some maintenance on it to bring it back from about a 10 year sleep and working on a few other little things too. I will post more when I have something to show ![]()
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Love the early Novas. Best of luck with it and your truck.
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Dan, glad to see you out enjoying the truck. It looks beautiful.
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Well Dan the truck looks GRRREeeaatt !
Whenever you get a second set of wheels and tires you’all be able to change the look at will. I plan to do that with my Dart and my PU.
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
How do the guys not notice that truck?? Beautiful.
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Thanks for the kind words, guys!
I'm just back from a long weekend camping trip to Pismo Beach, CA - a couple hundred miles north of Pasadena. What a nice little beach town, highly recommended. Took our two 4-1/2 year old granddaughters and they had a blast on the beach, in the pool, playground, etc. I'll be calling Vintage Wheel Works sometime this week to inquire about the centercaps seen in the green truck photos above. I REALLY like them and suspect they may be custom made because I've never seen them before. Hope all you guys are fine with Spring springing and our trucks able to get out in the nicer weather.....well, many places. I suppose not all places! PS: Additional gratuitous photos of my truck will be upcoming because I basically can't walk away from it without looking back at it!
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My little dog, Joey loves his new truck. Took him over to the dog park today so I put tape on the inside window sill. I didn't think his tiny paws would hang out....but apparently I was wrong.
I'm going to buy some of that sheet magnetic material used for refrigerator magnets, paint it red/glue some red paper or material to it just so it won't show so much. I can pull it off when I park.
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Dan, nice pic, yes you don't won't joey messing with the paint...Jim
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He's a pretty good little guy. Usually puts his paws on the arm rest - which is ok right now because it still has the black vinyl on it. Later when I finish the interior that will be swapped out for the light tan like the seat and will show his prints.
Oh well, if I'm going to let a dog in my truck I get what I get, I suppose.
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Cute dog.
You could roll the window up an inch or two and drape towel on it. That should save the paint. Kim |
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Thanks Kim. He’s a good little dude.. Never thought I’d have a little dog much less a poodle but he’s won me over.
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Cute buddy you have there .
Ya those little nails do leave their mark . Ask me how I know .... grumble grumble.
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
As I posted in the "What Did You Do Today" thread I took my Baby out for a wash, ride and lunch today. Re-posting the pictures here. The stance is wrong as I posted in the other thread. I'll be fixing that soon.
I also mounted my "Plastic Jesus." Well, it's ALMOST one. A nice older man - yes, older than me! - I met at The Truck Shop gave it to me and since it is coincidentally red I have been planning to glue rare earth magnets to the bottom of it ever since. Finally got around to it. Is anyone else here old enough to remember the song from the early 60's? "I don't care if it rains or freezes as long as I've got my plastic Jesus glued to the dashboard of my car."
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
It doesn't look too level? No rake at all?
In certain situations it almost looks like I was going for a tail dragger look - something I REALLY don't want in my dream truck.
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Truck looks great.
I agree just a bit higher inthe rear though. Kim |
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
It looks good ... but it does looks like the springs have settled since the early picture.
It couldn’t hurt to raise it a bit to bring it back to where it was when new. How’s the puppy?
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Thanks Kim!
Hi Glen. Joey’s doing fine. He’s dead asleep next to me as I post this, the little pooper!
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OK, since Dan hasn't said anything I will. Dan is in the running for Truck of the Month. He's currently in 2nd place. If you haven't voted go to this thread and vote for Number 5. Dan deserves this win...Jim
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Very nice of you, Jim.
But Jim is in this race too. Vote for him! His truck is to die for beautiful and he did all the work himself. Anyway, thank you again for the thoughtfulness. I hope you and yours had a safe and happy thanksgiving. Best, Dan
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Thank you Dan, hope your family had a great thanksgiving...Jim
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Congrats on TOTM.
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