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| | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 90 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 90 | Hey everyone. I've been kinda trolling around this site for a bit but just signed up. I have a 51 chev 4400 that I rescued from a farmers field near Arlington. Came with 50 years worth of maint receipts and a bit of cool history. The old girl was sitting for quite some time when I picked her up. But a bit of fuel, fresh battery and points cleaned got her running and ended up driving her 50 or so miles back to the house. She started life in the military, later moving to a school district for half a century which kept very detailed maintenance reports. I drive her nearly every day, and with only 75,000 original miles I recon she has alot of life to give still.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 | welcome Joe, so is this a work truck? Keep on with the regular maintenance and she'll be good for a long time yet.
Leo | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Welcome to the Stovebolt lunchbox. your one lucky guy to snag one in that good of shape....say, how about a couple pics when you get the chance. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 90 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 90 | Well I wouldn't say that its in great shape, but not bad for being 60. Great mechanically. And yeah, I work this thing just about every day. 1951 Dressed for Xmas Big Green | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 667 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 667 | WOW! What a find! Great lookin' workhorse with tons of personality. How is the gearing/highway speed on that old girl? | | | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 815 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 815 | Hello Lunchbox and welcome. You sure have a good look'n big bolt and using it too. I live right across the water on Vashon Is. and have a 53 half ton I hope to have on the road this spring. Steve | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Welcome to the 'bolt lunchbox,sounds like your trucks past has stood it in good stead. As you say,there's lots of life in the old Gal yet! Jock 
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 | That's a really nice truck!! Welcome to Stovebolt! | | | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 90 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 90 | Thanks everyone. Looks like there are a bunch of good people and encouraging words here. 53movinon, I was actually going to check out a 49 1 ton on vashon a while back but it fell off craigslist. I will be attending some shows this summer. It would be really cool to maybe get some fellow stovebolters to represent, or even arrange a cruise in sometime this summer. | | |
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