STEVE POLLARD Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I've always like vintage automobiles ( that will never change ), but a few years ago, I got bitten by the truck bug. I have friends that are into the 60's muscle cars but now are into 60's and 70's pick up trucks - original / restored. I've always enjoy taking one of my cars to a show, but the few times that I have taken the truck, I've actually enjoyed it more since I can park the truck and walk around and enjoy the show. My cars on the other hand, I would not feel comfortable leaving them unattended. So, how many members here have vintage trucks ? Steve 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f.f.jones Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) Celebrating 50 years of ownership, 1972-2022, (purchased new). Edited June 28, 2022 by f.f.jones (see edit history) 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave39MD Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Yes I love old trucks. Lots of memories in this one and it is still earning its keep around here with tree work. Dave 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpage Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Here's an old girl still working today! Last 3 pics are of a model of it! The real truck just turn over 100,000 miles, a feat for a 1975 vehicle! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I had a very nice all original 72 Chevrolet Super C20. A 1977 Ford F-250 Highboy, 55 Ford pickup. Have done vintage trucks for customers. But I always keep going back to Hudson trucks. Have had a few of them. This is the latest purchase. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkhammer Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I have always been an old truck fan, especially Fords and have owned many; '57 big back window, '60 F250 4x4, '42, '53, '68, '70, '73 and '79. My latest is this '51 F-1. My Wife likes old cars but she LOVES old pickups! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) I do as well. Craig Edited July 3, 2022 by 8E45E (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC38dls Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I had a 49 F3 Ford I rebuilt. The cab was too small to feel safe once I got the braces on my legs so I sold it. It was a good truck I did a lot of work on. Loved the look of it and the bed I did in black walnut looked awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 My first vehicle was a truck, 65 f 100 that was a hand me down that started with my older sister, then brother then it was mine. I loved that thing, and working construction my daily driver was and still is a pick up truck. I have had my butt in the seat of some big ones as well and like them. On my 'down' time I like to drive around in a car though. I wouldnt mind having an old truck but there is a list of cars I would take first. No offense meant, but my one pet peeve with a restored pickup is a shiny, varnished wood bed. They just werent like this. There was an article in Old Cars recently with a beautifully restored vehicle and they painted the bed wood black. I had to give kudos to them for the effort. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akstraw Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I bought this truck from a farmer who sold produce door-to-door from it thru WWII until 1949. I have now owned it for over 50 years. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupiov Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Here's mine. Purchased new by me in 1978. All original. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I'm excited to drive this once we're through sorting it. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 28 minutes ago, Matt Harwood said: I'm excited to drive this once we're through sorting it. Gee Matt you've had it a while, you should be driving it by now. Of course after messing with my Plymouth , and that's a good clean original car, Seems like every little task fights you. I ask myself, does everyone have these type of problems or am I just completely incompetent or the lucky one to get things that aren't quite right? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Here is mine. 47 Hudson 48 Brockway and though it doesn't qualify, I like my Superduty as well. Hopefully I can keep it long enough to fit into the old truck category as well. The turbo diesel with a 6 speed manual is fun to drive. It only gets summer use now on nice days, so maybe. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC38dls Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 You’ve got to love a Big Boy - that’s both the Hudson and the Brockway dave s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 13 minutes ago, auburnseeker said: Gee Matt you've had it a while, you should be driving it by now. Of course after messing with my Plymouth , and that's a good clean original car, Seems like every little task fights you. I ask myself, does everyone have these type of problems or am I just completely incompetent or the lucky one to get things that aren't quite right? This one isn't really a labor or service problem, it's a paperwork problem. Seller passed us a forged title and now we're trying to get a good one. I don't want to spend any more money on the thing in case I have to sue him and/or give it back. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldford Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I probably have more fun with this truck than I do with any of my cars. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrhd29nz Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I love old trucks. My 46 Hudson. I drive a 90 dodge Cummins as my daily driver for work. I dream of 40’s -50’s Dimond T’s. