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Old Jul 14, 2016 | 02:13 PM
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Hey, Y'all!
I haven't dropped in on this bunch in awhile. Those of you who remember me, I still have Grover, and I still use him as a truck is meant to be used!
 
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Old Jul 14, 2016 | 02:33 PM
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Pictures of said truck being put to work, please.
 
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I haven't dropped in on this bunch in awhile. Those of you who remember me, I still have Grover, and I still use him as a truck is meant to be used!
Wow, Don Neighbors! That is the understatement of the year! It must have been 10 years since I've seen that blue 54 truck here abouts!

Show us pics. Any improvements?
 
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LONG DAIN TIME GROVER !!!!! And i thought i was bad at dissappearing for periods of time ....
 
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Wow, Don Neighbors! That is the understatement of the year! It must have been 10 years since I've seen that blue 54 truck here abouts!

Show us pics. Any improvements?
Nope, I haven't made any improvements to Grover, though he could sure use the attention. Money's been tight, and it seems every time I want to do something major, I need to put him to work.

Morotbreath, you ought to see the load of brush I have in the bed right now! I just might take a picture.
 
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Here Grover is, 15 July 2016.

Name: Grover15-07-2016.jpg Views: 187 Size: 164.2 KB

Abe, I have made one change: I out a set of rims from an '88 F20 on Grover because (1) the original rims were in pretty bad shape; and (2) so I can put wider tires on him.
 
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Nope, I haven't made any improvements to Grover, though he could sure use the attention. Money's been tight, and it seems every time I want to do something major, I need to put him to work.

Morotbreath, you ought to see the load of brush I have in the bed right now! I just might take a picture.
"I might just take a picture."????? Run out there, take a picture and post it.
Good to hear from you.
 
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Heck yeah! That's what I'm talking about!

These trucks were work horses long before they were restored beauties. Grover is just as happy as a clam if you ask me!
 
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Heck yeah! That's what I'm talking about!

These trucks were work horses long before they were restored beauties. Grover is just as happy as a clam if you ask me!
I don't use him a lot, but he's there when I need him. When I went looking for an old Ford before I bought Grover I wanted one with an 8-foot bed. I didn't realize that in '54 that bed length was only on the F-250s. Who am I to complain about the extra weight capacity?

Better, he starts when my other cars won't.
 
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Don, Grover looks good since the last time I saw him, he just lost some of his blueness, but then haven't we all lost something over the years!
 
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Thanks for the update - And thanks for the picture, it does my heart good to see these trucks doing what the were built to do
 
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Don, Grover looks good since the last time I saw him, he just lost some of his blueness, but then haven't we all lost something over the years!
It would probably help if I washed him. But then, it can be a tad damp here in Kentucky, and some rust is cropping up where I don't want it.
 
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