The Stovebolt Site Forums The Back Office News and Announcements Thank you for the donations ... 2023

Always want to thank the many folks who help make this site possible, from the volunteers, moderators and the participants helping in the forums.

There's a very special group who needs an extra big thanks from all of us. Especially given today's economy. These folks have dipped into their pockets and, after sorting out a few nuts, bolts and string, have tossed some cash our way to help us pay for the necessary things we need to keep this site going.

It's a new year and we got our first donation just the other day!

Ron "WE b old" Steltz - Ron had three donations last year!


HERE IS the 2022 list in the N&A forum. HERE IT IS on main Thanks page.

Another donation to acknowledge here.

This one was part of a friendly offer of a '59 1-ton by Victor "VEW" Walters. He designated that for the deal, make a donation to Stovebolt.

[This] was a win, win, win for everyone. The recipient got what he wanted; my wife got rid of what she wanted to (and it wasn't me!)
And, I met two new great guys, as I usually do at Stovebolt gatherings.
All of this made possible because of this wonderful site!


That was a neat deal!
Thanks all!

Another donation has popped in!

Mark "MNSmith" Smith -- Also a moderator for Panels & Burbs and The Tool Chest

Speaking of Panels & Burbs, Mark's got his Burb in the Stovebolts at Work 2023 calendar. (See image on the left, in the column.) Very neat shot.


Thanks Mark!

I need to get off my rear and order a couple of those calendars!!

No worry. I've got one going out to you in the mail tomorrow. See if you like it first. hehe

Thank you!!

I few more donations in these last days:

Kevin Hansen - ordered a calendar and the rest donation. Plus Kevin is the Moderator for Paint & Body, Making a Stovebolt Bed, Name that Part and the Welcome Centre. He's been a huge help in a variety of projects we have going on.

Jeff "Rusty Rod" Backus - Also a Moderator for Electrical Bay, Panels & Burbs, Name that Part, Welcome Centre

Larry "idaho39" Humphrey
I like the site you all have built. I like the people ... some are down right funny and all are helpful.



Thank you for all that you do to keep this site going!

A few more donations:


Alvin "Achipmunk" Parris - also a Moderator in the Welcome Centre, Legion Hall and Southern Bolters
"Time to start the year off right. Hope this helps with the power bill.



Tim "MT45" Purcell - a very new Bolter! (See his post in the Driveline forum.
"Happy to donate as I know the value that engaging with experts brings."


Thank you muchly for such great participation in many ways.

Wow. We are cooking with gas now!

Two more donations included with requests for calendars!!


Dan "Gdads51" Gerhards - General Truck Talk and Swap Meet Moderator
"My first quarter donation for 2023! "



Nick "NJC" Cavallaro - Nick had a huge letter for us. (He's an ODSS member from Bel Air MD, so lots of personal, newsy stuff. )
"Calendar and donation to keep the computers humming."

This is great. Thank you! Calendars on the way, too!

Got another much appreciated donation from a long time Bolter:

Ed "Wally / Montana" Waali
"Thanks for the Legacy Bolter title! That means a lot. You'd think I would know more than I do!! I was going to put the Stovebolt Gathering of 2002 (I think) with Montana Andy, Cletis (and Pearl), Ken, Luke and Ivy in the Greasy Spoon. That goes waaaay back. Anyway, thanks for all you do!!! Keep on Boltin'."



I remember Wally (and many others) being part of the FIRST EVER GATHERING AT MONTANA ANDY'S (here's the fun story. It started all that stuff that took the "virtual" out of our "virtual garage" and from there it grew and grew!

Thanks for those memories.

Wrapping up the month with much appreciated donations.

Scott "Skooter" Sensing


Stewart Stewart - Stewart is a local guy and ODSS member. He stopped by for a 2023 and made a donation, too. He's looking forward to the spring happening for ODSS. Wants to pull his project truck, 1955 first series, out of the garage!

Thanks on behalf of the Stovebolt Collective.

Another donation!

Mark "MNSmith" Smith - SECOND DONATION this year! Mark is the Moderator for The Tool Chest and Panels & Burbs. He had his '51 Burb in our first 2023 calendar (Stovebolts at Work).

The Stovebolt Collective appreciates all your donations!

Two more donations just this week:

Larry "Larry P." Parker
"Continued support of the Stovebolt Page. Your site continues to help me immensely in my 46 1/2 ton restoration. Thanks so much!"
Larry's working on an entry to post for his story. The little bit he's shared is great: "It has been in the family now for almost 77 years."


Alvin "Achipmunk" Parris - Alvin's second donation this year. Alvin is a Moderator for The Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters and The Legion Hall. Besides greeting new folks in the WC, he's working with his team getting the Southern Jamboree together for June 2-3.