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkhammer Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Lovin' the Hudson Trucks! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I've always liked old trucks. Most have been posted on here before. The '46 1 ton (seen here on a teeter-totter was the first, a nice old survivor. The '21 came next, purchased in 1972 and still in my fleet. I had the '31 Chevy fire engine for quite a number of years,winning many trophies. The '72 C20 ,bought as a modified stepside in 1984, is still my tow vehicle. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 My Daily driver, I have three pick ups, a new Ram 3500 (tow only) and 03 Dakota (a good hiway rig) and this good old 64 D-100. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 That F150 is now up and running and for sale. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Giles Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 On the way to the Jalopy Showdown 2022. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3macboys Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 My '64 Dodge D300 - was a $500 Ebay purchase from Wyoming that my parents dragged back, I suspect along much of the same route that Billy just took, as they took in Mt Rushmore while they were out there. I've posted it here before, the truck still earns it's keep as a shop truck hauling scrap, mulch, parts to swap local swap meets. We've never really been able to figure out it's history but has A/C with a second air compressor under the hood to run air tools. The shifter has two additional shifters attached to the shaft that you would think would be to run a PTO and for a two speed rear end but the truck has neither. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenie Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 1970 Ford F-100 Explorer 32,000 miles, HPOF certified 1946 GMC EC-101 1/2 ton Actual mileage unknown. Owned since 1997. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimm63 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Becoming more vintagey every day........... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Kingsley Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I love old pickups. Don't have one but am enjoying seeing the photos. The first plastic model I ever built was a 1953 Ford F-100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Found and purshased in 1990, sorted out and used ever since. Flathead 85 HP V8, It's a 1935! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36DodgeRam Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I've had this one since 1975. I restored it and enjoyed that for about 30 years, then I updated it a little about 15 years ago... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Harper Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) I don't own them but I do have the pleasure of maintaining and demonstrating them. I was on the fence whether to include or not but... the manufacturer referred to them at various times as "Tractor trucks" and "Auto tractor trucks" so I guess that's close enough. Edited June 28, 2022 by Terry Harper (see edit history) 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I bet those have a soft ride. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bollman Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 I also like old trucks, I have had a few over the years. Currently have 3, a 1951 Crosley FarmOroad Pickup, 1947 Crosley Pickup and a 1950 Ford F1 stake bed. The 51 and 50 tend to get put to work from time to time. The 47 is being worked on to make it road worthy, currently fighting with the mechanical brakes. Crosley didn't give up on mechanical brakes till early 49. I may cover it to hydraulics. FarmOroad setup with 16gal water tank to water 7 new trees that we planted this Spring. I also have a weed sprayer that I mount on the back to spray the Kudzu a couple of times a year. Here is the 47, I plan to leave it cosmetically pretty much as it sits, but make it safe to drive. Historic plate is attached with magnets. 50 bring home a load of mulch and fancy stone for the flower beds this Spring. Two of my favorite that I let go down the road was a 58 Willys FC170 and a 66 Ranchero, but there were a few others. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WPVT Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 (edited) 1929 White Model 61. I wish I had a chance to use this truck more often. As it is, I try to start it up every so often and drive it around the parking lot. Too much traffic on the roads and everyone's in a hurry. Edited June 30, 2022 by WPVT title (see edit history) 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 How can anyone not love an old truck?!🤨 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunchaser Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Try to get this out a few times a week. 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stakeside Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 (edited) Purchased this one in Sutter CA. Hence the tribute sign. This was a ground up restoration. 1929 Dodge Brothers 3/4 ton series “E” Stakebed. Edited June 29, 2022 by stakeside E (see edit history) 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura S Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 My 1965 Ford F-350 owned for 39 years. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE POLLARD Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 17 minutes ago, Laura S said: My 1965 Ford F-350 owned for 39 years. Beautiful truck ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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