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Jun 5, 2013 | 10:30 PM

wallster

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I sold my '51 F1 (Lucille) last December so I could finish building my garage/shop which (ironically) I planned on building for the truck. As fate would have it, I ended up working my butt off all winter, rebuilt and sold some motorcycles, and finished the garage with a few extra bucks left. Last week, I found another '51 and this evening I waxed it in my new garage. I have some work to do on her but she's lookin' pretty good so far. Here are a few picks of the truck in her new home (I'm still in the process of transferring all my equipment/tools into the garage and I have some yard work to finish up from all of the construction.)

Wally

1951 F1 - 'ol red

Jun 5, 2013 | 11:44 PM

ben73058

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Hey Wally,
I was about to say "What no tv?" - but it looks like there is a tv
over there in the other bay on a shelf. Man that's a nice looking garage/man cave.

Ben in Austin
1950 F1

Jun 5, 2013 | 11:57 PM

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Beautiful, nice and clean. Pretty truck too.

Jun 6, 2013 | 06:36 AM

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Hey Wally, nice truck and your garage is sweet... I love the pumps, I've got a '56 Gilbarco ...it's sitting in the corner waiting and an ECO air pump to match... Mine will be Sinclair green with the dino on the globe.

john

Jun 6, 2013 | 07:09 AM

OldGrayMare

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Looks like they were made for each other, nice jobs !

Jun 6, 2013 | 07:12 AM

r_reed

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beautiful garage/truck combo. i'm sure it's like a second home for you. enjoy.

Jun 6, 2013 | 07:26 AM

Harrier

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That is beautiful. I'm so glad you were able to find another truck. It looks at home in that garage.

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Jun 6, 2013 | 08:02 AM

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Nice garage and nicer truck. What did you name them? Big Red and little Red??

Jun 6, 2013 | 08:14 AM

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wallster

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Originally Posted by ben73058

Hey Wally,
I was about to say "What no tv?" - but it looks like there is a tv
over there in the other bay on a shelf. Man that's a nice looking garage/man cave.

Ben in Austin
1950 F1

Heck, we even ran a cable line out there and the TV is hooked up to a receiver with a sony subwoofer and speakers. I love it out there, nicer than being in the house!

Wally

1951 F1 - 'ol red

Jun 6, 2013 | 08:15 AM

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Beautiful, nice and clean. Pretty truck too.

Thanks Mervy.

Wally

1951 F1 - 'ol red

Jun 6, 2013 | 08:24 AM

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John, those pumps are addicting! I started off buying the '55 AO Smith (Purol) pump. It was all restored and I thought it was too nice to stick outside so I bought the '61 Tokheim from the same guy (it needed restoration... it was really rough). Once I restored it I thought I was all set but them I found the '58 Gilbarco and of course I bought that, (it was in even worse condition than the Tokheim I bought) then restored it. I've spent about $3K on all three pumps (total with restoration) and my wife has banned me from even looking at any more. I love those ECO air pumps but they are just crazy expensive and would lead to some bodily harm from the 5'2" animal I live with. Sinclair green with the dino globe sounds awesome, good luck and post a pic when you're done with it.

Wally

1951 F1 - ol' red

Jun 6, 2013 | 08:26 AM

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wallster

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Thanks for the great responses, I'm finally feeling relief from all the work it's taken to get this project done.

Wally

1951 F1 - ol' red

ps. Haven't named the garage, I just call it home