Wear Marks -- A Truck Lover's Thread

[b4uqzme]

Thought I'd post a pic of Big Red. 8 years old and still standing tall. But if you look close enough it's covered with dings, dents and scratches. Just like my firearms, I consider them character marks and proof that it's a working truck and I'm getting my money's worth. And, just like my firearms, I keep it cleaned and lubed and serviceable. Because I use it every day.

I'm pretty pleased that it's still looking so good. Then again, if I was only 8 years old, I might look good too. :rolleyes:

[yqtszhj]

Dings and dents are just the patina on a classic.

[Alfonse]

You should see our company trucks. Dings, dents and dirt seem to abound when the drivers don't own the vehicles. They have "patina" on them in weeks.

[gb6491]

Nice:D I've got a red Ford (2003) with wear marks sitting in my driveway.
http://i57.tinypic.com/28m3fjm.jpg
Regards,
Greg

[b4uqzme]

^^^ Virgin tire tracks...cool! :cool:

[Bawanna]

I don't recollect I ever owned a truck that was only 8 years old.

Them's some pretty trucks. Must be tough to keep em shiny down there in the desert huh Greg?

[b4uqzme]

I hope to see some more pics. They don't have to be red...or pretty. Just trucks! :)

[muggsy]

I learned to drive on a farm in a 1953 Ford Pick-up when I was fourteen years old. The last year for the flathead V-8 engines. Two hundred thirty nine cubic inches of pure brute power.

[b4uqzme]

^^^ mine's liters...what ever that means. ;)

[b4uqzme]

^^^ ^^^ they do bring back memories don't they muggsy? A buddy's dad always had a red Ford pickup. Really cool guy: had an apple orchard and grape vines, made cider and wine, grew a huge garden, let us get drunk at the local electrician's annual picnic... :)

[BEARDOG]

Those trucks are practically new compared to my 27 yr old 1988 Jeep Comanche 4x4. It has some wear marks, and even some deer dents :p but can still work hard!

http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae70/BeardogV1/88jeepnoris.jpg (http://s958.photobucket.com/user/BeardogV1/media/88jeepnoris.jpg.html)

http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae70/BeardogV1/P3020586.jpg (http://s958.photobucket.com/user/BeardogV1/media/P3020586.jpg.html)

[b4uqzme]

^^^ that one reminds me of a good friend, CRB. I helped him fix a cracked thermostat housing and some other stuff if I recall.

P.S. Is that how you get the dog to go outside in the winter to take care of his business?

[BEARDOG]

He follows me no matter where or the weather... But he does appreciate having a clear spot pushed out for that purpose when the snow pack starts getting to be +feet deep ;)

[CJB]

'99 Ford Ranger - 3.0 V6 - 247,000 miles
Still gets 26mpg on the highway, and about 21 about town

No pictures, but its showin' its age. Paint is just beginning to go south in places... it happens.

Bought with 43,000 on it, for a whoppp'n $7000 two years old. It doesn't owe me one cent, or one mile for that matter.

[b4uqzme]

Little Blue, the truck before Big Red was a 3.0 Ranger, 4wd, manual shift, no a/c. I drove that one until the Ohio rust took it's toll. This one seems to be holding up much better. Good stuff!

[CJB]

Thats pretty much mine, blue, manual no/ac Ranger! Rust not a problem in Fl (usually)

[jpshaw]

^^^ mine's liters...what ever that means. ;)

If you have two of them it means those large plastic bottles your soft drink comes in.

[muggsy]

^^^ mine's liters...what ever that means. ;)

One liter is roughly 61 cu. in.. A 427 Ford wedge head was 7 liters. Take off your shoes and socks and do the math. :)

[muggsy]

^^^ ^^^ they do bring back memories don't they muggsy? A buddy's dad always had a red Ford pickup. Really cool guy: had an apple orchard and grape vines, made cider and wine, grew a huge garden, let us get drunk at the local electrician's annual picnic... :)

I'm all for that.

[gb6491]

I don't recollect I ever owned a truck that was only 8 years old.

