My user name relates to one of the proudest and humblest time periods in my life. Two and a half months of grueling, rewarding, depressing and ecstatic moments spent freezing, hot, wet, hungry, sleepless, exhausted and exhilerated.

RANGER as in U.S. Army Ranger ( not the long haired leaping gnome types found in our National parks out west)!

Class 5, year 1989 = RANGER589

70 odd days of truly finding out what kind of man you are and that life is truly a case of mind over matter and having faith in God.

 

I inherited a 2wd 1999 Ranger and used the ID in the Ranger Station forum. But I always needed a bigger truck so I upgraded to my 73 4x4 Ranger. It's also what the Lone Ranger yells out.

The avatar is Blackwater's logo.. I'm a veteran, a Republican, and tend to be, in lots of ways, a mercenary. Its tough living in California with all these bleeding heart, socialist liberals.

 

It's all about the Jaffa.

 

Bra'tac

 

Rockstone kree! Goa'uld kree!

 

Bumpin for the helluvit!

 

Initials plus my kennel name... 4-Walls of Raiford= GM4WALLS. Avatar is my truck.

 

because of my job. and the truck i used to own.

 

Mine was 1977 then I sold it so I changed it to 1975 because I picked up a 75 High boy that I plan on keeping forever

Mud Rat because if I'm not working or at home you can find me in a mud hole.

 

76' is the year of my truck, hauler is short for Hayhauler, the nickname my buddies gave it when I brought her home. -76hauler
the avitar is a front shot to let people know it's a 2-by. sig pic is a trip to Sedona AZ in the 'Duty

 

I bought and sold residential and commercial furniture for 21 years. If I was at an auction I would run up bids if I didn't get the price I wanted to pay. Some of the other buyers started to catch on to my act. One night I had some people who were snagging some of the pieces I wanted and the group I was in were ribbing me on it. There was a british couple there and when they found out what we were joking about the lady looked at me with a shocked look and proclaimed " my god, your a privateer". It was her way of calling me a bandit. It stuck so well that the next warehouse was named Privateer Liquidation Center. The initials are the same as mine. The 'eh' part was because privateer was all ready taken. I kept forgetting that part when I first started logging on.
I changed trades, to construction, due to health reasons (Chronic Obstructive Lung & Pulmonary disease) the caps spell my last name.
The avatar is an underpowered work truck that never let the PO down nor me.Last sept when my health finally kicked out(only took 11 years) I decided to retire the truck as it had outlasted both it's owners and needed a reward for that. The PO died of COPD and was a good friend at the right time, thats why when it's done and hooked up to a 5th wheel r.v it will become Glens ghost.

 

There are Fords and brand-x vehicles, hence the name

 

Good idea for thread!

KIKKUP I got from an old Houston Radio station called KIKK. They used to be around in the 60,70's and 80's and as you might guess played kicker music .... that's country for all of you folks from out of town. They'd have bumper stickers for your pickup that looked like this:



As for the avatar, that's my rig.

While this might sound really weird, I was watching a movie on Netflix about 8 months ago called Urban Cowboy and it had this cool looking pick up truck in it.... and that's how this whole love affair got started. Not long afterwards I was surfing the next pretty much everyday looking for a Dentside.

No, it wasn't the first time I seen it the movie and it probably won't be the last but it reminded me of my younger days and simpler times but most of all how cool these old Ford trucks are!

Now, if I could just find me a vintage sticker...

 

Mine is fairly straightforward - Between me and my wife we've owned 9 different Mustangs over the years. Will probably stay at nine since I'm getting into the trucks more now.

65 coupe 302 V8
66 coupe 289 V8
68 coupe 289 V8
69 coupe 250 V6
3 different 1971 Mach I's (one was a parts vehicle, but I still counted it).
2002 GT 4.6L 2V
2005 GT 4.6L 3V (current vehicle).

One of these days I'd like to get a project 1969 Mach I, but prices are getting out of my range quick.

Up until we had kids we always had two Mustangs at a time, once the kids came my wife moved to an Explorer and recently traded that for a Flex.

Once the 75 Crew is done that will be the family truck for camping, towing, hauling, driving over Kia's

 

I had an 84 F150 when I first joined, hence the name. no avatar, though