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| | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,254 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,254 | Thank you.
The Topper is beautiful and the plaque to the Millimans is a "beautiful thing."
As it would happen. Only in Texas. The 55 Texas plates have the attachment holes wider than the current plates. So, I will have to make some sort of plate to adjust for the difference or attach the topper elsewhere. Currently I have it on the back step bumper. I will work on a solution.
Thanks again. It is a thing of beauty and joy.
Dennis
Dennis
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 358 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 358 | Originally posted by oldbluetruck:
[QB] Tha The Topper is beautiful and the plaque to the Millimans is a "beautiful thing." As it would happen. Only in Texas. The 55 Texas plates have the attachment holes wider than the current plates. Thanks again. It is a thing of beauty and joy. It feels great to know that these lil' bits-o-sparkle are appreciated... Thanks guys... I had a feeling some guys running YOM plates COULD run into that 'problem'. Most plates where standardized at that time, but obviously some states where marching to a different beat!  | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,424 ODSS President | | ODSS President Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,424 | Excellent work and tribute, well done!!!!
~ Cosmo
1949 Chevy Half Ton
Rocinante, like Don Quixote, he is awkward, past his prime, and engaged in a task beyond his capacities.
"...my good horse Rocinante, mine eternal and inseparable companion in all my journeys and courses." ...Don Quixote, Cervantes
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it."...Yogi Berra
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." ...Eric Hoffer
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 531 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 531 | The mail hasn't made it south to Massachusetts yet... : ( | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 Socket Breaker | | Socket Breaker Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 | I think the guys at the post office took mine maybe... hehe. Maybe tomorrow... -W | | | | | Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 156 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 156 | Me too Woog, but they are always late here and so is UPS
"All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of
us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time"
Lt Gen. Lewis B."Chesty" Puller, USMC
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 Socket Breaker | | Socket Breaker Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 | hey whizzerick - what's the best way to keep these jewels clean and pretty? Like, what stuff do we use on them and what stuff do we not use on them? Maybe you should do a post: Caring for your 'stovebolt topper 101' -W | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 | my topper is lost out in the dirt roads of TEXAS. My poor THIN mailbox has not coughed up my toppers.  I have a spot for one on my 1959 Apache, and one for my 1952 Chevy Deluxe. Cliff59 | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | waiting too. seems strange that some in our area have there.. but then pony express acts in funny ways.... maybe today is our lucky day
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 358 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 358 | seems strange that some in our area have there..[/QB] Yet they where shipped at the same time... Maybe your mailman is a F**D guy? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 623 "MONGO" | | "MONGO" Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 623 | Great Work, whizz.. The Milliman's are great folks, I always enjoy our talk's!
Look forward to the wave hittin' KC.. I can't wait.
MONGO | | | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 166 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 166 | Snail mail delivered mine yesterday!!! They look awsome!! Thank you Whizzerick!!! You are very talented. Can't wait to see your next creations. Gives me encouragement to get back to work & finish the truck. Only problem is this darn rain.....
Charles | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,445 Moderator - The Electrical Bay | | Moderator - The Electrical Bay Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,445 | are they still available?
Another quality post.
Real Trucks Rattle
HELP! The Paranoids are after me!
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 125 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 125 | Still haven't gotten mine, yet! The mailman's gonna be sick of seeing me at the mailbox. Hope it comes soon!! | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | Jim, I am waiting too.............a lot in my area have received theirs..........all good things are worth waiting for... something like that...Fred
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 466 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 466 | Hope mine show up on the next DOG SLED..... Buddy in AK | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 Socket Breaker | | Socket Breaker Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 | still waitin'...  -W | | | | | Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 156 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 156 | Whizzerick. Got mine today!!! It sure isn't going on the exterior where it may get damaged or stolen though. It is just too nice and unique.Even the packaging label is neat and will also go in my collection. Thanks again for all Your work
"All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of
us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time"
Lt Gen. Lewis B."Chesty" Puller, USMC
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 | Rick - I got mine yesterday. Man-O-man that's a show stopper topper. Thanks for all your hard work.
BTW, how many did you finally end up making?
George | | | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 358 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 358 | Even the packaging label is neat and will also go in my collection. [/QB] Thanks, that's good to hear! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 70 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 70 | i didnot get my toppers yet what happen
bill
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 358 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 358 | Originally posted by billschevy:
i didnot get my toppers yet what happen What happen is that you didnot order one... :confused: | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 70 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 70 |
bill
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 209 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 209 | Rick you are truly and artist, and John and Peggy sure deserve a treasure like that for having a cool site like this. I dont have an inliner but Im gonna get one for my wall in my garage. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 Socket Breaker | | Socket Breaker Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 | autoazore - the one in the picture is a one off... a 'thank you' to the 'dear editors' john and peg...
the rest of the toppers, is just the metal part - no plaque - and it bolts up to the top of the license plate on the 55 1st series and older trucks as the license plate bracket was off to one side originally...
look for shipwrights post(either in general truck or the spoon) on how he set his up his topper on his truck... he has some up close pictures.
-W
p.s. maybe mine will get here one day... hehehe. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 125 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 125 | Just got mine - sweeeet!! Almost as much anticipation as waiting for my kids. Well, maybe not that much.  But, they are very nice. Thanks for the beautiful work, Rick. Can't wait to get "Frank" back on the road so I can show it off.  | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | still waiting,,, just a cool rainy day so probably could not install it anyway........
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 Socket Breaker | | Socket Breaker Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 | joker - I bet our toppers got specially tagged at customs... maybe we are on 'the list' and the President wants to know what we are getting from out of the country.
The FBI is prolly still trying to figure out what a stovebolt is...
hahahahah - jokes...
-W | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 640 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 640 | Great job, Whizzerrick. I'm camping out by the mailbox this week.... | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | waiting,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, how long do we wait till we send out the search party
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 Socket Breaker | | Socket Breaker Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 | Yeah really joker... them post office folks must like shiny things. -W | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 63 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 63 | Just got mine,... Worth the wait. Glad I got two.
Nice work!
1941 AK named "PETEY" my buddy.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | send me the xtra one,if it is red
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 358 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 358 | Guys, I must appologize but I simply CAN NOT explain the discrepancy in shipping time... Keep in mind your toppers (Joker's & Woog's) where shipped AT THE SAME TIME as Tweak's, in the 'first Wave'... A 'Second Wave Of Toppers" (8 toppers) hit the post office a week later and Stovebold in GERMANY already received his package!  That's Germany, EUROPE not Germany, Wisconsin... I think that's just US customs thoroughly doing it's job. Thanks for your patience, whizzerick | | | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 338 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 338 | Rick,
I got mine today. Upstate New York. Which is probably one of the closest locations to you.
Who knows how these things go once they leave your hands.
Thanks you for making them. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 179 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 179 | Greetings Rick, I just received my topper this morning. Selecting the "natural" topper, as you suggested, looks fantastic. I really like it! My truck has now increased in value thanks to your craftsmanship. Well done Rick....very well done! Greg
When I go cruisin' in the old truck....women smile, men weep and dogs beg for rides.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 70 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 70 | let me place my order than its a 62 burb the address is 318 rte125 brentwood nh 03833 bill fortin
bill
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 324 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 324 | Hay Joker if you send the man some money he will send your topper. It worked for me. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | to bad yours is blue or I would make an offer to you,,,,,,,,,
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 Socket Breaker | | Socket Breaker Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,893 | joker - it must be a plot against us 'extreme gabster's'.
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