Re: your first truck,??
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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09/05/24 08:15 AM
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Dillrod
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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 !!
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Re: your first truck,??
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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09/05/24 08:24 AM
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Joined: May 2011
Posts: 18,605 Oakland, MS
yotetrapper30
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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.
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Re: your first truck,??
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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09/05/24 09:15 AM
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 7,620 Wisconsin
Moosetrot
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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
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Re: your first truck,??
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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09/05/24 09:15 AM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 16,791 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes
Trapper7
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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.
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Re: your first truck,??
[Re: houndone]
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09/05/24 11:00 AM
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Joined: Dec 2022
Posts: 5,075 illinois
jalstat
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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. That’s a cool year of trucks
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Re: your first truck,??
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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09/05/24 11:40 AM
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Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 810 wisconsin
Muskratwalt
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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.
Walt legge
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Re: your first truck,??
[Re: Sharon]
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09/05/24 11:54 AM
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jalstat
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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. Forgot all about that model lol
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Re: your first truck,??
[Re: jalstat]
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09/05/24 11:59 AM
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Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 912 IL
houndone
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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. That’s a cool year of trucks Yep wish I had that truck back.
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Re: your first truck,??
[Re: Moosetrot]
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09/05/24 12:30 PM
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Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 35,742 McGrath, AK
white17
"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
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"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
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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
I had that same truck in 1962 .......but a different wife, no dogs
Mean As Nails
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