dmoore 687 #301 Posted March 25, 2022 As well has the heater. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,262 #302 Posted March 25, 2022 Interesting times...... Seems to me I remember a heater being an option on Ford F series trucks some into the 80s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,671 #303 Posted March 25, 2022 39 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Interesting times...... Seems to me I remember a heater being an option on Ford F series trucks some into the 80s. Optional would be “ok” living in the south, up by us—NOT SO MUCH! Better be traveling with some blankets if you don’t have a heater in the northern part of the country. It is funny what we deem necessities on modern vehicles. I’ve been doing a lot of traveling lately but here is some pics of just a few cars I’ve spotted along the trail… a ‘68 in Texas City A ‘69 in Berlin, Germany An East German Trabant…also in Berlin, Germany Caddy in the Fort Worth Stockyards Awesome Blue Oval by in our hometown—oshkosh Caleb and I at MCACN with Arnie Beswicks daughters clone Judge behind us! My baby girl with her bestie’s and the Ol’ Goat I brought her home with the day after she was born! (On her 15th birthday last fall!) time flys guys-doesn’t it🤔😅 3 4 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,262 #304 Posted March 25, 2022 1 hour ago, PeacemakerJack said: Caddy in the Fort Worth Stockyards Love those big ole Long Horns! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,671 #305 Posted March 25, 2022 47 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Love those big ole Long Horns! All I could think of was “Boss Hogg” from Dukes of Hazzard🧐😂😂😂 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,262 #306 Posted March 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, PeacemakerJack said: All I could think of was “Boss Hogg” from Dukes of Hazzard🧐😂😂😂 Now you got Waylon Jennings stuck in my head man 😂 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 6,802 #307 Posted March 25, 2022 4 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Interesting times...... Seems to me I remember a heater being an option on Ford F series trucks some into the 80s. When I started driving, one would search the classified ads in the newspaper for a used car. If the ad said R & H it had a radio and a heater as they were an option in many models. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,195 #308 Posted March 25, 2022 6 hours ago, lynnmor said: they were an option Guy I knew used a Coleman camp stove in his pickup that had no heater. Don't know how he didn't kill himself. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 6,395 #309 Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) A couple of decades ago, I was a counselor on a UMYF mission trip to Hungary. Saw a bunch of Trabants while I was there. Thought they were kind of cute, partially because they sounded and smelled like an old Evinrude. I was kind of wondering how to get a Trabant shipped back to the U.S. so I could swap an Olds Quad 4 into it. Thought that would make a really good sleeper. Edited March 25, 2022 by 8ntruck 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,262 #310 Posted March 25, 2022 18 minutes ago, Jeff-C175 said: Guy I knew used a Coleman camp stove in his pickup that had no heater. Ha! My Ole Man done the same. When I were a youngun he had a VW square back wagon. No heat. He'd light a 2 burner Coleman stove to defrost the wenderrs. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Howie 882 #311 Posted March 26, 2022 Somebody sold gas heaters for those VW's. How would you like it with one of those burning in the car with you? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,813 #312 Posted March 26, 2022 13 hours ago, PeacemakerJack said: Caddy in the Fort Worth Stockyards that’s right where we picked up he Texas truck donor for Norman! Imagine driving home with a 3/4 ton truck on a dolly from there in a Suburban with 5 people… round trip in 3 days 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,671 #313 Posted March 26, 2022 4 hours ago, 8ntruck said: A couple of decades ago, I was a counselor on a UMYF mission trip to Hungary. Saw a bunch of Trabants while I was there. Thought they were kind of cute, partially because they sounded and smelled like an old Evinrude. I was kind of wondering how to get a Trabant shipped back to the U.S. so I could swap an Olds Quad 4 into it. Thought that would make a really good sleeper. The Trabant is a classic piece of engineering disaster that could only come from a Communist nation. Although they made millions of them, not too many survived after the wall came down that divided Germany. They have become a cult classic though in recent years and apparently are still occasionally for sale here in the USA. If you guys have 10 minutes to burn, this is a very informational yet comical video about these clown cars… hard to imagine that they were being built while America was building the musclecars of the 1960’s! @8ntruck If you could install a modern drivetrain in one, that would definitely make a classic sleeper. I could see it with a high performance superbike (Kawasaki, Yamaha, etc) 4 cylinder engine! Could you hear one of those wound out to 12-13,000 RPM?