Them's some pretty trucks. Must be tough to keep em shiny down there in the desert huh Greg?
It is Bawanna...all my Jeeps and trucks have "Arizona pinstriping " from the Mesquite, Palo Verde, Creosote, etc. My wife loves the F150, so it gets rubbed out.... time to time:
http://i61.tinypic.com/2znxp3c.jpg



Those trucks are practically new compared to my 27 yr old 1988 Jeep Comanche 4x4. It has some wear marks, and even some deer dents :p but can still work hard!

http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae70/BeardogV1/88jeepnoris.jpg (http://s958.photobucket.com/user/BeardogV1/media/88jeepnoris.jpg.html)

http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae70/BeardogV1/P3020586.jpg (http://s958.photobucket.com/user/BeardogV1/media/P3020586.jpg.html)
Darn BEARDOG, that's a nice truck. I've always liked the Comanche. They don't turn up on the market down here very often...seems most that have them are fond of them:)
Oh well, maybe the Wrangler pickup will become a reality soon: http://www.equipmentworld.com/jeep-reportedly-developing-a-wrangler-pickup-truck/

I do still have an 89 Dodge Dakota, that's been a workhorse for me. It's got a lot of bumps and bruises...even had a tree fall on it:eek:
Here it is on a dove shoot from a few years ago:
http://i57.tinypic.com/2vceqes.jpg
Regards,
Greg

[downtownv]

Nice:D I've got a red Ford (2003) with wear marks sitting in my driveway.
http://i57.tinypic.com/28m3fjm.jpg
Regards,
Greg


Damn Greg! That sky looks like something from a Movie set!
If the SHTF, I wanna be there....

[O'Dell]

I must be the only person here that never owned a truck. Well, there was the SSR I owned for a year, but most of my truck-driving friends wouldn't accept that, even if it did have a 6 liter LS2 Corvette engine with 400 HP. They just said it was some kind of crazy hot rod with a very large trunk. It didn't have any dings or scratches either.

[b4uqzme]

^^^ that would bring the firewood home pretty darn quick! :cool:

[downtownv]

I must be the only person here that never owned a truck. Well, there was the SSR I owned for a year, but most of my truck-driving friends wouldn't accept that, even if it did have a 6 liter LS2 Corvette engine with 400 HP. They just said it was some kind of crazy hot rod with a very large trunk. It didn't have any dings or scratches either.


I alway liked those, but everyone told me I was Nuts, The $$$$$ stopped me. Probably could get one for about 1/3rd the sticker today knowing they depreciate so badly....

[yqtszhj]

Here's mine. 9 years old with 97K (still considered lightly used)
The truck lives here:
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o706/yqtszhj/IMG_20150912_105732421_zpsn2gcmj6b.jpg

Truck said it wanted to live here. Truck also said if it's from the low altitude Southeast don't feed it 85 octane flat land gas and expect it to do anything above 8000 ft. Going up hills you'll end up in low gear and/or pushing. Feed it mid-grade or better.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o706/yqtszhj/IMG_9961_zps830mjfx5.jpg

This was a trip to Colorado about 6 years ago. Great Sand Dune National Park.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o706/yqtszhj/IMG_8984_zpsq6ddsm1b.jpg

Truck desired do do some Mountain climbing.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o706/yqtszhj/IMG_9075_zps3lxkza3v.jpg

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o706/yqtszhj/IMG_9076_zpszsq8mipl.jpg

We made it to about 13,000 feet but here's a shot of 12,000.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o706/yqtszhj/IMG_0045_zps4yyqtedc.jpg

Yeah it's July and yeah that's snow. It actually snowed on us July 4th between Cortez and Alamosa.

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o706/yqtszhj/IMG_0050_zpsheo7dkwr.jpg

I've got to get back there one day before I get too old.

[b4uqzme]

^^^ I just asked. My truck wants to live there too. ;)

[Bawanna]

Toyota makes a hell of a truck for sure. They go and go and keep on going.

Either your very very tall or your girl is very very short, or perhaps a combination of both.

My truck wants to live there too.

[gb6491]

yqtszhj,
Nice truck and great photos! Thanks for sharing:)
Regards,
Greg

[yqtszhj]

Toyota makes a hell of a truck for sure. They go and go and keep on going.

Either your very very tall or your girl is very very short, or perhaps a combination of both.

My truck wants to live there too.

I used to push 6'2" but age has leveled me out just over 6'1" now. Wife is actually 4"10 1/2" but she'll insist she's 4'11". Every little bit matters i guess.

