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Mod | | Forums66 Topics126,781 Posts1,039,301 Members48,100 | Most Online2,175 Jul 21st, 2025 | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 835 Shop Shark | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 835 | I'm located in Raleigh. Anyone else nearby?
Kurt | | | | 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 | Kurt, Les, and Paul or in Raliegh and some close to or in Greensboro, I think a couple in Winston, and I know of one or two in Salisbury.
It helps to keep an eye on the state when someone makes a post. I usually jot them down and put them in a "southern Stovebolt list". Just last night I noticed a new guy from N.C. and sent him an email to see if its OK to add him to "my southern stovebolt list". It won't take long and you'll have a idea of all those around you. Good luck.
If you will email me your address I can put YOU on my southern list and then you can see all the ones I already have from around our area. So far I have over 70 names. Shoot me a PM. | | | | Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 725 Shop Shark | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 725 | Kurt,
Drop me a line; maytags(at)nc.rr.com
Les | | | | Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 725 Shop Shark | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 725 | Alvin & Kurt,
Another Raleigh guy I just noticed is Raleigh58. I dropped him a note and told him about this forum.
Les | | | | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 32 Wrench Fetcher | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 32 | Hey guys, john here (dukedaddy) I am in garner NC- please include me on any events or mailing list. I am working on a 51 suburban, and have a 49 1.5 ton (planning to sell the 49- have not list on stovebolt yet)
Keep in touch- john | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 434 Shop Shark | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 434 | Yoo hoo from over here in Charlotte...
R-Bo
1959 Apache 1/2 ton Big Window, Short bed Fleetside (under reconstruction) 1966 GMC 305V6 in the family
| | | | 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 | dukedaddy, I've got you on the list. Plan to come to the Reunion which will be the last weekend in April or the second weekend in May....."possibly" the first weekend in May? We'll nail it down soon. I'll post it here and send out to my list. | | | | Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 71 Shop Shark | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 71 | I'm not too far away in Lizard Lick,N.C. I don't post much but do read quite a lot. | | | | 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 | Thanks for checking in. I have sent you a PM. | | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 146 Wrench Fetcher | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 146 | I'm down here in Wilmington. | | | | 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 | ..oldchevytrucks, gosh, I was close to you about two weeks ago. My wife and I were in Shalotte visiting her father. We plan to maybe make another trip later this month...and I have a former bother-in-law in TopSail. Never been to his place though.
Glad to hear from you. | | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 146 Wrench Fetcher | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 146 | That was quite a drive huh? I've been to Shalotte a few times. Topsail is nice. Ever been to the Goodguys show in Concord? | | | | 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 | Been to Goodguys several times but the past couple years I just couldn't make it. Maybe the next one. | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 481 'Bolter | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 481 | Kurt,
I'm the "new" guy in Raleigh (Raleigh '58). Starting my frame-off restoration of a '58 Chevy Apache Stepside I bought from an NC State Forestry graduate student in 1986. I have never driven my truck and had to tow it home behind my 1978 Ford Bronco. cool picture, Ford towing a Chevy.
Anyway, I did see your message to me earlier regarding an invitation to the reunion.
Home e-mail I see on weekends: mclean5857@bellsouth.net.
John | | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 835 Shop Shark | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 835 | John,
Great to have you check in.
Are you saying you bought this truck in 1986 and its been waiting patiently all this time for you to get to it? Wow.
What part of Raleigh are you in? I'm near Ridge Road and Wade Avenue....
Kurt | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 481 'Bolter | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 481 | Yes, I have owned this truck since 1986, and it has been cmpletely disassemble that entire time. She has waited very patiently to be rejuvinated. We are in the Northridge area near Ravenscroft School. Been there since the Fall of 2001.
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| | | | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 426 Shop Shark | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 426 | Fayetteville NC here....know theres a couple of others in the area | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 | Anyone within 50 miles of Rte 158 at the Outer Banks?
| | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,538 'Bolter | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,538 | Guess I better speak up, from here in Burlington, North "Cak a Lak" ! | | | | 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 | Spanky, I've been wondering when you would chip in here. I did some work for Collins and Aikman near Greenville, N.C. and drove by Burlington many times. Didn't know you then or we could have been eating hot dogs and drinking cold Pepsi's!!