Needs saying again:
There's a very special group who needs an extra big thanks from all of us. Especially given today's economy. These folks have dipped into their pockets and, after sorting out a few nuts, bolts and string, have tossed some cash our way to help us pay for the necessary things we need to keep this site going.

And the participation of the Stovebolt Collective is an important contribution, too.

Thanks for everything!

An interesting donation that took a bit to unravel ... but sa-weeeet.



Hugh "kahoys" Wood - Fred Nixon, our Radio Bench Moderator, helped him out:

"A big shout out to Truckernix for his Outstanding Technical Expertise, Guidance and Patience in helping me get my original 1950 - 53 Chevy Truck am radio up and running." (Can read those details here.)

Hugh did more than just "shout out." He made a very nice contribution to the site as a thank you to Fred.

"Payment to the Stovebolt site as a donation to help the site. Was going to forward that donation to Fred Nixon for his technical expertise working with me on-line to repair my 1950 Chevy truck radio. It is up and receiving stations as intended. Only through his efforts was this possible. He asked me to donate it to your site instead. Thank you all for providing a Tech site that allows us small guys like me the ability to restore our Stovebolts to their former glory. Again Thank you, Hugh."


Many winners here! Thanks to all.

Another donation from Mark!

Mark "MNSmith" Smith - THIRD DONATION this year! Mark is the Moderator for The Tool Chest and Panels & Burbs. He had his '51 Burb in our first 2023 calendar (Stovebolts at Work). That looks like FUN "work."

We all appreciate your donations and the time you spend helping others!

New donors to recognize. These two Bolters participated with entries to the the General Truck One 2023 calendar. They included a "little extra" with their calendar order.

Just so happens to be two Mississippi Bolters! How neat is that!?!


Donald "Southerntruck" Sessum - May

Mike "kades51" Mitchell - December
"For all you and John do, this doesn't even scratch the surface."


Thanks for thinking of the Stovebolt Collective ... it is a big team effort.

Big donations day. Thanks for all who help keep this site going and not cluttered with ads!

Dan "Gdads51" Gerhards - SECOND donation! Dan is the Forum Moderator for General Truck Talk, ALL the Swap Meet and also one of the mods for Midwest Bolter Association.

Jeff "Rusty Rod" Backus - SECOND donation! Jeff is also a Moderator for the Electrical Bay, Panels & Burbs, Name that Part, and the Welcome Centre forums.

Mark "MNSmith" Smith - THIRD donation!! Mark is a Moderator for Panels & Burbs and The Tool Chest. Mark had his his Burb in the Stovebolts at Work 2003 calendar. A great job for a 1951 Chevrolet Model 3106 Suburban.

Ronnie "Dusty53" Miller - Ronnie was been a very active participant and huge help in the technical forums.

Thanks for this participation in the many ways to help make Stovebolt helpful to many!

The Stovebolt Collective thanks you.

Two more donations came in this week:

Alvin "Achipmunk" Parris - Alvin's third donation just this year. Alvin's a Moderator for the Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, and the Legion Hall.
"Use this donation to cover the calendar or whatever the Stovebolt needs are."

Ron "WE b OLD" Steltz -- Ron's second donation this year.
"Just for 80 years of fun. Many of them are here."
What a gem. Ron had a birthday this week and HE gave Stovebolt a present.

Thanks to all who help keep this site rolling along on 4, 6 or 8 cylinders.

On behalf of the
Stovebolt Collective

Some thoughtful donations. Both from some "freebies" that were part of dealings on the site.


Glenn Hart - donation for some parts that Tom "tom moore" Moore had listed in the Freebie section of Swap Meet. I think Tom still has some more there! Check to see.


Mason "stlcardinalsguy" Walker - donation for some parts he got from Mick "Mick53" Israel (Lazy Hound Racing). Mick said he's got more stuff coming soon.
"The site and community are so incredible and packed with knowledge. I greatly appreciate all the work you all put in to keep the site alive!"


The Stovebolt Collective thanks everyone involved in these transactions. These do help keep things rolling in here.

From last week, donation from:


Mark "MNSmith" Smith -- Mark's FIFTH donation this year! Mark is the Moderator for Panels & Burbs, and The Tool Chest.


We all thank you very much.


Stovebolters far and wide.

"I demand a recount!!" (Should be five.)

In case anyone is wondering "What's with this guy??", I told myself I was going to donate once a month for every month of the year for this year. Why? I dunno, just seemed interesting to me. It is keeping me amused, anyway. I was a minute late with the April donation and got it in after the wire. Means I might have to do it again next year just to get that perfect record.

Oh dear. I fixed the error. It IS five donations. When this one came in last month, I figured I'd better keep track of your donations by marking the number in bold. I only looked a few lines up to see #2 and then #3. I went and fixed them all (in my Excel doc that is).

