Oh, stop it!!! Your making me squirm in my chair!
Kinda like goin' to the bakery when your on a diet.
Sounds like heaven to me! :>)
Tom B. '57 Stepside 3200
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From: varanus@mail.phoenix.net [SMTP:varanus@mail.phoenix.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 7:28 AM
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: [oletrucks] AD & TF trucks galore in Texas
Usually I am not one to blab about sacred things (like swimming holes
and old iron) but I know ya'll will appreciate this and there is
plenty for everyone.
I just got back from Amarillo Texas (I live in Houston). I cruised
up there to pick up one hell of a solid 57 suburban. Now, I know
that Texas is full of old trucks. I've known it for years as I have
seen them on every jaunt I have taken. But the sheer number of old
iron sitting between Dallas and Amarillo on 287 blew me away. And
that was on the main highway - not the backroads.
Every single year, model and series was represented. I mean it. It
was like heaven scattered over 400 miles. Chevys and GMCs. 1/2 ton,
3/4, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5. 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s. Complete, parts, 98% of
them were solid. I didn't notice any F@#ds;)
The only vehicles I didn't see were Suburbans. I saw 1 60 something
suburban in Amarillo but since I have already gone suburban crazy and
my wife has had just about enough (and I haven'teven told her
everything;) I didn't stop to examine it. But man, anybody who is
reading this who wants a solid old chevy or gmc - just get your money
in your hand, rent a trailer and go. You will come home with
something for sure.
I saw this 1 ton 50 gmc deluxe that was just beautiful and solid. I
saw whole rows of ADs that need homes. I saw pairs of 58
chevy flatbeds solid as new. I saw panels, dumpers, wreckers, oil
drillers, augers, - everything except suburbans. No napcos
either but I didn't expect to see any as they weren't real
popular in Texas. I am sure there are a few sitting
around on the backroads.
Anyway, again, I am not the type to let the cat out of the bag but we
are all friends here. Now, if ya'll were Europeans - my mouth would
be sealed because I hate sending our old iron - our legacy - out of
America. I saw that happen with the old harleys before I was old
enough to grab a few big twins. But we are different. We love the
old iron because they remind us of how life used to be. For me, when
I hop in my 51 3100, straddle my panhead or pack the kids into the
suburban for a camping trip - I am in the old days. Besides, they
are so much better looking and safer.
So, thought ya'll would enjoy this story. I know that there are tons
of old trucks in many states but I have never seen this many in one
stretch and I have been around this country quite a bit.
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