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Not quite in the same line as customs...
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Oh damn that's cool stuff!
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Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. ![]() RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377 Last edited by HO455; 01-11-2020 at 01:32 PM. Reason: Forgot photo. |
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Interesting box on the back of the AD. Is it canvas or tar paper? What purpose are the 2 openings on the front? B&O railroad photo from the mid to late 50's judging from the 2 cars in the back right side.
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The things we used to do and survived doing!
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Ok guys, what in the heck are these brackets on the left fenders for?
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That's a nice truck.
I don't know what the brackets are for, but I'm fairly certain I can find them in one of my old JC Whitney catalogs. |
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Looks like Wheel Chocks ??
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That truck was NOT the norm, these trucks not no love back then, pretty rare to see a customized one. I am wondering about how low it is, I am thinking it's got another frame under it, or a front frame section welded on would be more likely. But the Rod and Custom Dream truck had a 50 Olds frame under it for a bit, they were thinking about that stuff back then, maybe that is what they did to this one.
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I'm going out on a limb here and guessing that it may have a Cadillac frame/suspension with the early air ride and possibly a Caddy mill. My theory is all based on the Cadillac emblem on the hood.
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Since we're talking about the dream truck again, here's a few early pictures:
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Another custom built late '70s or '80s:
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Caddy script on side, '50s Olds gunsight in the front, not sure what the script reads on the bottom of the fender, and it's parked by a trailer with Chevrolet posters and in front of a '56 with something poking out of the hood... lotsa interesting things there.
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How about this one boys!
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That's what I was thinking.
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How's this for a random AD photo!
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Ohhh damn!
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NOT GOOD!
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Ok, so that adds another one I had seen but thought it was Gil’s Auto Body Works truck! I always thought they were the same truck and mine fell in at number 3 that I had seen chopped. So now my truck is the forth one that I have seen documented as chopped. The Ortega truck was chopped a few years after mine. So I am still at number four! WHOOO HOOO! LOL There had to be more, I get it, but documented, from what I have seen over the years mine is number 4. ![]() Brian
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