Sorry about that.

If keeping you amused means a donation every month, I thinks this will be way to keep better track.

To quote somebody who quoted somebody else after being quoted, "We all win!"

Speaking of win, another donation coming from another calendar submitter:


Mark Sharp -- have his 1959 Chevy Fleetside pulling a 2011 Scamp Camper in the 2023 Stovebolt calendar. Here's that beautiful shot.
"Thanks for all you do to keep this great resource moving along. The donation is to keep the site humming along."


Thanks for the donation and compliment. The Stovebolt Collective does a good job of bringing in *resources* that make this a good source for sharing knowledge about the *find, fix, drive* for these old trucks. And we have have some fun in there, too.

Added one of Mark's photo's that we didn't use ... yet.

Another donation made during a recent get together by the Old Dominion Stovebolt Society (ODSS). Thanks to:


Jim "53 green 1- ton" Schmidt
"The "Thanks" is from me! This little thingy that the two of you nurtured from an idea, into the best automotive website, amazes me! The pair of you, brought neighbors that never knew each other prior, and introduced others from across this country and distant lands, together, in a common love! Old Chevy Trucks! So, " Thank You " for your devotion to STOVEBOLT.COM"

A very nice thing to say. John is really the "idea man" with a bunch of good people who have helped it to bear fruit. And as it grew, produced more fruit. How it has spread still amazes us. And does seem to have really connected people. It is definitely a "virtual garage" full of people that help to give the pizazz to this place -- for re-storing old trucks with bringing people together as a bonus. The Stovebolt Collective.

Mark has done it again. This is his 6th donation this year. I guess this is his monthly "Bolt Support."


Mark "MNSmith" Smith -- Mark is the Moderator for Panels & Burbs, and The Tool Chest.


Thanks so much, for all you do, for the entire Stovebolt Collective.

Double-wammie thanks!

Chuck "Hanks custodian" - Another donation for some parts that Tom "tom moore" Moore had listed in the Freebie section of Swap Meet.

Chuck went over and beyond!

"Half is for parts from Tom Moore. Other half is for all the help and pleasure I get from Stovebolt.com."


Thanks to Chuck and Tom helping in this way. I think Tom still has some more "freebies" there! Check to see.

Dangit! I missed two! I'll fix that!

Well, Mark. That didn't take long!!

Mark "MNSmith" Smith -- This is Mark's 7th donation the year.
Prompted by PayPal: "What's this for?"
"For fun!"

Mark is the Moderator for Panels & Burbs and The Tool Chest, and a regular contributed to Stovebolt in a number of ways!



On behalf of the entire Stovebolt Collective, thanks. We know this site is made possible because of the generosity of wrenchers like you.

Mark is on a roll.

Mark "MNSmith" Smith -- This is Mark's 8th donation the year.

As you know by now, Mark is the Moderator for Panels & Burbs and The Tool Chest, and a regular contributor to Stovebolt in a many ways!



The Stovebolt Collective, thanks you for all of it.

A big thank you to


Alvin "Achipmunk" Parris - his 4th donation this year. Alvin is a Moderator in the Welcome Centre, Legion Hall and Southern Bolters. We saw and heard a lot from him with his recent trip to the Midwest Bolters Roundup and last spring: the Southern Jamboree in Tennessee.

The Stovebolt Collective thanks you.

Another donation we are grateful for and wanted to say thanks on behalf of all Stovebolters that use the site.


Ronnie "Dusty53" Miller - This is Ronnie's second donation this year.
Just in May this year, Ronnie started as Moderator for the Tons o' Fun area in the Parking Lot. He quickly learned the ropes and agreed to help Sweet cover the Driveline forum in the Shops area. The Driveline is the second highest viewed forum (Engine Shop is #1).


Thanks for all you and the other moderators do. And thank, too, for helping get some bills paid.

More of the Bolters helping Bolters .. and helping us all.

Daniel "Danielbolt" Davidson
"As a thank you for the generosity of Tom Moore and many others. A thanks also for the relaxation and encouragement that Stovebolt gives me. This is such a wonderful website. It's this website that introduced me to the older bolts. I thought 67-72 was old when I got my first classic truck."
    Daniel has a 1940 Chevrolet KC he's working on. He added: "I work in Civil Engineering research at the University of Arkansas, but I mostly work with graduate students inside our lab. I help build and set up large scale testing fixtures. A lot of machining and fabricating. We try to get our students to become self-sufficient so that's where my "shop teacher" moniker comes from. I'm incredibly fortunate to have access to so many high tech (and high dollar) equipment."
    Daniel purchased some parts from "tom moore" (who stills has stuff listed in his post: "parts, parts, parts" in the Swap Meet's Truck Parts for Sale booth).


