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**70cst** · 11-29-2019, 06:38 PM

I know which trucks I prefer...

**6t727t2** · 11-29-2019, 06:48 PM

Sure, but are those 50yr old laminated windows as strong as the Musk truck windows?

**special-K** · 11-29-2019, 06:54 PM

The trucks in the first picture were in my past, are in my present, and will be in my future as well. That Tesluck? Never seen a real one and it's already in my past

**FleetsidePaul** · 11-30-2019, 04:36 PM

There is one advantage to that ugly Tesla poor excuse of a truck.

No one will ever ask you to help them move.

It's got my vote there.

Ziegelsteinfaust · 11-30-2019, 05:31 PM

Tesla remind of this.

https://youtu.be/g1blXLI9bJo

They will never go mainstream till he embraces conventional at some point.

Like why the F do I need a giant I F'ing pad to turn on the heat?

powerdriver · 11-30-2019, 06:12 PM

The 1st Company that comes up with a good looking designed electric truck will blow them out of the water . That thing is Butt ugly . They my have shot themselves in the foot with this

**mongocanfly** · 11-30-2019, 06:35 PM

The older I get ,the more I like older things....just not big on technology

**Sheepdip** · 11-30-2019, 08:18 PM

I choose the past because I'm too old to get excited or invest in the future. My buddy and I were just amusing ourselves a while back on how we both have newer diesel trucks for pulling our 5th wheels, yet we both automatically hop in our old flatbeds on a daily basis....drives our wives crazy!

Don't get me wrong all this new stuff is comfortable, drives nice, has all the bells and whistles and you can't beat diesel power for pulling, but him and I are both real comfortable bombing around on a daily basis in our old flatbeds.

**71CHEVYSHORTBED402** · 11-30-2019, 10:41 PM

I like the old stuff better than today's too. Difference is new are more convenient, and it doesn't bother me so much to see them deteriorate.

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Originally Posted by Sheepdip

I choose the past because I'm too old to get excited or invest in the future. My buddy and I were just amusing ourselves a while back on how we both have newer diesel trucks for pulling our 5th wheels, yet we both automatically hop in our old flatbeds on a daily basis....drives our wives crazy!

Don't get me wrong all this new stuff is comfortable, drives nice, has all the bells and whistles and you can't beat diesel power for pulling, but him and I are both real comfortable bombing around on a daily basis in our old flatbeds.

If I had that flatbed I'd drive it too. I have a rusty C20 with no bells and whistles, and it doesn't bother me. Only the horn and signals are fully operational, literally. It runs and stops every time, suspension isn't too bad. I prefer driving that over my Tundra.

**71CHEVYSHORTBED402** · 12-01-2019, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mongocanfly

The older I get ,the more I like older things....just not big on technology

Ironic and so true. One way or another old stuff was built very well. And they're more personal. My cool-cat uncle left me a small traveling chest for example. It's intended for hygiene and stash, has a built-in mirror, dude was a stage actor. I use it for camping & road trips. It's 120-130 years old and mint.

**special-K** · 12-01-2019, 07:52 PM

I own more antiques than modern consumer products. Heck, I have antiques I bought new!

67C10Step · 12-02-2019, 09:57 AM

I guess I just see the new Tesla as not really a truck. It's an EV with a bit of a bed on it but I don't think it will do half what a "real" truck will do. Folks with deep pockets that have to have the latest gadget are already on board but they are the same folks that buy all the other new gadgets to make their friends and neighbors envious.

I actually prefer the guy who is envious when he sees the nose of my 67 when I have my shop doors open.

I'm happy to see EV's making progress and as battery technology evolves they will continue to get better. However, I still live in the real world where everyone doesn't drive in the city, or just 20 miles per day, and some of us pull trailers and haul "stuff" that others simply wouldn't understand.

**mongocanfly** · 12-02-2019, 11:03 AM

Tim..I thought YOU were an antique.....

**Steeveedee** · 12-02-2019, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by mongocanfly

Tim..I thought YOU were an antique.....

No that's just a bit of patina. :P

**special-K** · 12-02-2019, 01:20 PM

Patina ain't nothin' but paint all scrambled up with an extra 'a' added on!

I'm a mature adult... in years but not the way I act. But I really do hang onto things a long time. I ain't one a them gitridofits, more like a hangontuit

I have a new answer to "future or past". It's neither. My new answer is "forever"

**Steeveedee** · 12-02-2019, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by special-K

Patina ain't nothin' but paint all scrambled up with an extra 'a' added on!

