I was out removing the rear tires so I can remove the rear and finish cleaning the frame.


Well, my 12 year old son and his friend ride up on their bikes.
The conversation goes something like this:
Friend: "That's cool, Sam will this be your truck?"
Sam: "Yeah"
Me: "I don't think so!"
Sam: "Well, I will drive it to school."
Me: "Well, we will talk about that."

I've wanted an old truck for ages, I've had this one for about 10 years and last fall, I finally got a place to be able to work on it. I'm still tearing it apart and they want to take it from me....dang.

Well at least he has an interest in it. It will probably be his some day anyway, but I want to drive it a little bit.

 

LOL LOL My grandson is 3 and will tell you real quick that yeller truck is his and god forbid you sit down in my mustang. HE WILL FLIP OUT !!!! That a funny story JOE. lol lol lol lol

 

HAHA, I think I will know exactly what you mean in a few years as I have 2 boys, a 1 yr old and a 3 yr old. I'm thinking more along the lines of them driving it to "prom" or something like that lol. When I get my truck done I'm gonna drive it every day so it will be known as "dads truck".....if I every get it done lol

 

My little girl was 7 when I popped the clutch on my 49 and scooted way over next to the passenger door. She drove it around my hay field for about a half hour. I even showed her how to change gears. She says that's her truck someday.

 

I tell my 2 yo son that the f1 will be his but I also tell him that one day I will fix his grandpas OT 59 gmc for him.
I recently stopped talking about the gmc when my father in law said that I fix his 59,my lazy a$$ brother in law will drive it.
So I said:"Screw it the GMC can rot"

 

Thats how I get away with all the stuff I do to my 55. Its my sons truck once he gets his license but until then its daddys to play with, good thing my son is only 18 months old...

 

Nikolaus already started to "customize" the f1.
He spray painted the pass window,he took the gas cap off and it got ran over by a car,he started tearing the lincoln seat I put in the truck,it only had 2 little tears and he took chunks of vinyl off.
Tardster you seem like a good parent,wanna take care of Nik and give him back when he is famous or rich or something???hehehe

 

My youngest, 18, has taken over both of my trucks. Well, not quite taken over but he drives them on a regular basis. That's what they're there for, to be driven. So far this season he's driven both more that I have but they're still mine.

When he first started driving them he told me he was a the gas station putting gas in the panel when a girl came up to him and asked it was his. He told her, "No, it's my dad's", she then said, "Nice" and walked away. When he told me that story I told him from now on if a girl asks if either truck is his he is to say, "Why, yes, it is." They're still mine but I told him he has to do what he has to do.

 

My grandaughter Courtney is already on the title of HOMADE and she will let you know real quick who's truck it is, that and pretty much everything else I own too.

 

I'm sure my son will drive it a bit. He will just have to pry me out of the seat to get in. Shoot, I will probably sleep in it the first week I get it running.

 

i think i am selfish ! i have read through this thread and the closest i come to any is Bob's post!
I do all the blood sweat and tears thing, and they just want to hop in and tear it up! bring it back and say sorry? and walk away to the next video game? aww heck no!

 

You know,it's not all bad news for you.Now you have a bit more "parental leverage",which you never can have enough of.Always keep a supply of that in reserve."Clean the garage,or"...."Grind the paint off the frame,or" ....Etc.......