Last night I had the honor of attending an impromptu meeting of the Northern Chapter of the ODSS.
I've been working in the burbs of Philly for a bit and last night I was finally able to get my schedule in line to meet up with our Amtrak Joe.
In our phone conversations Joe mentioned that he met another local bolter Jim Schmidt known here as 53-GreenOneTon.
We all arranged to meet at Joe's shop and Jim said he would pick me up.
I arrive at my hotel to see a stunning 53 3800. I rushed over and introduced myself. Jim has a fine truck. We hopped into his truck and went for a drive. Jim's truck is beautifully painted and runs great.
We then head to Joe's for a shop tour and finally to see his grandfathers truck. Then to my surprise Joe says, let's fire it up!
He fuels his truck, gotta see the pic, and after a few cranks it was running!
Joe said he hasn't started it in a while but the fact it fired so quickly had me impressed.
We hung out at the shop for a bit talking truck then we all went home. It felt good to spend time with Brothers!
Thanks again Jim and Joe for making me feel at home again. Hopefully we can get together again soon.
Pics to come.