I'm a mature adult... in years but not the way I act. But I really do hang onto things a long time. I ain't one a them gitridofits, more like a hangontuit

I have a new answer to "future or past". It's neither. My new answer is "forever"

Yer a good sport, Tim! I may be older (67), but I haven't grown up all that much, either.

powerdriver · 12-02-2019, 10:09 PM

leaving you lights on is a big deal

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**davischevy** · 12-02-2019, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mongocanfly

Tim..I thought YOU were an antique.....

Damn, you beat me to it.

**special-K** · 12-02-2019, 11:29 PM

Not antique, historic! Sounds better anyway. A historic event could happen tomorrow. So those older than me must be ancient? Relics? Prehistoric?

**davischevy** · 12-02-2019, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by special-K

Not antique, historic! Sounds better anyway. A historic event could happen tomorrow. So those older than me must be ancient? Relics? Prehistoric?

Who you talkin' about?

**special-K** · 12-03-2019, 12:40 AM

Walking a thin line here.

I come from a big family. My oldest sister would have just turned 68 (Nov 24, 1951) and my brother will be 50 (Jan 29, 1970). He's young enough to have been my sister's son. Y'all fit right in there. So how can I call either of you old? I dated a gal his age. People would comment she's a little young for me and say "She's the same age as my brother, not my daughter"

**davischevy** · 12-03-2019, 12:44 AM

My brother, the youngest, was born August 1, 1970.

GOPAPA · 12-03-2019, 12:48 AM

Tim ,,are you ,,your own grandpa ? I heard a song about you if you are.

**special-K** · 12-03-2019, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by davischevy

My brother, the youngest, was born August 1, 1970.

No way! What a coincidence. Same spread same years, right? I figured you were my oldest sister's age. Wait, are you the oldest?

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Originally Posted by GOPAPA

Tim ,,are you ,,your own grandpa ? I heard a song about you if you are.

I'm too inbred to know the difference. I'll have to ask my son. "Hey Dad, you up? I have a question for you"

Ziegelsteinfaust · 12-03-2019, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by special-K

Walking a thin line here.

I come from a big family. My oldest sister would have just turned 68 (Nov 24, 1951) and my brother will be 50 (Jan 29, 1970). He's young enough to have been my sister's son. Y'all fit right in there. So how can I call either of you old? I dated a gal his age. People would comment she's a little young for me and say "She's the same age as my brother, not my daughter"

I am 45, and went out with a girl who was 20. Personally I believe she was 1/2 blind, and hard of hearing. It could be then only reason she went out with me. I was a few months older then her dad.

Her friends told me I was robbing the cradle. I told them she was robbing the grave.

They gave me dirty looks. Then calmed down when they realized she was pursuing me, and gave her dirty looks.

11-29-2019, 06:38 PM	#1
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11-29-2019, 06:48 PM	#2
6t727t2 Active Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 6,457	Re: The Future or the past Sure, but are those 50yr old laminated windows as strong as the Musk truck windows?

11-29-2019, 06:54 PM	#3
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: The Future or the past The trucks in the first picture were in my past, are in my present, and will be in my future as well. That Tesluck? Never seen a real one and it's already in my past __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 11-30-2019 at 08:33 PM.

11-30-2019, 04:36 PM	#4
FleetsidePaul R.I.P. E.S.L.L. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kernville CA./ Lake Isabella CA. Posts: 11,418	Re: The Future or the past There is one advantage to that ugly Tesla poor excuse of a truck. No one will ever ask you to help them move. It's got my vote there. __________________ 1971 Custom C/20 1970 CST 20 1970 C/30 Flatbed 1983 C/30 Dually 2015 Corvette Z51 2021 Corvette Z51 1991 Cadillac Hearse 1982 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz 2000 Porsche Boxster S 2020 Jeep Gladiator 1973 VW Thing 1973 Plymouth Satellite wagon 1963 Baja Bug 1959 Bug Dune Buggy 1970 Baja Bug 1987 Jaguar XJ 350. R.I.P. El Jay R.I.P Jessie. R.I.P Grumpy. Every day is a gift from God.

