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Re: your first truck,?? [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #8209752
09/05/24 08:00 AM
09/05/24 08:00 AM
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Pennsylvania
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My first truck is still my current truck. 04 Ranger, I’m not entirely sure but I think a 3.0 liter engine? Terrible in snow and ice ! But I have a lot of happy memories trapping with it!
We also have a 96 Chevy Cheyenne with bench seats and roll down windows. Easily my favorite.

Re: your first truck,?? [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #8209767
09/05/24 08:15 AM
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Michigan
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1985 Chevy Scottsdale 4x4. 6 cylinder, gutless but it got me where I needed to go.

Re: your first truck,?? [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #8209769
09/05/24 08:15 AM
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S/W Mich.
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S/W Mich.
1965 Dodge Stepside D series
1/2 ton
slant six
Automatic
Up and Down lever shifter in the dash panel.


"Some Domestication Required "
Life is an adventure, Don't live it any other way !!



Re: your first truck,?? [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #8209772
09/05/24 08:24 AM
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Oakland, MS
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Oakland, MS
1976 Ramcharger, real rust bucket but ran good.

After that drove cars for a few years before going back to trucks.

1989 Ford F-150 with a 302.


Just give me one thing, that I can hold on to. To believe in this livin' is just a hard way to go.
Re: your first truck,?? [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #8209786
09/05/24 08:47 AM
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illinois
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1973 dodge 1/2 ton 4x4 three on the tree

Re: your first truck,?? [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #8209798
09/05/24 09:07 AM
09/05/24 09:07 AM
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Indiana
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Indiana
I had my first 2wd ranger an 88 at 14 but let mom use it for trade in on an rx7 convertible at 15 and never legally drove that truck. the rx 7 sure was fun and a hit with the chick's. my 4x4s were suvs tell I was 19 then I got a 2wd 98 f150. it was a lemon and 2wd so I traded it for a 99 4x4 150 it was a good truck. but died when an old man puld out off a side street and hit me going down the hwy in my door. the impact sent me off the road and into a red oak at 55 or so. 3 months later I stopped at the tree and put my hand into the tree fingers extended and my hand went in up to my hand where the frame of my truck went through my bumper and into the tree so roughly 4" plusses of death into the oak tree my frame sunk. I was knocked out at initial impact when the guy hit me and other that concussion, not remembering a big part of 3 months, and a few other long reaching effects. head injury Leander and compound as you get more of them.

the best truck u ever had hands down was my 94 Toyota 4×4 sr5 . had 320 on it when I sold it. wish I still had it. I ran that thing hard for years and it held up.

Re: your first truck,?? [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #8209801
09/05/24 09:15 AM
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My first truck was a 5 window '51 GMC that I pulled out of a farm field and bought for $150. The title the guy gave me was for what I think was a 2.5 ton flatbed, so I never really licensed it. Not too long after I bought it the starter went out and being flat broke most of the time I could not afford a new one, so I would park in places that would allow my girlfriend (Yes, now she is now referred to as Wonderful Wife) could get enough space, preferably downhill, so I could pop the clutch and get it running.

On a very memorable trip up north to visit (Impress) her parents, we took along our two dogs in the cab with us. They did serve a purpose by helping to shield us from the water coming up through the floorboards when we ran into a big storm. It was quite the trip...and she still stuck with me! Wish I still had the truck too!

Our next truck was a '76 Chevy 1/2 ton we bought in 1979...like a new vehicle! The only problem was we had no other vehicle at the time and had to walk to car lots to find one, but that is a whole other story....

Moosetrot

Re: your first truck,?? [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #8209802
09/05/24 09:15 AM
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MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes
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Mine was a Chevy. Don't remember the year. I have never owned a car since. Often wondered how I ever got along without a truck prior to that?


I don't watch football, so I don't know who Taylor Swift is, but he sounds fast.
Re: your first truck,?? [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #8209805
09/05/24 09:22 AM
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ontario
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88 dodge dakota 2wd v6 i think it had 150k that truck took me everywhere without getting stuck than i up graded to 4wd and seemed i was stuck everywhere my old 2wd truck had cone and didnt get stuck

Re: your first truck,?? [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #8209806
09/05/24 09:28 AM
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eastern washinghton
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1956 for paid 100.00 bucks for it.



