American Classic Truck Parts
$500 in gift certificates; plus ACTP t-shirt

Jim Carter Classic Truck Parts
$75 in gift certifications
(a $50 and two $25's)
Chevy and GMC Shop Signs

The Header Buddy
Set of Header Buddies

The Filling Station
Universal Engine Dolly

Mar-K Quality Parts
A pair of bed side hole caps

Stovebolt Stuff
$50 shopping spree at the Hooya Shoppe
Pickin's from the Goodybag

Introduction ~~ Photo Submissions ~~ Prizes ~~ The Winners

"How I can get a diesel in there and have her running again?"

Grigg Mullen
Lexington, Virginia

 "Hey man! Did the 60's come and go?"

"But I like it here! And, I'm not alone (see larger image). We're buds."

Mike McDaniel
Carlsbad, New Mexico

"Look Sarge! I'm flying!"

"Hon, how's that truck project of your's
down at the barn coming along?"

(Read all about it!)

Don "down2sea" McLendon
Brevard County, Florida

"What? Me stalking? No way!"

"Who needs wheels and tires? They're over-rated!"

"Junk Yard Dogs"
If you look closely there are four junk yard dogs in the photo: two Golden Retrievers, me, and of course the Chevy.

"Does this box make my bed look fat?"

"Rust free Arizona truck.  Some assembly required."

"September Mourn...ing"
I'm mourning over not finding this one sooner. A '54 wearing frost on the windshield and a light coat of moss over its red paint.

"Stripped down model, found in a nudist resort storage area."

(Read all about it!)

"Those pesky termites may have eaten the barn walls,
but thank God, they left the truck alone!"

This photo was taken in the yard of a fellow car club member.

"See Hon, I told you if we parked on the edge,
we'd not get any door dings"

Taken in Amarillo, TX, while we were out on a road trip.

"This is not the kind of BLANKET I was asking for!"

"Looks like another hunting season and yet the hunters have not returned!"

Her story

"I don’t need no stinkin’ 4 wheel drive for this!"
Here is a 1956 Chevy ¾-ton big window NAPCO I found one winter when someone told me of a bunch of “junk” cars that were in the way. It was one I couldn’t save.

"Chameleon in a Sea of Green"

The story

"Grandpa forgot where he parked it, but I sure found it!"

The story

"It's the Pits"
This one is in a gravel pit right behind my house. It still has a bit of wrapping on it! The boys told me its an old Maple Leaf although I never checked the VIN..

"But it's a '46!"
This is a 1946 Chevy  truck. It last ran in 1959. I found it about 20 years ago on a hill in the woods of Kentucky.

Andy "1946chevytruck" Smith
London, Kentucky

"All power no brains"
Generator bolted to the old GMC bed

Jim Allen
Janesville, California

"Never 4 wheel without a shovel!"
This is another truck I am working on -- 1945 GMC 1.5-ton, 4 x 4 with attached backhoe. Behind it is a 1961 Chevy (that is also available, but to "new" for me ) .

Jim Allen
Janesville, California

"Ya drop a fresh battry in thar and I gar-un-tee ya, she'll far off."

"A quart of bondo and a coat of paint and you will be good to go cruzin!'"

The story

Bob "49 chevy truck" Duncan
Stovebolt Land

"Shoot fire, Bob. I thought for sure we could garage her!"
From my trip to Oregon in 2004

Grigg Mullen
Lexington, Virginia

"Road Warrior"

Randy "Mapleleaf" Jewers
Nova Scotia, Canada

"Out to Pasture"

The story

John Lucas
South Omaha, Nebraska

"This truck still turns over, even after being abandoned in the desert!"

Info

Mike "mmcdaniel69" McDaniel
Carlsbad, New Mexico

"Yes 'um, she surely did run when I parked her rite thar as she sits. Of course, it's a log cabin! Tain't you see that there log a'sticken out the front? Timeshare? What in the dang tarnation did you think you'ens was buying?"
Photo taken in the hills of Arkansas, during Bikes, Blues, and BBQ 2005, somewhere between Mt. Magazine and Eureka.

Don "down2sea" McLendon
Brevard County, Florida

"Just dump it close to those trees."

Kyle "641Workmaster" Pierce
Foley, Missouri

"Fresh Lobster! Just in!"

Kyle "641Workmaster" Pierce
Foley, Missouri

"Things are just buss-ling!"

Rob Carney
Gorrie, Ontario

"Geez, I really hate being used for target practice!"

Scotty "Packhorse" Reed
Hope Mills, North Carolina

"I'm busting outta here tonight. Any of youse guys wanna go wid me?"
I took this photo on 11/24/2007 in Tucson, Arizona

Alan "acwhite" White
Adairsville, Georgia

"R.I.P. - Lone Chevy Graveyard"

Lisa "Tempest" Clement
Millwood, Manitoba
Canada

"I think I can... I think I can..."

Lisa "Tempest" Clement
Millwood, Manitoba
Canada

"Found the Garden of Paradise"

Roger Kemp
New Zealand

"Please take me home. It's cold and wet out here.
Don't leave me to rust away! "
I found this '52 out at the wrecking yard. Yes it did run. Got it home, charged up the battery, added gas and drove it around the yard. Even blew the siren!

Mike "Dakota" Jordanger
Box Elder, South Dakota

" Restin' ... jest restin' "

The story

Mark "47ohv" Dowis
Snellville, Georgia

"I wish folks would stop using me as some kinda TABLE! I can't get no respect."

Mark "47ohv" Dowis
Snellville, Georgia

"I'll throw in the other truck, if you buy this one."
I found this pair parked in the middle of nowhere, several miles north of Oark, AR. They're located on forest service land in the Ozark National Forest.

Jerry Fendley
Oark, Arkansas

"Great project truck, needs new glass, but it comes with a clean title."
I found this GMC parked in the middle of nowhere, several miles north of Oark, AR.  It's located on forest service land in the Ozark National Forest.

Jerry Fendley
Oark, Arkansas

"Looks can be deceiving. Racing truck in disguise. Imagine how it will slip thru the air with that near-invisible body!"

The Story

Dean "Rustoholic" Meltz
San Leandro, California

"My driver said he'd only be gone a moment or two, so if you want to jump in and drive me home, hurry up!"

The Story

Dean "Rustoholic" Meltz
San Leandro, California

"Peek a boo, I see you!"

Randy "RT1" Taylor
Wisconsin

"Smokey says; 'Only you can prevent forest fires ... and rust.' "
1951 Chevy / Howe Fire Truck

""Aw, shucks! Ah always knew Ah'd be in pictures!"
This truck sits out in front of an auto body shop on Rt 104 out side of Mifflinburg, PA.

"Next spring, maybe?"
This truck sits in a barn right along the old Susquehanna Trail, between exits 8 and 10 along I-83. It can only be seen driving south and then only in the fall or winter. It is original and complete down to the deeply rooted poison ivy and wild raspberry....

"With a little TLC we should be able to make one good one."

"Portrait of a big truck hunter with his quarry fresh from the bush."

The Story

"The Snow Plow Did It"
I was walking down a lonely road in Kentucky and found this poor old thing.

"Just a little gas please!"
I was walking down a lonely road in Kentucky and found this poor old thing.

Introduction ~~ Photo Submissions ~~ Prizes ~~ Winners

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