11-30-2019, 05:31 PM	#5
Ziegelsteinfaust Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Temple City Posts: 3,635	Re: The Future or the past Tesla remind of this. https://youtu.be/g1blXLI9bJo They will never go mainstream till he embraces conventional at some point. Like why the F do I need a giant I F'ing pad to turn on the heat?

11-30-2019, 06:12 PM	#6
powerdriver Registered User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Excelsior Springs Missouri Posts: 221	Re: The Future or the past The 1st Company that comes up with a good looking designed electric truck will blow them out of the water . That thing is Butt ugly . They my have shot themselves in the foot with this __________________ I Have My Grand-kids Exactly Where They Want Me

11-30-2019, 06:35 PM	#7
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,673	Re: The Future or the past The older I get ,the more I like older things....just not big on technology __________________ Mongo...aka Greg RIP Dad RIP Jesse 1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598 Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334 Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563 2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver

11-30-2019, 08:18 PM	#8
Sheepdip Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Waterford California Posts: 2,630	Re: The Future or the past I choose the past because I'm too old to get excited or invest in the future. My buddy and I were just amusing ourselves a while back on how we both have newer diesel trucks for pulling our 5th wheels, yet we both automatically hop in our old flatbeds on a daily basis....drives our wives crazy! Don't get me wrong all this new stuff is comfortable, drives nice, has all the bells and whistles and you can't beat diesel power for pulling, but him and I are both real comfortable bombing around on a daily basis in our old flatbeds. Attached Images

12-01-2019, 07:52 PM	#11
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: The Future or the past I own more antiques than modern consumer products. Heck, I have antiques I bought new! __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

12-02-2019, 09:57 AM	#12
67C10Step Registered User Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Beebe, AR Posts: 2,475	Re: The Future or the past I guess I just see the new Tesla as not really a truck. It's an EV with a bit of a bed on it but I don't think it will do half what a "real" truck will do. Folks with deep pockets that have to have the latest gadget are already on board but they are the same folks that buy all the other new gadgets to make their friends and neighbors envious. I actually prefer the guy who is envious when he sees the nose of my 67 when I have my shop doors open. I'm happy to see EV's making progress and as battery technology evolves they will continue to get better. However, I still live in the real world where everyone doesn't drive in the city, or just 20 miles per day, and some of us pull trailers and haul "stuff" that others simply wouldn't understand. __________________ 1967 C10 1980 Jeep CJ5 2020 Toyota 4Runner 2024 Toyota Tundra

12-02-2019, 11:03 AM	#13
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,673	Re: The Future or the past Tim..I thought YOU were an antique..... __________________ Mongo...aka Greg RIP Dad RIP Jesse 1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598 Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334 Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563 2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver

12-02-2019, 01:20 PM	#15
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: The Future or the past Patina ain't nothin' but paint all scrambled up with an extra 'a' added on! I'm a mature adult... in years but not the way I act. But I really do hang onto things a long time. I ain't one a them gitridofits, more like a hangontuit I have a new answer to "future or past". It's neither. My new answer is "forever" __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

12-02-2019, 10:09 PM	#17
powerdriver Registered User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Excelsior Springs Missouri Posts: 221	Re: The Future or the past leaving you lights on is a big deal __________________ I Have My Grand-kids Exactly Where They Want Me

12-02-2019, 11:29 PM	#19
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: The Future or the past Not antique, historic! Sounds better anyway. A historic event could happen tomorrow. So those older than me must be ancient? Relics? Prehistoric? __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

12-03-2019, 12:40 AM	#21
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: The Future or the past Walking a thin line here. I come from a big family. My oldest sister would have just turned 68 (Nov 24, 1951) and my brother will be 50 (Jan 29, 1970). He's young enough to have been my sister's son. Y'all fit right in there. So how can I call either of you old? I dated a gal his age. People would comment she's a little young for me and say "She's the same age as my brother, not my daughter" __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~



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12-03-2019, 12:44 AM	#22
davischevy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Harrison, Arkansas Posts: 9,863	Re: The Future or the past My brother, the youngest, was born August 1, 1970. __________________ other Larry Build thread, Arkansas K10 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...=755797&page=5 The ability to speak several languages is an asset, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless.

12-03-2019, 12:48 AM	#23
GOPAPA Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nampa Idaho Posts: 7,555	Re: The Future or the past Tim ,,are you ,,your own grandpa ? I heard a song about you if you are. __________________ When you learn a thing a day you store up smart.

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