I want go get back out there really bad but every summer the last few years something has messed it up. I think if I get to go out again I'm going to hit Utah and the wife has a cousin around Phoenix we might go see. I'd like to see meteor crater too. She also has family in CA but I'm going to fight going there for sure.

[Bawanna]

Every little bit does count. I had to stretch my neck to make 5'6 so I feel your wife's pain.

[O'Dell]

I alway liked those, but everyone told me I was Nuts, The $$$$$ stopped me. Probably could get one for about 1/3rd the sticker today knowing they depreciate so badly....

Actually, the prices have been going up lately, especially for the 05 and 06 models with the LS2 engine. I sold my 05 in December for more than I paid a year earlier. It was a cool vehicle with the retractable hardtop, but it was heavy and drove, well, like a truck - top heavy and slow steering. Not at all like my Corvette or SLK AMG. Some people autocross them, but I don't see how.

[gb6491]

Damn Greg! That sky looks like something from a Movie set!
If the SHTF, I wanna be there....
It was a great sky that day:) Here are a few more shots of it:
http://i59.tinypic.com/263bkna.jpg
http://i60.tinypic.com/2m49u.jpg
http://i62.tinypic.com/2cen1w7.jpg
http://i58.tinypic.com/28iz2j8.jpg
http://i57.tinypic.com/21e5dmf.jpg

Regards,
Greg

[Barth]

My 2013 Tacoma was pristine in Tampa FL.
I'd just run up and down the beach.
Then I moved to AZ.
One trip to Four Peaks and I found out first hand about Arizona Pinstriping.
http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/barthunderwood/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-05/20150531_095702_zpsrzxup4gz.jpg

http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r678/barthunderwood/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-05/20150531_114310_zpstlk3egtd.jpg

[yqtszhj]

That is beautiful country.

[downtownv]

Greg and Ygqtszhj-Beautiful, just Beautiful!
How far to a good Italian Restaurant or Jewish Deli?

[yqtszhj]

Greg and Ygqtszhj-Beautiful, just Beautiful!
How far to a good Italian Restaurant or Jewish Deli?

Didn't see much of that food where I was but if you wanted an elk burger, steak, or Mexican food it was on the menu.

Barth, I like that Tacoma. That will get places easier than my full size pickup. I had to do some scooting to make some of the switchbacks I had to do in CO.

[Barth]

I've only been in Phoenix for just one year.
And have a taste for Texas style BBQ and fresh Sashimi.
But I believe Phoenix is about the fifth largest city in the U.S.?
And North Scottsdale/Paradise Village does not disappoint.
If you look hard enough?
This place seems to have whatever you might want.:cool:

Barth

[Barth]

Barth, I like that Tacoma. That will get places easier than my full size pickup. I had to do some scooting to make some of the switchbacks I had to do in CO.

I ended up on a washed out trail up in the mountains.
Had to drop into 4x4 Low and do some real rock crawling to get out.
My Tacoma doesn't know it's a compact truck - LOL!
It's pretty amazing.:D

Coming down out of the mountains on what appeared to be a fire road?
Some switchbacks were tight too.
That's where a compact truck really shines.
And when things opened up? I was drifting around the curves...
Stopped to let a Jeep by coming the opposite direction..
And the guys were laughing.
Told me it looked like I was having fun! :2eek:

[Alfonse]

It isn't always like the desert here. A winter photo of my truck.

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/156340_1715698130727_2299559_n.jpg?oh=0dbeb0d7a686 3da247da024b76eb3d2e&oe=56702AD7

[Dbholfo]

I had a '92 Ranger with the 3.0 V6 manual trans. It hauled many a load of wood. Then 2 grandsons came along so I went to the dark side and got a Silverado. Very quiet and nice truck. It carries 5 people with room to spare. 327 cu in (5.3 L) V8 that shuts off 4 cylinders when they're not needed. Best mileage so far was 23.5 but usually is around 16-18 mpg. Actually, about the same as the Ranger. Also got 4WD so I don't get stuck in soft soil at my father-in-laws farm. I love that Arizona sky but I think Carolina blue when I see a sky like that. God makes some beautiful scenery throughout these USA.

http://www.kahrtalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=12943&stc=1

[Bawanna]

As a devout Chevy man myself although I haven't drove one regular for years I don't see the Silverado as the dark side in the least.
I still have a 97 Chevy 4x4 in the driveway. We use to haul hay and make dump runs, hell of a good truck.

