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Old Sep 24, 2024 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by bobbytnm
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In Studebaker's case they were broke and couldn't afford new styling. They cut down the Lark bodies to make the cabs and then bough the old Dodge (57-60) bed stampings for the wide beds. The frames were basically unchained from that late 40's through the mid 60's. It's not really the greatest of fits, but somehow it all works.

At least Ford used their own bed stampings. They used the wide beds from the "frigerator" era trucks for several years in the early 60's after the cabs got the new styling.
I think it was after they found out the unibody trucks didn't hold up to the twisting of the frame.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2024 | 10:17 PM
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LOL...true enough
I'd sure like to have a unibody though!
 
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Old Oct 18, 2024 | 08:39 PM
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Old Oct 20, 2024 | 05:15 AM
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Old Oct 20, 2024 | 03:30 PM
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It was a glorious day in the Northwoods today. Temps have been unseasonably mild for late October, and the leaves are hanging on a little longer than usual. I took the truck out for a little drive--the first exercise it's had since the return trip from TS24. This is a shot from the beginning of the dead end town road we live on:




There's lots of consequential things happening in our world just now--But the beauties of nature remind us of our Creator and His unchanging care for us.

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Old Oct 21, 2024 | 05:23 AM
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Through the windshield from the truck behind us


 
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Old Oct 21, 2024 | 07:53 AM
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I miss the fall colors from up north (CT) as where I am in NC (Raleigh area) the colors are kind of washed out, dull green and brown, all the time in fall till they fall to the ground
It is nice to see pictures with the bright color.
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Old Oct 21, 2024 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by bario andretti
That is a cool picture. Here is one of my 54 from several years ago that I like. My son and I on the way to a friends hunting lodge:





And here are through the windshield pictures taken today in North Central PA
​​​ from my 54 as I was putting her away for the winter:









 
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Old Oct 26, 2024 | 01:22 PM
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Saturday morning drive on original Rte 66 north of Albuquerque, beautiful weather


 
Old Oct 27, 2024 | 07:16 AM
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Beautiful pic, great colors .....
 
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Old Oct 27, 2024 | 12:29 PM
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Hello, my wife and I were out and about today on Sunday. Autumn in eastern Germany.
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Old Oct 27, 2024 | 12:37 PM
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Beautiful Ross and Bernd! Chickens and rabbits together?
 
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Old Oct 27, 2024 | 12:39 PM
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Old Oct 27, 2024 | 01:19 PM
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Couldn't the rabbits squeeze through that fence..?
 
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