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| | | | Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 61 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 61 | Just joined your wonderful, helpful site. I look forward to showing you our "new" truck, '53 Chevy 3600 flatbed, and getting all sorts of ideas. We plan to fix it up so we can pull our vintage trailer with it. Our trailer is a '57 DeVille in like new condition. Our only improvements to the trailer are a new paint job and a rebuilt door. Our truck has 61K original miles on it and 8K miles on its rebuilt 235 cu. in. engine. The previous owner is married to a classmate of mine. He purchased it from the original owner for whom I had done yard work when I was in the 6th grade. With provenance like that, there was no way I could pass up the sale. I tried to show two photos, one each of both the truck and the trailer. But then I remembered the bold print stating don't place photos directly into the post. Guess I'll have to figure out the correct step at a later time since it has taken me the better part of three hours just to get this far. Talk about a lot to learn--wait until I start on the truck!! May have just figured out how to add photos to this post--belatedly! Our 53 Chevy Vintage trailer
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Tom B
1953 Chevy 3/4 ton 3600
1964 292 cu. in. in-line six
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 | Welcome Tom. Those trucks are simpler to figure out than computers, I have the same problem. Try the IT short bus near the bottom of the page for advice.
Good that you were able to obtain that truck. Hopefully it will soon be put to work again.
Leo | | | | | Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 61 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 61 | Thanks, Leo. Great panel. I think I have panel envy!
Tom B
1953 Chevy 3/4 ton 3600
1964 292 cu. in. in-line six
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 61 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 61 | Leo,
Think I may have figured out the "linking photos thing" so I added them to my original post. Any ideas for a paint scheme on the truck so that it coordinates with the trailer?
Tom B
1953 Chevy 3/4 ton 3600
1964 292 cu. in. in-line six
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 | Nice looking rigs! That light green or turquoise, or whatever it is, might look good on the bed of your truck, maybe also on the roof. Just a thought. Depending on how much of that you want, maybe also the fenders. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 61 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 61 | Thanks, Rich. I'm thinking of painting the truck the same light blue as the trailer blue. Might use the yellow as an accent color, as in the hubcaps and maybe the grill. Can't decide if a yellow grill will be too gawdy. Does anyone know of a software application program that allows a person to "paint" a truck in different colors?
Tom B
1953 Chevy 3/4 ton 3600
1964 292 cu. in. in-line six
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 | There is one, because others here have used it, but I'm not sure what it's called. Maybe ask that in one of the other forums--maybe in General truck talk. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 237 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 237 | | | | | | Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 162 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 162 | Welcome to the site. Forget panel envy, I think I have trailer envy! Nice looking toys! Good luck with your truck.
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