The only way I can keep my wife from driving it is to keep the keys in my
pocket. Come to think of it, if she went after them there, that wouldn't
be such a bad deal......
Still, I'm starting to scrounge parts for another one.
Bruce K
57 3200
Mt. Iron, MN
>Smokey,
>I've had my truck for three years now and my wife refuses to drive it.
>Never once has she started it up. But she does love to go out to the local
>drive inn restaurant in my truck. Ya gotta love um! Oh and the wives too.
>
>John "Rock" Rockefeller
>1949 3100 "Eeyore"
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Charles Culver <sculver@iwl.net>
>To: Old Chevy Pickup <oldchevypickup@hotmail.com>; oletrucks list
><oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 2:12 PM
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] I had to do it
>
>
>> Dan-
>>
>> You and I are proof that the best way to get your lady into old trucks is
>to
>> put her behind the wheel of her own.
>>
>> Smokey Culver
>> '50 3600 5-window (mine)
>> '58 Apache (hers)
>> League City, Texas
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Old Chevy Pickup <oldchevypickup@hotmail.com>
>> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Friday, August 18, 2000 8:15 AM
>> Subject: [oletrucks] I had to do it
>>
>>
>> >Well, I saw an old truck on the side of the road at 11:30 sunday night. I
>> >had been driving for 6 hours, allmost home. So what do I do, pull over to
>> >take a look at it. My fiancee was asleep next to me and she thought we
>were
>> >being pulled over by the cops. I loked over the truck, took down the
>phone
>> >number and Monday morning made the call. Well, one thing led to another
>and
>> >we are now proad new owners of a 1949 3100 series green pickup. She said
>I
>> >could buy this one because it "runs". Well, it is actually her truck
>since
>> >she paid half. It is unrestored bt in decent shape. Has a 1973 327
>engine
>> >in it, 2 speed powerglide, rear end (have no idea) and the drums have
>been
>> >converted to 5 lug. The truck still has the original I-beam front end.
>> >
>> >Well, this gave me alot of enthusiasm to finish my 55 rod project. So
>> >hopefully after the wedding in October and can start working on "My"
>> project
>> >again.
>> >
>> >Thanks for listening to me ramble.
>> >
>> >Dan
>> >
>> >1949 3100 (hers)
>> >1951 3100 (trying to sell)
>> >1955.1 3100 (mine)
>> >________________________________________________________________________
>> >
>> >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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