Simviation Forum - The ol' pickup.....

May 4^th, 2011 at 11:23pm

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....sorry this is not aviation related at all.
The weather here has been beautiful.....a little crisp for this time of year but, the sunsets are awesome......I wish I had a better camera Tongue

Thanks 4 looking

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #1 - May 4^th, 2011 at 11:39pm

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Sorry Chuck, I'm only a fan of Fords if they have a Chevy engine. Roll Eyes

Nice pic though. I had a '60 model in the early 70s, 6 banger, 3 speed, am radio and heater.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #2 - May 5^th, 2011 at 12:48am

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This picture is how great scenery starts! Wink

'49 black Studebaker was my first truck! Huh

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Reply #3 - May 5^th, 2011 at 1:13am

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Man! that is some of the best ORBX grass i have ever seen!!!! Love the old "Custom 100's". That was back when trucks were really trucks! Steel body panels instead of fiberglass, steel bumpers instead of molded plastic. You could litterally beat those trucks and never kill em; now a days, let a 2 yr old hit the bumper with a plastic hammer and the Airbag will go off.

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Reply #4 - May 5^th, 2011 at 10:28am

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Thanks guys........Larry, the only difference between this truck and your description is a few years and one gear.
This one has a granny 1st gear....making it a four speed. Right on about the heater and a.m. radio though. I think the heat may have been an option.......to get it to turn on is quite a process involving four separate knobs that either push/pull or turn

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #5 - May 5^th, 2011 at 2:27pm

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Good afternoon all...

Hey Chuck...lets see a few more of her... Wink

Now would you lads remember the "Fargo".

http://www.allpar.com/old/fargo.html

That is what we bought for years along with Land Rovers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover

I also owned a Hudson Terraplane...awesome car and fast.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraplane

One of my older brothers is a Ford person, he always has a Ford Half-Ton truck, can't remember what his wife drives but he always argues with us....
The reason Ford builds the half ton truck tough is because they built the Ford Trimotor... Roll Eyes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Trimotor

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #6 - May 5^th, 2011 at 8:16pm

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Beauty

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Reply #7 - May 5^th, 2011 at 10:33pm

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Thanks guys....heres a shot of the whole truck.....

When I first noticed that "FORD" was stamped backwards, I thought it was just the reverse of the stamp on the outside of the tailgate......

......it's not.......FoMoCo was pretty clever here Wink

Thanks 4 looking

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #8 - May 6^th, 2011 at 12:03am

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I never said Ford didn't have some good ideas. I have wanted their turn signal lever pull for brights on my GM products for years. This one, I had not seen before though. Cute. Grin

I had a granny gear and wheels like that on my lifted '78 Scotsdale 4wd. I miss it. Cry

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #9 - May 6^th, 2011 at 12:17am

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patchz wrote on May 6^th, 2011 at 12:03am:

I never said Ford didn't have some good ideas. I have wanted their turn signal lever pull for brights on my GM products for years. This one, I had not seen before though. Cute. Grin

I had a granny gear and wheels like that on my lifted '78 Scotsdale 4wd. I miss it. Cry

For some reason I think we've had this conversation..........I had a '77 Silverado, Beer Bottle Brown.
Great truck. Cool

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #10 - May 6^th, 2011 at 12:24am

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CHUCK79 wrote on May 6^th, 2011 at 12:17am:

patchz wrote on May 6^th, 2011 at 12:03am:

I never said Ford didn't have some good ideas. I have wanted their turn signal lever pull for brights on my GM products for years. This one, I had not seen before though. Cute. Grin

I had a granny gear and wheels like that on my lifted '78 Scotsdale 4wd. I miss it. Cry

For some reason I think we've had this conversation..........I had a '77 Silverado, Beer Bottle Brown.
Great truck. Cool

That's because we did. Big Truck piped in too, but I can't remember what he had. I would love to get another truck, but don't think that will be possible any time soon.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #11 - May 6^th, 2011 at 7:14pm

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patchz wrote on May 6^th, 2011 at 12:24am:

CHUCK79 wrote on May 6^th, 2011 at 12:17am:

patchz wrote on May 6^th, 2011 at 12:03am:

I never said Ford didn't have some good ideas. I have wanted their turn signal lever pull for brights on my GM products for years. This one, I had not seen before though. Cute. Grin

I had a granny gear and wheels like that on my lifted '78 Scotsdale 4wd. I miss it. Cry

For some reason I think we've had this conversation..........I had a '77 Silverado, Beer Bottle Brown.
Great truck. Cool

That's because we did. Big Truck piped in too, but I can't remember what he had. I would love to get another truck, but don't think that will be possible any time soon.

98 Dodge Ram Sport 2500 Quad Cab, Rancho lift kit, 5.9L V8, Big Truck Cool

Or were you referring to the 70's Fords that my buddy and i used to rebuild for fun? There were three different ones. Built like tanks back in those days. Cool

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Reply #12 - May 6^th, 2011 at 11:11pm

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BigTruck wrote on May 6^th, 2011 at 7:14pm:

patchz wrote on May 6^th, 2011 at 12:24am:

CHUCK79 wrote on May 6^th, 2011 at 12:17am:

patchz wrote on May 6^th, 2011 at 12:03am:

I never said Ford didn't have some good ideas. I have wanted their turn signal lever pull for brights on my GM products for years. This one, I had not seen before though. Cute. Grin

I had a granny gear and wheels like that on my lifted '78 Scotsdale 4wd. I miss it. Cry

For some reason I think we've had this conversation..........I had a '77 Silverado, Beer Bottle Brown.
Great truck. Cool

That's because we did. Big Truck piped in too, but I can't remember what he had. I would love to get another truck, but don't think that will be possible any time soon.

98 Dodge Ram Sport 2500 Quad Cab, Rancho lift kit, 5.9L V8, Big Truck Cool

Or were you referring to the 70's Fords that my buddy and i used to rebuild for fun? There were three different ones. Built like tanks back in those days. Cool

I'm pretty sure the Dodge is what you mentioned when we last had this conversation.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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