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I like to browse e-bay at the trucks for sale and see if I get any ideas for my project. Take a look at what this guy did. This is by far the worst thing I've ever seen. Check out the gauges in the latch panel. What do you guys think?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...tem=4547208256&rd=1#ebayphotohosting

it maybe not to my taste but it did show a lot of creativity and hard work and imagination. it is his truck. didn't like the stacked lights but that is only my opinion. there was a discussion in one of my magazines about taking a chrysler airflow and subtley street rodding it, the point is, it could have saved it from a worse fate. in the magazine classic cars they would be horrified at what i have done to my 54/3100. my 2 cents. ron

His gauges look like the pattern out of a 73-87 truck, only flipped the other way around.

Creative I guess, but I wouldn't buy it.

Great looking truck.

It looks like this guy is a frustrated boat builder. That's exactly the kind of dash layout I would expect to see on one of the many boats (and older yachts) I've been aboard.

Nice workmanship, poor taste. The headlights made me sick, the rest of it I thought was OK. I guess it's a creative way to get around a rusted out dashboard.

The gauges in the latch plate were clever. I guess if you spent a lot of time tuning on the engine they might be useful.

Its different. I thought it look interesting. Only think I really didn't like where the headlights. But my opion though. Plus he put alot of hard work into it. Again I wouldn't buy it either.

Holy Schnikeees -- it's the Family Truckster of trucks!

But if that's the worst that you've seen, you've led a relatively sheltered STOVEBOLT PAGE existence.

Allow me to introduce you to this thread .

Pass the sick bag, Alice! Oops, too late. Still, probably kept him out of trouble for thirty years.

Current Bid: $510.
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Well in my opinion the outside doesn't look that bad. If he got rid of some wood and put on more metal it would have looked great. The Elcamino headlights were not in my favor yet the crafstman ship to get that nice must have taken weeks, maybe not?. The interior is not that nice. One of the most important things to me is a sweet dash. These old trucks had them and they should stay in there. The current bid is reasonable. The guy built it for his specific taste and really only 1 person would have his taste and that is the seller.

Not my cup of tea, but I'm not getting sick, either. Oh well, it was only a Chebby... :p

That's a straight up, hi-falutin' redneck truck. Or PG county truck if you live in Maryland.
Are you talking about the gauges on the engine side firewall? That's the best part about the truck. An old hot rodder trick to help dial things in easier.
-David
Kustoms-and-Sleds

I remember trucks styled like that back in the 70's and early 80's at Autorama ,World Of Wheels shows etc... . I guess for that time period it was in style , remember goodtimes vans ?

David! :o Careful, buster -- Peggy is a PG County girl...

I agree with the Bambino and Norse -- I've seen far, far worse. Personally, I find a lot of what he's done rather creative and interesting. Not sure I like the lights, either, but the latch pan guages are kinda neat.

I wouldn't buy it or do a truck like that, but it is different.

And I'm an NOS Nazi, too

Regards,
John

I like the truck overall, but putting rectangular headlights on a truck with nothing but curves is way our of place for this truck. Some stock headlights, frenched in a bit would've looked a lot better, IMHO. Not too crazy for the gauge setup, but whatever works. The boat theme is nice!

If it weren't for the lights, I wouldn't mind having it!

Extremely UGLY!!!

Look at the bid now! Nobody mentioned the cool towel wrapped around the steering column?

Well, to each his own.

I think it would look great after it had all of the extra wood, chrome, plastic gauges, and other such added stuff removed again - it might start to look like the classy truck it once was!

Just think of the $$ you could make on all of those "extra" flashy parts at the swap meet!

"We have $510 -- Do I hear $515?

Norse-I should have said worst thing done to an AD.No fair comparing that furd. It was only barely uglier when it came out of the factory.It deserved what it got. My truck is an AD and my opinion is that they are unmatched to this day in style both inside and out.The more you screw with the original the worse it becomes. I feel guilty adding a roll pan to my truck. The seller says the gauges under the hood don't work. Why butcher a good chrome latch panel? As Patrick says in his catalog "no butchering or hacking on whats gotta be the world's nicest trucks" I have to agree. I credit the guy with nice craftsmanship but he should have done it to something deserving-Like a furd!

Curt B.

a little bit is better than nada. some folks want the whole enchilada. this fellow has energy and imagination he needed to quit earlier on this one and built another four or five.

Mama always said that I had ta clean the plate before leavin' the table.

Oh, and that life was like a box-uh chocolates.

Did somebody say <a href="http://www.customclinic.com/">Barris</a>?

I think I will make new running boards out of wood like he did.

Not my style, but to be sure he spent much time and buck s.

Back in the 70's that would have been a show stopper.
He thought of everything except getting rid of those ugly-@$$ trucker mirrors.
You dont have to like his style but you have to give him credit - he is a craftsman. I wonder if he builds campers too?

Different strokes for different folks! :rolleyes:

Not my style! But he does have a lot of work in it, and it looks like he does pretty good work.

It does look kinda like a boat, though...

---Scoob