Joy and Tony had been with Stovebolt from practically the birth of the site. Tony was a co-moderator for the Lounge. Joy was initially the "Siren of the Swap Meet" and then later a wonderful moderator for the Welcome Centre. Tony and Joy were such a wonderful team.
"All trucked up" was a perfect handle for them (actually Tony: alltruckedup; Joy: Joy
) as they had a great bunch of old trucks.
Tony's 1937 Chevrolet 1/2-Ton1950 Chevy 1/2-Ton Pickup Truck1945 2-Ton ChevyJoy's 1951 Chevrolet 1/2-TonIn 2012, Joy reported they decided to switch to something else.
"Well, we have sold our Chevy trucks and now we have two old Willys trucks instead. Tony has sold all his trucks too, but is now working on the old Willys jeep.We just got one about two weeks ago and have torn it all apart to work on it. I'm working out in the garage as much as ever." Here's the one; here's the other.That last image in the listing was back in June 2004. Tony and Joy drove down from Webster, New Yak to visit Stovebolt Headquarters.
"The '51 made the 11-hour trip just fine."
It was a real pleasure to actually meet Tony and Joy after all these years we've known them through the site. It was super to have them for an extended stay. I had worked so much with Joy on the website on-line and over the phone, it was fun to do the other things outside. They sure enjoyed the farm and there was plenty to do and see, and places for the two old trucks to cruise and turn many heads!
Like Cosmo said, Tony had a gift to go above and beyond, meeting up with folks who needed help. A favorite comment of Joy's was: "... that 'New' old truck sound." I'm sure that was music to their ears ... and to the people they helped.
Another tag line of theirs: "We're all Bozo's on this bus."
Tony ... in the Passing Lane ... I imagine still wrenching away.
