HEY EVERYONE, I'M ORIGINALLY FROM ZANESVILLE, MUSKINGUM CO. I'M LIVING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RIGHT NOW. I'M IN THE MARINES AND AM GETTING OUT NEXT MAY AND MOVING BACK TO OHIO. I OWN A '79 FORD F150 RANGER 4X4 SHORT BED WITH A 351M AND A FOUR SPEED TRANNY. IT'S BLACK AND HAS BLACK INTERIOR. THE BODY IS PRETTY SOLID. ONLY A LITTLE SURFACE RUST BUT THAT WILL BE GONE WHEN I GET IT REPAINTED THIS WINTER. MY MAIN PRIORITY RIGHT NOW IS REBUILDING THE ENGINE SO I WON'T HAVE ANY WORRIES ON THE TRIP BACK HOME NEXT SUMMER. I JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO BUT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A FORD FAN. I USUALLY HANG OUT IN THE '73-'79 FORUMS BECAUSE OF THE YEARS, BUT WOULD LIKE TO GET TO KNOW EVERYONE HERE SO WHEN I MOVE BACK TO OHIO WE CAN ALL GO CRUISIN' OR WHEELIN' SOMEWHERE. NOT MANY PLACES TO GO FOUR WHEELIN' IN OHIO ANYMORE, BUT I'M SURE THE KIND FOLKS UP IN THE MICHIGAN CHAPTER WOULDN'T MIND HAVING US UP THERE FOR A WEEKEND FOR A FORD GET TOGHETHER. I'LL KEEP CHECKING IN ON THE OHIO CHAPTER A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK AND LET EVERYONE KNOW THE PROGRESS OF "TROUBLE BRUIN" , THAT'S WHAT I'VE NAMED THE TRUCK. I'LL GET A CAMERA SOON TO POST PICS OF HER SOON. HAVE FUN AND STAY FORD BLUE.

RIC BEACH
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