Nothing like a good calendar of old trucks ...

This is Dave Betker's
1952 Chevrolet 1700 Firetruck
Personalized calendar

For some help on taking a really good photos, check out our photography tips article by Jerry "AgriHawg" Fendley.

Here's what we need for a calendar photo:

• Digital image should be minimum 200 dpi and 1725 x 1350 pixels (9" x 12") for the regular size. For the jumbo calendars, we need 200 dpi and 17.5" x 11.5." Make sure the picture shows the majority of your truck -- a little space on all sides helps to keep it from bleeding off the page. The best format is .jpg. If you do not have access to a digital image, mail your photograph to The Stovebolt Page, 41370 Friendship Court, Mechanicsville, MD 20659-3853.


• Keep in mind the portrait of your truck. Some of the nicer images are taken in fields, near barns, on a vacant street, some great sky or color in the background. That's a much better shot than your truck next to the Walmart cart return island. If you are sending in a "People of the Bolt" submission, the more folks the better. People working on the Bolt is great. Anything clever!


• When taking the picture, keep in mind whether you want your license plate displayed.

• Your first and last name. The model year and make of the truck. If it's a family, group shot, include the names of the people in the photo.
  
  
• A valid e-mail address. We may need to contact you regarding your submission.

• Send all that information to:

Calendar Submission

Throughout the year, we get some impressive truck pictures that are "calendar perfect." It's a bit of a process on this end getting twelve great shots, with specific requirements (see below) for a good calendar. So, as the submissions come in, we start lining them up in a variety of themes.

As of this date (January 11), we have four all new truck calendars complete. We have several that are in progress and we'll continue to update with new images. And we are always looking for more good truck pictures. So, if you'd like to be included in one of our calendars, check the details below.

The three all-new calendars are:

• General Truck Calendar I (see individual truck images below)
• General Truck Calendar II (see individual truck images below)
• The Bill & Wayne Alderson Collection (check this one out in the Hoo-ya Shoppe)
• Panels & Burbs (see individual truck images below)

  Shop Shop Shop! Submit a Photo!

The following calendars are available - with some new truck images and others from previous years. We are in the process of replacing the older pictures with new ones that have been submitted (if you want to be included, submit your photo(s). When a calendar is completed, we will present the images below as we have done with the others.

And we are working on these other themes:

Actually, we can do any theme. Be sure to make sure the sizes and resolutions are good (see details). There's no way we can stretch a picture to make it look good.

General Truck Calendar #1

Here's a glance at the trucks in the first General calendar. To order the calendar, head to the Hoo-ya Shoppe.

General Truck Calendar # 2

Here's a glance at the trucks in the second General calendar. To order the calendar, head to the Hoo-ya Shoppe.

Panels & 'Burbs

Here's a glance at the trucks in the Panels & 'Burbs calendar. To order the calendar, head to the Hoo-ya Shoppe.

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