Chevys in these parts are a dime a dozen, but these D*#GE's are pretty rare here.. this is only the second i've seen (the first was a frame off resto at an ice cream stand).. a point that my father in law brings up often.
I say in responce to his assertion that his new D*#GE is a rarity, "Yea, thats because they're CRAP and all fell apart decades ago!"
But a more accurate assumption is that either there just weren't as many produced, or that in this area, Chevrolet dealerships outnumbered others.. there aren't alot of old F*@DS around here, either.. but there are alot more than D*#GE.
We used the '46 to pull it off the trailor, tossed a chain on its back bumper and wrapped the other end of the chain around the back of the '46. I hopped in the '46, put it in 2nd, and crept forward waiting for the "tug" of the chain tightning.
After about 6 feet, I stopped and yelled, "Hey! Did the chain come off??"
He forgot to put the D*#GE in neutral, and i'd just drug the trailer, truck, AND his '89 2500 Scotsdale 4wd 4 feet thru the grass.
"How's THAT for 60 year old inline 6 Chevrolet power, baby!" I shouted.
"Yea", he said, "that's a strong motor."
