The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk Feb. 2006 Classic Trucks Issue

I noticed three items of interest:

1) A very nice AD Suburban that has a normal 235 under the hood. It is a sweet looking machine!

2) An article on installing electric wipers (notice it is plural) on a 42 to 46 GM truck.

3)Page 45, Fat Man ad shows a a bare chassis for 37 to 59 Chevy / GMC trucks ( different chassis I am sure) for $2900 and a roler chassis for $6200. I believe someone was asking about getting one built locally.

Did you notice that the two F#@DS featured in it are both Chevy powered. Maybe now everybody will figure out that Chevy is better. I sure would like to have those two bolts on the bottom of page 18.

Now Now Hauler, There is room for all; I love those Old cars and trucks of all makes, not because they are Chevys but because they are survivors. I bet that if a beautiful 57 Skyliner was offered to you in good condition and at a good price you just might snatch it up.

Cliff59

These days I am just happy to see people driving American cars and trucks!

Hauler,
they like to put Chevy motors in those old Firds so that they know that they will actually get where they want to go! However they frequently whine about having no room for the distributor at the back.

And what defines an American vehicle anymore?
Is the country of manufacture a definition of an American vehicle? If so, my Toyota Tacoma was made in California. Mercedes M-class are made in Alabama. Hyundais, Hondas, Mazdas, Nissans, Volkswagens and Jaguars are all domestically made now. That means buying one of those cars (at least the models that are made in U.S. plants) means that it's keeping an American with a job, feeding his/her family, and feeding our economy.

Does the home country of the corporation make it an American vehicle? If so, let's toss out Chrysler since they merged with Mercedes. Sadly, they are the only member of "The Big Three" US Automakers that are actually performing well. The only way Ford and GM can sell cars is to offer deep incentives, rebates and other promotional gimmicks. Personally, I think they should engineer better-quality vehicles...

I'm as patriotic as the next guy, if not more so. However in this day and age, the US, like any other developed nation, does business around the world. That includes having workers in other countries, importing, exporting and whatnot. There really are no more "American cars", as the parts are imported from abroad. The parts for "foreign" models are made here. The line between domestic and foreign vehicles is blurred into near non-existence.

So how can anyone say a vehicle is AMERICAN anymore? It's just a vehicle. If it keeps an American in a job, I'm all for it. I proudly refer to my Toyota as an American Truck, because an American brought it down the line and built the sucker. As a result, I helped keep him/her and every other person in that California assembly plant paying their bills and mortgages and buying Christmas presents.
In reality, it's merely a truck.

thats true its a World Market! And I am proud of my Mazda Ranger!
Cliff59

I was just kiddin. I ain't got nuthin against f#@ds, or mix-matchin engines. We got a '30 model A sedan and a '41 Dawdge that are both chevy powered. But that's not sayin Chevy's not my favorite, cause it is. :-)

It's made where it's made - I just wanna be able to wrench on it!

-W

just give me my apple pie, my 52 and all is well..others can have what is left

I believe in what makes you happy, what works for you at that specific moment is what really cares.
I'm a GM person but if I stumble and someone offers me a ride I'm not walking. It is all about what makes you happy

Dan

Yep a Chevy man buuuuuuuutt you let a beautiful old Dodge go buy and "ol pops" head is going to turn.

popcorn The Truth is Out There (Beauty is in the eye of the beholder)

Actually the main reason for putting a chevy V-8 in a ford since they came out in 55 was because they were more powerful than the flathead or the ford overhead at the time. Plus they fit better than a Y-block.

The next big article on my '53 3100 is swapping the 235 for a 429 Cobra Jet...

My major beef with new vehicles REGARDLESS of where they're made, is you have to have hands and arms like a 6 year old asian girl to get to anything besides the radiator cap.

Whoever designed the Fjord Exploder and was responcible for the starter being a nightmare to get to needs to be chemically castrated to prevent any further gene pool pollution.

Fumblin: Why don't you tell us how you REALLY feel?

Have you done a caddy starter lately, not bad after you remove the intake manifold, which is probably a good thing since they tend to leek often, I do agree its a world economy, I just wish it was a level field, asians and euros dont spend an arm and leg on there union bennies. Chevy all the way!!!!

old iron is old iron in my book. even if it is not an american ride their is a certain class and charm in old vehicles that is lost on their younger bretherin. i say drive something origional that you like.