Pick up truck remembrance !
Bought my first truck off of Smokey Yunick in Daytona , about 1960 or 61 , cost 1,700 dollars , about a years wages for a 16 year old kid . Six cylinder GMC . About 1963 I saw mt first P.U. with an ...
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I think I've owned almost more trucks than I can count...
1964 Chevy C10- was completely junk when I bought it and I'm surprised it ran as long as it did after I bought it (3 months)
1986 Mazda B2000- nicest driving mini truck you could buy at that time, but ridiculously underpowered by today's standards.
1987 Mazda B2600 4x4- gutless but very tough little rig. The weight police would wring their hands black and blue at the loads I towed and hauled.
1978 Ford F250. 460 V8 (not stock, swapped in), two tone orange and white. Beautiful truck that would pass anything but a gas station.
1972 Ford F100- 302 V8, 3 speed column shift. Had it for a short time when I was poor, and used it for a daily driver for a while. Was a terrible daily driver, but wish I still had it!
1992 Chevy K1500- 4.3 V6, 5 speed manual, not a lot of power but a pretty capable 1/2 ton. Got better mpg than the aforementioned Mazda B2600 and was twice as big.
1994 Ford F250- 460 V8, 5 speed manual. Was like driving a giant sports car than didn't handle very well. Nothing seemed to slow it down.
A few years without a truck, then..
1984 Chevy C20 "light 3/4 ton". 8 lug wheels but only 7200 GVWR. 305 V8 with 4 speed auto. Worn out, gutless gas-guzzler.
2005 Chevy 2500HD. 6.0 V8, 2WD, regular cab. Set up for landscaping with a dump bed. Super tough truck that could easily haul ridiculous payloads and not complain.
A few more years and.... my current truck, 2000 Ford F250 4WD Supercab, 7.3 diesel 6 speed manual, bought from my dad who was the original owner. Probably not for sale at any price.
1964 Chevy C10- was completely junk when I bought it and I'm surprised it ran as long as it did after I bought it (3 months)
1986 Mazda B2000- nicest driving mini truck you could buy at that time, but ridiculously underpowered by today's standards.
1987 Mazda B2600 4x4- gutless but very tough little rig. The weight police would wring their hands black and blue at the loads I towed and hauled.
1978 Ford F250. 460 V8 (not stock, swapped in), two tone orange and white. Beautiful truck that would pass anything but a gas station.
1972 Ford F100- 302 V8, 3 speed column shift. Had it for a short time when I was poor, and used it for a daily driver for a while. Was a terrible daily driver, but wish I still had it!
1992 Chevy K1500- 4.3 V6, 5 speed manual, not a lot of power but a pretty capable 1/2 ton. Got better mpg than the aforementioned Mazda B2600 and was twice as big.
1994 Ford F250- 460 V8, 5 speed manual. Was like driving a giant sports car than didn't handle very well. Nothing seemed to slow it down.
A few years without a truck, then..
1984 Chevy C20 "light 3/4 ton". 8 lug wheels but only 7200 GVWR. 305 V8 with 4 speed auto. Worn out, gutless gas-guzzler.
2005 Chevy 2500HD. 6.0 V8, 2WD, regular cab. Set up for landscaping with a dump bed. Super tough truck that could easily haul ridiculous payloads and not complain.
A few more years and.... my current truck, 2000 Ford F250 4WD Supercab, 7.3 diesel 6 speed manual, bought from my dad who was the original owner. Probably not for sale at any price.
