Wow, that last one really gives new meaning to "hauling the mail"!

 

You can always lift it and buy monster tires like my sons.
Doesnt look like grandpas truck.

 

saw this truck at a car show last night. not my bag of tea but they spent a lot of time mating that front end and dash. What is that an explorer?

 

It looks like my '90 F-150 grill, don't know about the dash.

I don't really hate it but I wouldn't wreck a good truck by inserting plastic in it. At least it has a nice paint job, unlike rusty tetanus carrying roach rod.

 

This one just came back on Craigslist. Swapped out the 272 Pontiac Inline 6 for a 350 and increased the price to $8000. I do like the concept, but some of the body work (especially on the front) leaves a lot to be desired.







Today I went to the Rats Nest Run In. Lots of rats, rods and customs. There were some really creative creations! Although I think some of you would place the majority of vehicles at the show in this 'waste of metal' category. This was one of the more radical vehicles:

 

As ugly as some of that stuff can be I still enjoy looking at the creativity ...

 

BT - I'm trying not to laugh






Sorry I conuldn't resist

 

If that's really a V10, where would it come from ... Viper?

 

Ford makes one..

 

Not a Viper engine? Ford?

 

Looks like Ford valve covers..

 

..and you can see the distributor, count the wires.

 

It didn't look that bad in small photos... and from far away!

 

I usually go to the rats nest show but this year I have just been too busy to hit many shows. Some of the stuff is junk, but there are a lot of neat cars that are worth checking out.

 

Ford had a V-10 in the 2005 era. Owned a 05 E 450 with one and had lots of get up and go. Went to Saskatchewan and back in it pulling a trailer and brought back a couple trucks. Ran along about 135 km an hour in Sask. but loved its gas, never did figure out the mileage on that trip. Too scared to look at the numbers. Wasted a good motor in the one above though.