A very nice 63 Flareside
#1
04-06-2012, 11:00 PM
A very nice 63 Flareside
seen here
1963 Ford F100 Stepside
followed by proof that many humans do not have anything between their ears as in I'm selling this at a $17,000 loss
1965 f100
the next one reminds me of the days when I flew P-40's in China...
1963 Ford F100 4X4
1963 Ford F100 Stepside
followed by proof that many humans do not have anything between their ears as in I'm selling this at a $17,000 loss
1965 f100
the next one reminds me of the days when I flew P-40's in China...
1963 Ford F100 4X4
#2
04-07-2012, 06:33 AM
The shark teeth/eye on the left front fender of that '63 F100 4WD sorta looks like what the AVG painted on the noses of their P-40 Warhawks. Sorta.
I always wondered why the AVG (American Volunteer Group, original members including "Pappy" Boyington sailed to China on a 'tramp' steamer before 12/7/1941 disguised a missionary's) didn't paint growling tiger faces, as they were known as the Flying Tigers.
This was an FDR "under the table" operation. The deal was that all the flyers and ground personnel had to resign from whatever branch of service they were in, but would be restored when they came back to the US.
In 1942, AVG overall commander General Claire Chennault was going to incorporate the AVG into the USAAF. Boyington said, no way, I'm a Marine and am going to stay a Marine.
By hook and by crook, he managed to get back to the US from Rangoon Burma without any assistance of any branch of the US military. Then he sat around in Seattle for 6 months while trying to get his commission restored.
With the assistance of USMC General James "Nuts" Moore, he finally was posted to the Solomons where he made a name for himself as squadron commander of USMC VMF-214 aka Black Sheep Squadron.
Read all about it. In 1958, Boyington wrote a book about his exploits, titled: Baa Baa Black Sheep .. published by Putnam. My copy (8th printing) has no ISBN (Library of Congress catalog number).
I asked Boyington to autograph my copy while he was attending a reunion at the Chino CA air museum. He was a SOB from day one, growled no. I said I loved the book, that my grandpa was a USMC flight instructor during WWII.
He asked what my grandpa's name was, I told him. He yanked his pen oughtta his shirt pocket, said what inscription would you like? I soon found out that Boyington and grandpa, prior to WWII, were pals, both loved to "pull a cork."
I always wondered why the AVG (American Volunteer Group, original members including "Pappy" Boyington sailed to China on a 'tramp' steamer before 12/7/1941 disguised a missionary's) didn't paint growling tiger faces, as they were known as the Flying Tigers.
This was an FDR "under the table" operation. The deal was that all the flyers and ground personnel had to resign from whatever branch of service they were in, but would be restored when they came back to the US.
In 1942, AVG overall commander General Claire Chennault was going to incorporate the AVG into the USAAF. Boyington said, no way, I'm a Marine and am going to stay a Marine.
By hook and by crook, he managed to get back to the US from Rangoon Burma without any assistance of any branch of the US military. Then he sat around in Seattle for 6 months while trying to get his commission restored.
With the assistance of USMC General James "Nuts" Moore, he finally was posted to the Solomons where he made a name for himself as squadron commander of USMC VMF-214 aka Black Sheep Squadron.
Read all about it. In 1958, Boyington wrote a book about his exploits, titled: Baa Baa Black Sheep .. published by Putnam. My copy (8th printing) has no ISBN (Library of Congress catalog number).
I asked Boyington to autograph my copy while he was attending a reunion at the Chino CA air museum. He was a SOB from day one, growled no. I said I loved the book, that my grandpa was a USMC flight instructor during WWII.
He asked what my grandpa's name was, I told him. He yanked his pen oughtta his shirt pocket, said what inscription would you like? I soon found out that Boyington and grandpa, prior to WWII, were pals, both loved to "pull a cork."
#4
04-07-2012, 02:05 PM
1. After riding in a straight front axel truck, I prefer the Twin I beam models, but the '63 is a nice looking truck that appears to be well maintained.
2. I love yellow and black; maybe the owner is counting man-hours labor in his cost. Altho 18K is still a bit high, maybe 12K depending on how it really looks - not enough photos to determine.
3. Flying tiger artwork looked a lot better on the plane. When I was at the Pate Auto Swap meet last April, there was a guy selling repro nose art. He had several 'art' pieces including this Warhawk. I don't believe it was ever real, but, would have looked great in my yard.
The wind was so strong that day it was blowing the prop, there was no motor, but it looked so cool as you can see. You can get an idea of the scale as it is on a trailer. Just thought I would include it for fun:
DSCN1414.MOV - YouTube
Another from the side:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPdO7...ature=youtu.be
2. I love yellow and black; maybe the owner is counting man-hours labor in his cost. Altho 18K is still a bit high, maybe 12K depending on how it really looks - not enough photos to determine.
3. Flying tiger artwork looked a lot better on the plane. When I was at the Pate Auto Swap meet last April, there was a guy selling repro nose art. He had several 'art' pieces including this Warhawk. I don't believe it was ever real, but, would have looked great in my yard.
The wind was so strong that day it was blowing the prop, there was no motor, but it looked so cool as you can see. You can get an idea of the scale as it is on a trailer. Just thought I would include it for fun:
DSCN1414.MOV - YouTube
Another from the side:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPdO7...ature=youtu.be
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