I think you better leave your wife behind (as her present, of course).
Regards,
Doug Pewterbaugh
dpewter@msn.com
Denton, TX
49 3104 216 5-window
-----Original Message-----
From: Jimmy <doodle@flintemc.net>
To: Tom Burt <tburt@hirose.com>
Cc: 'varanus@mail.phoenix.net' <varanus@mail.phoenix.net>;
oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, April 22, 1999 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] AD & TF trucks galore in Texas
>Me too. The wife was just asking me what we were going to do next
>weekend for her b-day. Maybe a quick trip to Texas from Georgia. What do
>you guys think.(HA HA)
>JIMMY
>doodle@flintemc.net
>http://members.flintemc.net/~doodle/index.html
>
>Tom Burt wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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 y'all 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 y'all 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.
>>
>> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>>
>> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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