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Guess I will go next. Name is Marten. My profile will tell you where I live. I think it is in the middle of no where, but my wife of 30 years loves it here. I am a self employed carpenter. Have my company now for 18 years. Most of what I do is in the commercial, industrial sectors. Door hardware, toilet partitions, washroom hardware installations is most of what I do. Still do some residential work, kitchens and bathrooms when I have time. I am a Chevy guy. Have owned 7 so far. Just really like the look of the 53-56 Fords a lot better. Got mine 5 years ago. Has turned out to be a bigger project then expected buy man oh man is it fun. Besides this truck I curl and teach both adults and kids to curl throughout the winter. Summers are more open and tend to do whatever I can esp. outdoor stuff. you can see my build thread under my name Really is my first build although I have always wanted to do something like this. Really can't remember not liking hot rods. I have 3 kids. One a mechanic in the army, One a machinist and the third is a building science technologist. Tells people what is wrong with there building and why it is leaking air or water. Then tells contractors how to fix it. Oh and if you get this far, I have a hard time staying on one topic, lol.
Hi, Dan here. I'm 70 and retired last year after working as an accountant, most recently as a controller for a local construction company. I grew up in central New Jersey but have lived in Connecticut since getting married in 1972. We're still married, have 3 kids and 3 grandkids. I bought my first Model A when I was in high school. I currently have a '31 Model A I bought in 1989 and a '50 F-1 I bought in 2008. I hope to get the F-1 registered this spring, if the DMV ever reopens. Our property backs up on the floodplain for the Connecticut river south of Hartford. We see a lot of wildlife including deer, coyote, fox and recently bobcats. About 3 weeks ago I had an accident on my bicycle and ended up spending a night in the hospital with a concussion and a few cracked ribs. Fortunately, I managed to get out of there before the first Covid19 cases arrived. The had a death in the hospital from the virus last week. Let's hope we can all stay healthy and beat this thing soon.
Hi, Dan, Nice pics. A good buddy of mine likes to ride bicycle all over. Last summer he was knocked over by a big dog while going about 15 mph. His feet were strapped to the pedals and went down hard. Luckily the dog wasn't trying to attack him really and didn't bite him when he was down, I think the dog just wanted to get the moving thing as they do... Anyway he broke his hip and a rib or 2 and got a concussion.
Nice to meet everyone and get to know you some.
--Bob, I have been following your 53 build, I was worried when you took it apart cuz it seemed so good and I was afraid you wouldn't get it back together. ( When someone first show up on a site like this you have no idea what their skill level is!) But you did and it looks great. You aren't to far away and I hope to meet you someday.
-- some more pics... 300 6 engine donor for my 56. Westphalia, Mich. Car show. Little one light town that got over 1000 cars for the show. The rumor is the bar and store sells more beer on this one afternoon than in the rest of the year combined! Great time!! This was the first wrecker of a towing business that is still in business in 2020. It had been in the woods since 1971 when I bought it in 2017. I bought it from my friends dad who started the business and has since passed. It gave up lots of parts for my truck.
There is a lot of ugly out there. This is part of a system I'm hoping to get to replace what was done by someone else some time ago.
my great-grandmother would say "oh my goodness !! oh my soul! when she saw that... good luck Bob, put your bifocals on. you can tell they didn't care about their work.. just look at those two zip-ties without the ends snipped of cleanly
my great-grandmother would say "oh my goodness !! oh my soul! when she saw that... good luck Bob, put your bifocals on. you can tell they didn't care about their work.. just look at those two zip-ties without the ends snipped of cleanly
BTW, who here was around at the beginning with the daily digests? Before all of the multiple pages.
I was. ... It was in an email list serve format. I think I joined in 1997 when I started thinking about fixing up old Betsy. I have copies of FTE info I've saved dated 1998. I took my truck to the body shop in June of 1998.
Can I play too ? I'm Ted , 57 years old and have been a mechanic - bodyman for the majority of my life . I have always had a weak spot for the 53-56 f100's but have loved all sorts of vehicles . I have 2 girls from my first wife and have been with my now wife for 25 years . We live on my family farm which overlooks the Swan River Valley . I currently run a shop on my farm .
1935 dodge daughters Steeven and Jorden 67 bronco 1975 duster 1973 vette view from our livingroom
My name is Bill and am 75 years young. My truck, Willard, was named by the previous owner in the mid 60's. I bought him in San Jose Ca. from a friends dad in 1977 when I lived for a few years in the Bay area. I live on the coast of Maine with my wife of 52 years. I cruise and sail the coast quite a bit. I have 2 sons and 2 grand kids. Like many others on the forum I have other collector vehicles but just one Ford truck, Willard.
Below are pics when I brought Willard cross country flat towing my, at that time, 1931 Vicky that I was in the process of restoring and a picture last fall with Tom, pineconeford, at a local fair. I am a retired Mechanical Engineer that had a great career in nuclear power. I have enjoyed 16 years of retirement and looking forward to many more!
This almost sounds like an AA meeting... Hi, I'm Abe. I am 64. (I'll be on medicare in May!) And I have an addiction to Old Ford trucks!
Most of the Old Timers here know my story. I was born and raised on a small farm in Northern Lancaster County. That's PA Dutch country. I went to Ephrata HS. I studied (a little bit) and played soccer at Lock Haven State College from 73-77. I retired after teaching Social Studies and coaching HS soccer for 33 years.
I bought my 54 F-100 from my grandfather in 1977. He bought it new. My daily driver at the time was a black 57 Chevy Bel Air 2 door sedan. The tranny was out and Grandpa retired from farming and was ready to sell the truck. In 1978 I bought a very nice 55 Chevy 210. Over the next few years I sold the Chevies but kept the old truck and I am glad I did. I taught school for 3 years near Chambersburg, PA then in 1982 took a job in Lock Haven where I met a girl, Coral, and put down roots. We have been married since 1985. We have one son, Zach, 28. He is a software engineer in nearby State College. He is able to work at home now during this COVID-19 pandemic in his new house he closed on March 6, 2020.
I bought a very nice stock original 55 F350 in April of 2016. It is my work truck...
I organize the Central PA Mountain Truckstock. Come join us. When this country is virus free we will need to get together to relax and talk Truck. It is at the Bald Eagle State PArk in Howard PA from October 1 to 4.
The oldest picture I have of my truck taken in Late Nov of 77 in a parade for the 1977 NCAA Div III National Champ soccer team. I was the JV coach having played my 4 years from 73-76.
Zach when he was 5 and Old Betsy in her original clothes in Dec 1997.
Greg, thanks for braking life's everyday monotony. Almost therapeutic these days. To really spice things up, I offer a video showing the Princess', my wife's, bare arms. Easy with the mouse boys. lol
Hey MixerMan, what does LPG stand for?
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