Re: your first truck,?? [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #8209815
09/05/24 10:09 AM
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78 ford f150 351mc automatic. Think it was around 6300.00.maroon with the orange/yellow stripe.chrome rails on the bed and white spoked rims 4 wheel drive.

Re: your first truck,?? [Re: houndone] #8209833
09/05/24 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by houndone
78 ford f150 351mc automatic. Think it was around 6300.00.maroon with the orange/yellow stripe.chrome rails on the bed and white spoked rims 4 wheel drive.

That’s a cool year of trucks

Re: your first truck,?? [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #8209842
09/05/24 11:19 AM
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Iowa
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Iowa
1976 F-250 2wd white with a red top. 390 4bbl carb. Drove it til it was nearly dead. Second truck was a 79 F150 4x4 short bed 33" tires, 429ci. with a 750 holly on a high rise aluminum intake. Dark charcoal gray with metal flake. One heck of a truck I wish I still owned.

Re: your first truck,?? [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #8209845
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Montana ,Rocky Mtns.
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1980 Chevy Luv. Bright red. Paid cash brand new.

Guys at the lot didn't want to wait on me , they took one look at a young redhead girl and figured I couldn't afford anything.

I rode the wave in airbrushing murals on cahs, bikes , vans, trucks ...was a fun time on the cahlot.

The expression on their faces were priceless as I pulled out my wad of cash and drove my new truck off that lot a short time later.

Re: your first truck,?? [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #8209851
09/05/24 11:40 AM
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Hey Moosetrot: Did the title for that truck say the previous owners last name was F. Flintstone? Bet you got decent mileage out of those stone tires.


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Re: your first truck,?? [Re: Sharon] #8209862
09/05/24 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Sharon
1980 Chevy Luv. Bright red. Paid cash brand new.

Guys at the lot didn't want to wait on me , they took one look at a young redhead girl and figured I couldn't afford anything.

I rode the wave in airbrushing murals on cahs, bikes , vans, trucks ...was a fun time on the cahlot.

The expression on their faces were priceless as I pulled out my wad of cash and drove my new truck off that lot a short time later.

Forgot all about that model lol

Re: your first truck,?? [Re: jalstat] #8209864
09/05/24 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by jalstat
Originally Posted by houndone
78 ford f150 351mc automatic. Think it was around 6300.00.maroon with the orange/yellow stripe.chrome rails on the bed and white spoked rims 4 wheel drive.

That’s a cool year of trucks

Yep wish I had that truck back.

Re: your first truck,?? [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #8209873
09/05/24 12:22 PM
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South central Minnesota.
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A 1960 International Harvester. A 1948 Willy's after that.


ergo, bibamus.
Re: your first truck,?? [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #8209875
09/05/24 12:28 PM
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Manitoba Canada
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Manitoba Canada
67 mercury with straight 6 and 3 on the tree...going to have to fire it up so my kid can drive it


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Re: your first truck,?? [Re: Moosetrot] #8209876
09/05/24 12:30 PM
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McGrath, AK
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Originally Posted by Moosetrot
My first truck was a 5 window '51 GMC that I pulled out of a farm field and bought for $150. The title the guy gave me was for what I think was a 2.5 ton flatbed, so I never really licensed it. Not too long after I bought it the starter went out and being flat broke most of the time I could not afford a new one, so I would park in places that would allow my girlfriend (Yes, now she is now referred to as Wonderful Wife) could get enough space, preferably downhill, so I could pop the clutch and get it running.

On a very memorable trip up north to visit (Impress) her parents, we took along our two dogs in the cab with us. They did serve a purpose by helping to shield us from the water coming up through the floorboards when we ran into a big storm. It was quite the trip...and she still stuck with me! Wish I still had the truck too!

Our next truck was a '76 Chevy 1/2 ton we bought in 1979...like a new vehicle! The only problem was we had no other vehicle at the time and had to walk to car lots to find one, but that is a whole other story....

Moosetrot





I had that same truck in 1962 .......but a different wife, no dogs


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