..think you can make the Southern Reunion this year? Heck, for some reason I don't even have you on the Southern list?? We can fix that!! | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 32 New Guy | New Guy Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 32 | I live in Holly Springs...pretty close to Raleigh. Just finished a 51 that I worked on since July. Banged it up on New Years day. Front end is pretty messed up...so I'll be looking for a hood, front bumper, grill, and a drivers side front fender. | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,538 'Bolter | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,538 | That would have worked. Burlington is Famous for good hot dogs. I even won a hot dog eating contest back in the '90's in Greensboro. Still can't believe I ate 22 fully loaded hot dogs. I must have been crazy. I'll have to see what i'm doing come reunion time. I'm working pretty hard on this '52 GMC COE. I want to finally finish one for a change. Sold all the others, so I can concentrate on just one. I still have a '51 1/2 ton Chevy, & '63 Impala SS, on the back burner. | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 119 Wrench Fetcher | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 119 | Checking in from Mooresville/Brawley peninsula | | | | 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 | Desert_buick, heck, your not far from me. Think you can make it to the Southern Stovebolt Reunion April 28th? PM me with your email and I'll add you to the Southern list.
Thanks for checking in. | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 8 New Guy | New Guy Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 8 | Out here in small town of Alexis.NC, half hour outside of Charlotte. | | | | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 426 Shop Shark | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 426 | I like the fact that the Carolina bolters have the biggest turn out in the Southern forum... | | | | 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 | Jon1963, as of now I have 84 Southern Stovebolters in my Stovebolt Buddy list. I just added you,Desert-Buick,oldchevytrucks and damorris. This covers, S.C. Ga. Tn. Fl. Ala. N.C. Ms. and a couple guys that wanted to be added to the list.(including John and Peggy)......... joe51, I'll add you to the Southern mailing list if you PM me your addy.
I've sent you guys, those I have address for, a copy of the last Southern Stovebolt letter I sent out last month. It'll let you guys know whats going on here in April.
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| | | | Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 24 Wrench Fetcher | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 24 | | | | | 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 | NCridgerunner, if you don't mind I'll add you to the Southern Stovebolters list. Our 5th reunion is coming up April 28th. I think there are a couplem more from your areas planning to come. Maybe ya'll could convoy?? How about it? Just run those ridges right up here to Boiling Springs  Get Spanky to come along and drive his wrecker. We'll call him the "pick up man". hehe | | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 8 New Guy | New Guy Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 8 | I'm down here Vass, NC, just north of Pinehurst. I've got a 52 5 window original and 53 5 Window project | | | | 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 | Carolinaflyer, glad to know your next door to S.C. It'd be nice if you could make it to our 5th Southern Stovebolt Reunion on the 28th of April. If your interested shoot me a PM with your email address and I'll sent you the latest note I sent out about it.....Alvin
AS a footnote, my brother was a C130 Flight Engineer for years. What a plane. | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4 New Guy | New Guy Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4 | Hey Alvin --- you've got one here in Beautancus, Duplin County, NC
Have a "49 4400 that I purchased in a combo deal. To get the truck I had to also get a Gleaner "G" combine with a Chevy 350(does this count as a stovebolt). Sold the corn head off the combine and got my money back for the deal.
Oliver Shagnasty Beautancus NC | | | | 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 | "wheeling and dealing" as my wife calls it. Way to go. We're getting quite a list of Southern Bolters. If ALL ya'll show up at my house the 28th April I'm gonna have to have Ingles meat market on stand by for burgers and dogs  | | | | Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 17 New Guy | New Guy Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 17 | This is John in Asheville | | | | 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 | John, see you at the Southern Reunion April 28th. If your down my way before you better stop by and chat for a while. Maybe a cold Pepsi. | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 231 'Bolter | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 231 | Pete in McLeansville, just outside of Greensboro. Don't post much read. I always want to come to stuff, just ain't worked out. 1963 Chevy C-10 Fleetside 2010 Chevy HHR SS GONE, NOT FORGETTEN 2003 GMC Z71 2016 Silverado High Country 2500 Diesel 2012 Chevy Camero SS Convertible 2012 Indian Chief Vintage serial #002 motorcycle 2016 Indian Chief Roadmaster | | | | 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 | Pete, I've been wondering about you. Glad your still around. Maybe things will work out for you this year. Thanks for checking in. Its been a while since I was in Greensboro. | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 231 'Bolter | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 231 | I was in Lowell, NC the other day (Friday) at the Indian Motorcycle dealership. I have business in that area at least once a month Alvin. This retirement stuff is for the birds. I should go back to work for the state where I could rest! If your ever up this way the coffee is on me. 1963 Chevy C-10 Fleetside 2010 Chevy HHR SS GONE, NOT FORGETTEN 2003 GMC Z71 2016 Silverado High Country 2500 Diesel 2012 Chevy Camero SS Convertible 2012 Indian Chief Vintage serial #002 motorcycle 2016 Indian Chief Roadmaster | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 3 New Guy | New Guy Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 3 | Hi all. I'm in Southern Pines for as long as the Army leaves me here. Finally stationed at home and trying to work 4 more years here then retire and drive the old girl everyday. | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 Shop Shark | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 | I am in Sherrills Ford NC just north of Charlotte Paul | | |
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