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| | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 623 "MONGO" | | "MONGO" Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 623 | I'll get the travel log of my trip to get it together in the next day or so, til then thought we'd play the Guess what followed me home! game! View out the back window of my suburban. Guess away!! Mongo | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 268 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 268 | black fenders, yellow hood? Looks like an old state highway truck of some kind.. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 191 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 191 | Could be a railroad truck, if it was darker yellow I'd said a bus.
Rob H. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | | | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 623 "MONGO" | | "MONGO" Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 623 | We have a winner!! Good job Scott! It's a 55 1st series COE. 55COE I'm owner number three, the first was the Arco tank company in Springfield, MO the second was the yard I bought it from. MONGO | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | Congrat's Mongo. I've just recently aquired a 55.1 COE too. It actually came from your neck of the woods. I bought Greg Pate's truck and Jeff (iowa-trucks-59) and I went after it. I can't wait to get started on it. I may have to come over and see it when we come down for the truck show. Nice truck, Scott | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | A shorty too. What a find. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | Way to go Mongo. Welcome to the COE Fraternity. Looks to have lots of potential. Is it a original 5100 series, or has it been shortened. Protect those hood side emblems, they're price-less. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 363 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 363 | I want to be in the COE Fraternity. Very nice Mongo. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 66 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 66 | What was the name of that weird movie in the 70's with Dennis Weaver. The one where a semi chased him around. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 469 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 469 | Looks like the old Chevy is smiling. I bet that old truck turned some heads going up HWY 13 even if it was on a trailer. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 86 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 86 | I think the movie name was "Duel"
Matt
"Brunhilde II" '59 Viking 60
To paraphrase Ben Franklin: "Big Bolts are proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy"
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 543 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 543 | That '55 has just the right amount of ugly, I like it!!!
The movie was "Duel" with Dennis Weaver. Stephen Spielberg's first attempt at directing.
Pessimist - Sees glass as half-empty. Optimist - Sees glass as half-full. Gov't- Sees glass and takes it from you because you have a glass.
Political Correctness: A philosophical belief system bereft of common sense and logic, that supports and rewards ignorance and stupidity.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 Socket Breaker | | Socket Breaker Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 | I want one of the earlier 50's coe's oen day, or the gmc... I have zero use for it, I jsut think they are neat.  -W | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 140 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 140 | that is a nice looking coe did you pull it home with the suburban?
Now boltless but looking
1951 F-1 350/350
1965 Mustang 355 glide
1971 F-100 401 fe it hates me
1972 Maverick 302 c4
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 623 "MONGO" | | "MONGO" Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 623 | Yup, that trip earned the Suburban the name "Bubba Burb" It's technically just a 1/2 ton but I had the local spring shop rearch the springs and add in an extra main and another small leaf so it's pretty stiff, with the COE on the trailer and an engine in the back it only dropped about 4 inches. Also I've got brakes on the trailer and a controller on the burb. The burb pulled the big load no problem for about 6 hours.
MONGO | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | Hey Mongo, Have you done anything to the COE yet. What are your plans for it, with that short wheelbase. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 140 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 140 | what model suburban is it
Now boltless but looking
1951 F-1 350/350
1965 Mustang 355 glide
1971 F-100 401 fe it hates me
1972 Maverick 302 c4
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 623 "MONGO" | | "MONGO" Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 623 | Spanky: No progress yet, hoping to get it in the barn this winter and tear into it, been trying to get the 2 Ton on the road and off the farm. (That project's been going good)
Jarred: The burb is a 89 GMC SLE bought if from my neighbor specifically to haul my swap meet swag, and tow old trucks. I'm actually riding in it right now with the trailer on the back, my buddie is driving and we're heading down to Springfield, MO to the swap and then on to Joplin to the HAMB Drags where I'm towing a 34 Ferd Coupe back home for another buddie. The burb/trailer combo get's lot's of use.
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