Hoping my next van will be a chevy, hopefully one of them AWD full size jobs, not sure they even still make them.
Otherwise there's a place in Portland I believe that takes new Ford vans and puts all brand new 4x4 stuff under them. Probably a princely sum of loot but no more worries about my hill in winter and I hope to get back up into the logging roads again while I still have time.

[gb6491]

As a devout Chevy man myself although I haven't drove one regular for years I don't see the Silverado as the dark side in the least.
I still have a 97 Chevy 4x4 in the driveway. We use to haul hay and make dump runs, hell of a good truck.

Hoping my next van will be a chevy, hopefully one of them AWD full size jobs, not sure they even still make them.
Otherwise there's a place in Portland I believe that takes new Ford vans and puts all brand new 4x4 stuff under them. Probably a princely sum of loot but no more worries about my hill in winter and I hope to get back up into the logging roads again while I still have time.
I wouldn't mind having a "princely sum" 4WD van...wouldn't mind at all:
http://www.sportsmobile.com/sportsmobile-4x4/
http://www.sportsmobile.com/ultimate-adventure/
Regards,
Greg

[yqtszhj]

I wouldn't mind having a "princely sum" 4WD van...wouldn't mind at all:
http://www.sportsmobile.com/sportsmobile-4x4/
http://www.sportsmobile.com/ultimate-adventure/
Regards,
Greg

Oh, that would be awesome.

[Bawanna]

Now that's what I'm talking about! I seen one similar to that first link last time at the wheel chair store. Didn't have the ladder and stuff on the roof but very similar. It had a lift and stuff in it.
Not sure I'd need the ladder myself.

Place I mentioned does something similar to that. I guess the more bells and whistles you order the more princely the sum.

I managed to get me a new drivers license yesterday, never any doubt but it's still a hurdle I worry over. Now they are newly good for 6 years and with luck I can renew on line for the next one, can only online them every other one.
That might be close to the last one I need so feeling good about that.

[Barth]

http://www.imcdb.org/i290555.jpg
http://autoimg.clipfish.de/autoimg/GB1100900591/0x0/republica-ready-to-go.jpg
http://images.rapgenius.com/ba3ae183d55d11edf3e7a40558aeee9a.852x440x1.png
http://www.imcdb.org/i194488.jpg

[DavidWJ]

That 4x4 van is real cool if you already have a "pick-em-up". Mine's a '66 Chevy LWB 4x4, couldn't live without it on the farm. Maybe add a cab-over camper and I'd have the best of both worlds?

[Bawanna]

The 66 is probably my all time favorite body style of truck ever built. Got a neighbor down the street with one just a settin in his yard. Been there for years. I want it badly. Take some work to make it nice but I think it's pretty solid and worth the effort.

A lot of guys took 64's and 65's and put 66 hoods on em to make em look like a 66.

I gotta get cool trucks and cars out of my head. Too hard for me to deal with. I've always been a pickup guy myself, had a couple flat beds in for fun. Good ole days for sure.

[gb6491]

The 66 is probably my all time favorite body style of truck ever built. Got a neighbor down the street with one just a settin in his yard. Been there for years. I want it badly. Take some work to make it nice but I think it's pretty solid and worth the effort.

A lot of guys took 64's and 65's and put 66 hoods on em to make em look like a 66.

I gotta get cool trucks and cars out of my head. Too hard for me to deal with. I've always been a pickup guy myself, had a couple flat beds in for fun. Good ole days for sure.
We can't have that:) I've always liked the look of the old Dodge "Power Wagon":
http://i58.tinypic.com/2r5c4tj.jpg
http://www.allpar.com/model/ram/powerwagon.html
http://www.wawii.com/powerwagon/images/Dsc02215_49PW_WinterIsHere.jpg
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/dodge/790134-power-wagon-project-2.html
Then again, an M37 wouldn't be bad either:
http://i60.tinypic.com/muc0wg.jpg
http://www.g741.org/PHPBB/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6871
http://assets.blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/uploads//2010/03/rsz-m37-side-view.jpg
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/page/2/?s=march+military+campaign

