06-17-2009, 11:27 AM | #1 |
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Summer of '79
Hi guys I thought you might like to see an old pic.
Here's a picture of me and my first new vehicle. I purchased it new in September of '77, I traded in a Marina Blue 67 Camaro. This picture is from the summer of '79 as the title says. I think it's the only picture of it I have. I cut one coil out of each front spring and removed the overload helper springs and two other leafs to get the stance. Installed a snap tonneau cover. The paint was done at the dealership before I bought it, by a guy who use to travel through the area and do a few each time he came by. I really liked (loved) this truck and wish I had never traded it in on the next new car a long gone '79 Chrysler Cordoba with fine Corinthian Leather!. The power train was 350 4bbl with turbo 350. I don't remember the rear specs but it pulled a 17' fiberglass boat for all of one summer and it did great job going up the hills. |
06-17-2009, 11:56 AM | #2 |
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Cool pic! Cool truck! Groovy bell-bottoms too!
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06-17-2009, 12:31 PM | #3 |
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06-17-2009, 01:48 PM | #4 |
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Love the pic. Nice hair do.
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I didn't know Stacey David posted on here!
Seriously, cool pictures. It's always great to see these trucks when they were new. My dad had a '74 when I was a really young kid (I am 35) and it peeks out in some pictures from then. |
06-17-2009, 02:02 PM | #6 |
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Groovy...!
Great pic, and thanks for sharing it with us.
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06-17-2009, 03:43 PM | #7 |
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look at those jeans...haha thats an awesome front butt pulled up nipple high!!! wish i had a pair.
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06-17-2009, 03:59 PM | #8 |
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Hey Can You Say "DISCO Fever"! God Bless All, Terry
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06-17-2009, 04:09 PM | #9 |
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Ahhh...the 70's. I'm not gonna crack on the fashion, I wore all the same stuff, just a few years younger. Truck is very cool too!
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you were a pretty clean cut guy for the day terry.i looked more along the line's of a sasquatch.i think.i don't really remember from 74 on.i woke up and it was 1983. those graphic's are classic seventies.betcha wished you still had it ?
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It's funny seeing those pants. The Navy didn't realize until 2001 they were out of style Sweet looking truck.
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06-18-2009, 07:26 AM | #12 |
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Where is your leisure suit? You dont see them painted like that anymore! Nice Truck.
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sweet truck but dude.....
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Brown chicken, brown cow...
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06-18-2009, 05:53 PM | #16 |
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Only the lowrider guys are saving the classic paint sceme. Nice of you to share that photo with the board.
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