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Title: What else do you drive?
Post by: YBNORML on November 24, 2013, 01:59:14 AM
Obviously we all like early iron. But what else makes you tick? Personally I have a huge addiction to lowered Chevy trucks. Although I do like anything with wheels, the Chevy's make me smile the most.

Let's see what else has passed through your garages.
Here's a few pics of the other stuff that I built or in the process of building to start us off.
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Post by: YBNORML on November 24, 2013, 02:06:24 AM
A few more,
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Post by: themoose on November 24, 2013, 08:50:43 AM
Those are some cool trucks. The only truck I ever owned was a VW diesel that finally rusted out so bad that I recently had to send it to the promised land. For now I'm having to borrow my wife's car until I decide on a replacement.

(http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq7/themoose524/Other%20stuff/IMG_2233_zps7eac5b33.jpg)
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Post by: trbomax on November 24, 2013, 10:50:14 AM
 Motor Home. Hand built in1980. I miniturized a w-900 hood,made a mold and then the hood and inners.Molded a new FG cab top to fit the cabover. Hand built frame,air ride on rear dana 80,leafs at front with hand built axel useing dana 60 fwd ends.Gm dh475 diesel with allison mt 42 6 spd auto.Coach shell built in nappenee ind,I finished inside elec/plumbing/tanks ect and did the paintwork on the outside. About 100k miles on it now and retired.
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Post by: logride on November 24, 2013, 12:02:48 PM
I love the Blazer, I still am wanting a lowered 99 2wd 2dr Tahoe. Nice trucks.
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Post by: sixball on November 24, 2013, 01:02:15 PM
In order to answer this I need to have a clarification on the terms "vintage Chevy" and " early Bowtie". I considered my '38 Ford coupe to be vintage when I got my license in '61 but it was only 23 years old and not technically an antique yet. My first new car was a '70 Blazer it is now 43 and about as vintage as a Blazer gets. Of my GMs it is the second newest. I have a '53 pickup, a '68 flatbed, and a '99 Yukon that are all less vintage than the '26 roadster project.  ;D
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Post by: 32chevy vett on November 24, 2013, 09:51:56 PM
My truck. Wives car.
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Post by: 32chevy vett on November 24, 2013, 10:03:01 PM
Wives 65 V.W. Bug.
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Post by: 32chevy vett on November 24, 2013, 10:04:56 PM
My 24T
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Post by: 32chevy vett on November 24, 2013, 10:10:42 PM
23 T Will be ready in the spring. 36 ford Lost interest.
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Post by: woodremover on November 25, 2013, 10:15:48 AM
 here are a few of mine  26 t touring, 34 chev 5 window 71 beetle convertible, and a 64 ford f100
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Post by: YBNORML on November 25, 2013, 02:19:35 PM
Nice rides guys. I like the diversity of manufacturers.
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Post by: TFoch on November 25, 2013, 08:21:57 PM
You guys have some cool rides.  My daily driver is a 2002 Toyota 4Runner but when I go on vacation I always rent a convertible like this one from my trip out west this summer.
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Post by: vette59jdwl on January 02, 2014, 04:26:52 PM
Ok my #1 ride right now is a 2005 Silverado lowrider with an 03 hood 5.3 chipped gibbson headers flowthrough flowmasters auto with lock up and ghost flames gold and burgandy
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Post by: 62131 on January 02, 2014, 06:22:54 PM
Here's my 38 Coupe
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Post by: themoose on January 02, 2014, 08:16:10 PM
62131

I have had two 39 coupes but always thought that the 37/38 body style was much better looking. I haven't found one of those yet but you never know what tomorrow will bring. Your 38 is one great looking car...Everything is just right.