That Sugga Barth posted is kind of cool. A Power Wagon variant, the WC-53 Carryall, is somewhat similar:
http://speednik.com/files/2014/07/REDodgeWC53_20-640x480.jpg
http://www.dieselarmy.com/news/resto-mod-workhorse-1942-dodge-wc53-carryall-turbodiesel/
http://assets.blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/11/IMG_7474-700x512.jpg
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2014/11/17/wish-you-could-buy-a-modern-dodge-power-wagon-wish-no-more/
...and there was a convertible option...the WC-57 Command Car:
http://olive-drab.com/images/id_wc57_06_700.jpg
http://69.5.4.225/idphoto/id_photos_wc57.php

More on Dodge WWII military trucks: http://usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/Chrysler/dodge-trucks.htm

Regards,
Greg

[Bawanna]

Would you stop that! Friend in high school had one of them Power Wagons, not nearly that nice of course.
Spent alot of time under the hood of that thing.
I had a 52 Dodge with the flat head 6, spend a lot of time under the hood of that one too.
I spent a lot of time under the hood of a lot of things in those days.

[gb6491]

Would you stop that! Friend in high school had one of them Power Wagons, not nearly that nice of course.
Spent alot of time under the hood of that thing.
I had a 52 Dodge with the flat head 6, spend a lot of time under the hood of that one too.
I spent a lot of time under the hood of a lot of things in those days.
OK, no more Dodge photos....you know some of the old Fords were pretty nice:)
http://i61.tinypic.com/2nspguo.jpg

Folks that like old trucks, rust, and some custom stuff might like this Flickriver (4389 photos):
http://www.flickriver.com/groups/1179618@N22/pool/interesting/

Regards,
Greg

[yqtszhj]

OK, no more Dodge photos....you know some of the old Fords were pretty nice:)
http://i61.tinypic.com/2nspguo.jpg

Folks that like old trucks, rust, and some custom stuff might like this Flickriver (4389 photos):
http://www.flickriver.com/groups/1179618@N22/pool/interesting/

Regards,
Greg

All I can say is thats AWESOME!

[Bawanna]

The Girl! How much for the girl, I want to buy the girl!!!!!

[kenemoore]

OK, no more Dodge photos....you know some of the old Fords were pretty nice:)
http://i61.tinypic.com/2nspguo.jpg

Folks that like old trucks, rust, and some custom stuff might like this Flickriver (4389 photos):
http://www.flickriver.com/groups/1179618@N22/pool/interesting/

Regards,
Greg

I drove one of those in High School, it was a hand me down from my dad, '66, 352 2 barrel, three on the tree.

[Alfonse]

I drove one of those in High School, it was a hand me down from my dad, '66, 352 2 barrel, three on the tree.

I would have loved to have one of those in High School and the truck is alright too.

[Barth]

http://static0.carsablanca.de/files/medias/filename/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg_6519_big.jpg?12803 28826
http://ipocars.com/imgs/a/e/q/w/z/volvo__radiocar_tp_21_2007_1_lgw.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k50/gduhem/autres%20Suggas/suggamarcustjaden462.jpg
http://onlytruecars.com/data_images/gallery/01/volvo-tp-21/volvo-tp-21-08.jpg
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/c1/e1/72/c1e172836532fa6f9ea110a556384607.jpg

[yqtszhj]

The Girl! How much for the girl, I want to buy the girl!!!!!

What are you talking about? I've seen that girl in a picture on your workbench.

[Barth]

I had a seat cover just like this on my Ford F100 223 6 with three on the tree.
Water used to splash up on my girlfriend through the floorboards - LOL!
Really brings back memories...:cool:http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YOM91COs-f8/VAutblvjijI/AAAAAAAAAgk/3TtS78Ds9ng/s1600/2277d940a4fb663d1516d890e8776260.jpg

[ESAFO]

few pics of trucks i've had
92 Ford

http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/ESAFO/48ae5d10-b848-440d-88b5-05fa0df86a1b_zpslyza2yju.jpg (http://s955.photobucket.com/user/ESAFO/media/48ae5d10-b848-440d-88b5-05fa0df86a1b_zpslyza2yju.jpg.html)

04.5 Dodge Cummins

http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/ESAFO/PICT1047.jpg (http://s955.photobucket.com/user/ESAFO/media/PICT1047.jpg.html)

12 GMC Sierra (Current)

http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/ESAFO/20141129_120856-1_zpsp8dj9oft.jpg (http://s955.photobucket.com/user/ESAFO/media/20141129_120856-1_zpsp8dj9oft.jpg.html)