🧐🤣😂 and in that car body? 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmoore 687 #314 Posted March 29, 2022 On 3/25/2022 at 9:15 AM, PeacemakerJack said: Optional would be “ok” living in the south, up by us—NOT SO MUCH! Better be traveling with some blankets if you don’t have a heater in the northern part of the country. It is funny what we deem necessities on modern vehicles. I’ve been doing a lot of traveling lately but here is some pics of just a few cars I’ve spotted along the trail… a ‘68 in Texas City A ‘69 in Berlin, Germany An East German Trabant…also in Berlin, Germany Caddy in the Fort Worth Stockyards Awesome Blue Oval by in our hometown—oshkosh Caleb and I at MCACN with Arnie Beswicks daughters clone Judge behind us! My baby girl with her bestie’s and the Ol’ Goat I brought her home with the day after she was born! (On her 15th birthday last fall!) time flys guys-doesn’t it🤔😅 Funny you mention MCACN, Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals held every year the weekend before Thanksgiving in Rosemont, Illinois, Chicago suburbs. One of my low mile survivors was invited to be displayed during 2015 show. A 1972 Duster340 with 34,000 miles, original paint, interior, drivetrain, tires, plugs, plug wires, well, you get the picture. Truly a great honor to have been part of that show which is THE top muscle car show on the planet. 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 8,612 #315 Posted March 29, 2022 On 3/26/2022 at 5:09 AM, PeacemakerJack said: The Trabant is a classic piece of engineering disaster that could only come from a Communist nation. @8ntruck If you could install a modern drivetrain in one, that would definitely make a classic sleeper. I could see it with a high performance superbike (Kawasaki, Yamaha, etc) 4 cylinder engine! Could you hear one of those wound out to 12-13,000 RPM?🧐🤣😂 and in that car body? The hardest piece in a Trabant is.... ... the driver.. 😂😂😂 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 8,612 #316 Posted March 29, 2022 I sometimes remember the good old times with my Friend Emma when we Wrenching together on his Lincoln, he someday lent me his Car when we finished it, dunno if i showed allready. it was still a pleasure to ride it. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,195 #317 Posted May 22, 2022 Well... not a muscle car, or a hot rod but definitely vintage. The treasurer and I bought this new in '87 and for the last 20 years it's been in the back garage collecting dust and generally going to he77. I wanted to clean out the back garage completely so I could have a bigger shop area to work in. I was going to scrap the car. The treasurer cried... "It was my very first brand new car!" OK then, it can't stay if it doesn't run, so in February I began the long journey to getting it running again. I'll spare you all the detail$$$$$$$ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,813 #318 Posted September 16, 2022 55? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,326 #319 Posted September 16, 2022 Oh how I love Bel airs and yes that looks like a 55 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cafoose 3,153 #320 Posted September 16, 2022 5 minutes ago, Pullstart said: 55? Nope '56 second picture is '55 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,326 #321 Posted September 16, 2022 The 57 bel air is my favorite car and my second favorite car is made by a brand that has a reputation for bad cars and it’s amc,s gremlin yep the amc gremlin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,813 #322 Posted September 16, 2022 @cafoose so it’s in the trim / body line? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cafoose 3,153 #323 Posted September 16, 2022 Mainly the grille and front bumper and the rear bumper and tail lights. Also the dash area is different. There may be other things too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 6,802 #324 Posted September 16, 2022 I did a quick search about the V's on the front and rear of these Chevy's, apparently it has been forgotten what was meaning of the gold, chrome and no V's. Being a stop light drag racer back in the day, I learned the difference. That is a hint and I will wait a day or so to see if anyone remembers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,592 #325 Posted September 16, 2022 Sold my Vette about 5 or 6 years ago…kinda miss just cruisin in it. Sold it right as it hit 100,000 miles. Bone stock: 5.7 and a 6 speed manual. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