Moose

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Post by: TFoch on January 02, 2014, 08:39:29 PM
I agree with Moose that is one sweet looking 38!  Vette59jdwl that 2005 Silverado and RV is a real nice way to see the country :)
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Post by: Kiwijeff on January 07, 2014, 04:17:29 PM
As my 34 Chevy is in the project stage, my driver is my avatar. Its a 1929 Hudson Hot Rod. Its powered by a Holden (Australian GM) six, with 5 speed Toyota box, and diff. I brought it in June 2013 as a rat rod, and spent 5 months transforming it into a hot rod.
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Post by: vette59jdwl on January 07, 2014, 04:41:01 PM
  My 32 has not even reached project status yet.and i have had it like forever I like your 29 Hudson  I once had a 29 essex truck but that's long gone. nice ride.Funny when you say bought a hot rod transformed into a hot rod.We all swing from different branches of life  We all have different ideas of hot rods and i think that is what makes us . US. We take a hot rod and make it our way.That is what is so magnificient about our sport  we are all different and so are our cars/trucks. mooseman
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Post by: Kiwijeff on January 07, 2014, 05:14:01 PM
Thanks Mooseman. I just wrote out a big intro, and then it disappeared. Theres a diffrence between hot rods, rat rods, and street rods, that is universal, but its nice to be on a site that dosent cater to just one type. We are all car guys after all. I also own a stock 28 Hudson, that is a project, with a lot missing. Parts are hard to find, or stupidly expensive. All id like to do is save a piece of history, but its becoming a chore. The 34 Chevy Roadster Pick Up im working on, is a pleasure, and im enjoying it very much.
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Post by: chopper526 on January 07, 2014, 07:18:18 PM
The coolest car that I have next to my '32 coupe is a '67 Mustang that I bought in the summer of '76. My daily is a '99 Dodge Ram P/U. My wife drives an '04 Lincoln Aviator. My teen son has a '00 toyota and we have a '01 Monte Carlo as a back-up car. I never was much for new cars, although we did lease one or two. It's hard for me to get past those payments.
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Post by: vette59jdwl on January 28, 2014, 06:44:00 PM
This is my regular ride during the summer and usually pulls our trailer.This is a picture of the old girl when she made a break away in downtown Phoenix Arisona
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Post by: vette59jdwl on January 28, 2014, 07:01:15 PM
I was digging around this afternoon because its snowing like crazy out and i came across a stick with my pimpmobile on it , its not done yet and i wish to lower it, I do have a continetal kit for the rear and i have a set of full skirts.TIME,thats what i need  more time
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Post by: vette59jdwl on January 28, 2014, 07:12:19 PM
      I found it the crappy contintal kit with the phonie wire wheel so we have to change that now don't we
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Post by: vette59jdwl on January 28, 2014, 07:15:17 PM
So I found a 14 inch wheel just like the big BUICK wheels that i now have on the car and decided to cut it in half????WHY NOT
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Post by: vette59jdwl on January 28, 2014, 07:18:28 PM
    OK i cant go back now
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Post by: vette59jdwl on January 28, 2014, 07:20:54 PM
      And when i got it cut it fit like a glove
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Post by: logride on January 31, 2014, 04:54:01 PM
When it not so cold out, we drive this spear chucker special. My son was cleaning it up today... Might be trading it for a taildragger project. Not the one pictured.
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Post by: vette59jdwl on January 31, 2014, 06:17:19 PM
Go ahead tell me thats a 68 amx with a 390 Stick just tell me  lol lol  make me droooooool
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Post by: FATnLOW on January 31, 2014, 06:21:04 PM
Here's my 38 Coupe

Great looking ride...Love those 37-38-39 Chevys...........
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Post by: 62131 on January 31, 2014, 08:22:02 PM
Thank You,  I need to post some new pictures, I changed the wheels to polished aluminum slots  this past winter, and the hood has been put back on. Made a big difference in its looks.
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Post by: Mollys27 on February 01, 2014, 09:23:08 AM
Here's my 38 Coupe

Very Nice Ride..Lookin Goood ;D
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Post by: themoose on February 01, 2014, 10:16:34 AM
logride

I love that Piper Pacer....Do you still have it?

Moose
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Post by: logride on February 01, 2014, 10:53:29 AM
No it's not mine. I'm looking at trading the AMX or bug convert for a pacer project. It has a newer o 320 on it.

My son is probably more interested than me. Because the last 10% of the work is 90% of the work.

Do you fly?
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Post by: TFoch on May 22, 2016, 08:17:51 PM
After renting them on our vacations over the last few years, I decided to buy a "new to me" summer daily driver.  It's a 2013 Camaro convertible with only 15,000 miles on it.  Got a great deal on it.  I kept my old Toyota 4Runner to use in these New England winters.
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Post by: ghost28 on May 22, 2016, 08:52:37 PM
Tom, sooner or later I knew it. Congrat's
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Post by: vette59jdwl on May 23, 2016, 10:12:29 AM
Tom;; I think that was a good move  That there camaro would not do to good in the snow at least not around here  vett359jdwl
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Post by: sixball on May 23, 2016, 12:28:19 PM
Depending on how long you keep it the rental savings may pay for it and you'll have more beer money on your vacations. You are a financial wizard!  :o
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Post by: Kiwijeff on June 03, 2016, 07:21:14 AM
Nice work Tom.
My new daily is a 93 V8 Land rover.
What a weapon! It's full time four wheel drive, and so far, it's handled everything I've thrown at it.
The hot rod is still sitting in the shed, waiting on a small cash injection.
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Post by: ghost28 on June 03, 2016, 08:59:13 AM
I recently bought a 84 Blazer full size 4 by 4 for $650.00 old and rusty. After a little work everything works on it even the air conditioning. My plan is drive it awhile and try to find a tri five chevy truck to swap the gear onto. It should make a nice daily 4 wheeler if it all comes together.
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Post by: Kiwijeff on June 08, 2016, 04:47:40 AM
I recently bought a 84 Blazer full size 4 by 4 for $650.00 old and rusty. After a little work everything works on it even the air conditioning. My plan is drive it awhile and try to find a tri five chevy truck to swap the gear onto. It should make a nice daily 4 wheeler if it all comes together.

That would be very cool, I even had a moment of madness before I sold the 35 Chevy, and wondered how it would go on the Land rover chassis.
I'd love to do an AD truck with modern 4x4 chassis under it.
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Post by: Matts70impala on June 16, 2016, 04:04:22 PM
hear are some of the cars I built
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Post by: letalley1 on June 17, 2016, 09:03:26 PM
My Nomad, my coupe and the wife's Maxima.
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Post by: themoose on June 17, 2016, 09:36:36 PM
Nice corral of cars!!
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