It all started in 1999. Running off an inspiration by Skip Whitfield (Fatfenders), we wandered into our first Stovebolt Page contest. We were looking for photos that best captured the Big Lie we've all heard when calling on a truck for sale ad -- "It Ran When I Parked It." Of course, we all know that IRWIPI is just a euphemism for "The truck's locked tighter than a bull's butt at fly time and you'll be lucky to get any useable parts of it, let alone restore it! And when when you show up back home, your wife, kids and dog will walk out on you the moment they see it."

     We've had a wonderful bunch of judges each year, some good prizes, and some excellent entries and always lots of fun. Once we got warmed up, each year had it's own theme.

     When the contest is over and the winners have received their awards, the lights are turned out and the floor is swept. The ballroom is dark, quiet and deserted but the photos remain as a photo essay, if you will, that delves into the heretofore uncharted depths of the human soul that dares to dream ... ouch! (Assistant editor just whacked me) Ahem, well, the photos remain as a reference for your significant other to use when he/she is not able to share your vision or dream -- "Honey, you think my truck is bad, look at this."

     Feel free to wander around the It Ran Gallery ...

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