Thanks to everyone who is participating in Tom's effort, and helping Daniel get his '40 together. And glad to have a another *teacher* in here with years experience in CNC and Fabrication.



PayPal in / PayPal out (just got the November hosting bill). Thanks for keeping the books out of the red!

Have another to add:

Nick "NJC" Cavallaro - Nick's second donation this year.
    "[This donation] is for maintenance for the Stovebolt website. I do enjoy looking at the varied topics pertaining to the 1974-1953 Chevrolet Advance Design (AD) pickups and Suburbans. Journaling is fun, too. Bringing back AD Chevrolets is therapy for the soul."

Nick has a 1952 Chevrolet Suburban featured in the Project Journals. He has quite a following there.


Thanks for the donation here and in the many ways you participate on the site.

Stovebolt Collective

Two donations came in yesterday. Big thanks!

Ron "WE b OLD" Steltz - Ron's third donation this year.
    "It is my Thanksgiving gift because I am thankful for everyone on here who puts up with me. "

David "DavidBraley" Braley - David's got a 1953 2-Ton GMC.
    "I am not very active on the Stovebolt, but I try to check-in everyday if I can. There are days when I see a post that helps me on my own project so much, I need to somehow repay it. You guys and gals do an amazing job.
    "Setting aside the valuable resource and knowledge base that is present on the Stovebolt, I think the single most important thing I find about the Stovebolt community is how friendly and civil it is. There are a LOT of forums out there where people are allowed to be cruel to each other. I appreciate how you guys keep things under control.


Thanks to both of you for the donations, and to David for the thoughts he expressed at the site -- that keeps us encouraged.

Stovebolt Collective

Another thing WE are grateful for. Besides carrying the load, these folks throw in some coin to help pay the bills. This makes the second donation this week!

Big thanks to:

Gord "Gord&Fran" Hillsden - Gord is a moderator for the IT Shortbus and the BC Bolters. Unbeknownst to you, he's also the fellow who pulls up the stats for us each month, without fail. That's been a big help for us. We'll get some of those highlights out to you all soon.

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, we got another donation!

Big thanks to:

Donald "Southerntruck" Sessum - This is Donald's second donation. At least more than 4,000 of you had seen his Cruisin' the Coast pictures and videos that he took this past October (in the Southern Bolts Side Lot). The year before, he also participated in and covered the event. Over 10,000 Bolters had a chance to "virtually engage" with him.

Donald 's been a good supporter of Stovebolt. Last year he submitted his truck for the calendar - a beautiful 1953 5-window. You need to take a peak at it at his Gallery Forum thread. He now has a Stovebolt Flag and is anxious to fly it in all the events he goes to. The truck alone gets plenty of attention, we're sure.

Donald's been on watch in the Welcome Centre for any Southern Bolters that appear; especially those around the Mississippi coast. Some day, we'll have to join in the Cruise!

Thank you Donald for all of it.

Like Peggy says, thanks for contributing to the well-being of Stovebolt. BTW, I really envy a 5 window and the quality of this one. Many more safe miles.

Yesterday, we got another donation! Big thanks to:

Jeff "Rusty Rod" Backus - Jeff's THIRD donation this year. He's another moderator who contributes above and beyond. He's currently moderating the Electrical Bay, Panels & Burbs, Name that Part, and the Welcome Centre forums. Just last month we also asked him to take over the Whole Wild West forum since 69Cuda had moved to the "Rocky Mountain" region. (And Mike agreed to help Fibonachu over there. )

Jeff is another Bolter who has been with us a very long time and it's been great to let to know him as he was a regular at events, especially the KC Reunion in Kansas City. (Rusty did a good job keeping us laughing. ) He's got several trucks we've travel with him as he worked on them. An early Project Journal, his '67 Suburban "Kogai" is an interesting read.

In Jeff's signature line he put: "Another quality post" ... well, he is a "quality Bolter."

Thank you, Jeff!

We got a donation earlier this week. So an additional big thanks to:

Tim "tclederman" Lederman - Tim is another Bolter who has been with us a very long time. We're certain you've seen his posts, almost 32,000 of them, just about all in the Shops Area. We are fortunate for all he has to share. He has his own website dedicated to Advance Design trucks, and specifically the 1954. It's extremely well done and packed with information. Tim had also been a Moderator for us some time ago. It's easy to rack up thousands of posts just with that. (We're enticing him to come back ... Panels & Burbs is a easy match for him. But it may be that wrenching has taken a *bit* of a backseat to enjoying his grandchildren. Don't blame him with that one.)

Thanks Tim for the donation and all the time you share adding to the Stovebolt Collective.