redneckrigger

We miss you Gino. Godspeed sir.

1973 GTO, 1957 Chevy Sedan Delivery, 1993 Bronco, not holding my breath!

Fantastic work..................................amazing attention to detail!

Thanks.................sent him an email.

A job VERY well done! It's amazing....................spent all day there from 9 to 3, and every time I walked around the vendor area, saw something I didn't see the last time around. And I checked out every single build on the display tables......................and when I look at the photos people are posting, I see LOTS that I didn't see there. It is SO overwhelming! Two days would seem to be needed to actually spend time taking it all in................but I am positive that it would totally break my wallet instead of just severely crippling it!

Thanks Bill. Yeah, he does love it for sure. And yup, I LOVE old cars from my youth, late '50's, '60's, early '70's, but there is definitely something special about an old truck. LOVE old iron!

Thank you! I am also looking to identify the tree you posted a photo of. Got LOTS to dig through, but will get to it this week.

Thanks Tom, and a VERY big THANK YOU for making NNL East possible. Wouldn't miss it for the world, and it just keeps getting better!

Well, the photos that you see are before I added some mud and such, but, since it was used in the Northwest, where it rains a LOT, I figured it best not to over do it as Ma Nature gives it a bath regularly.

Yup, and as with ALL of MCG's work, they are superb. Thanks for all the work put into NNL. It was, as always, tremendous!

You REALLY should put together a kit of this whole truck as a conversion and offer it. AWESOME work sir!

VERY nice paintwork........................keep the updates coming!

Extremely nice work! Love the little details in the engine, linkage etc. and the total package is spot on! Thanks for sharing it with us!

Thank you sir. We'll meet NEXT year!

Bump

So got home and made up a 1951 Washington plate and mounted it cockeyed just as Dad remembered it and shown in the photos!

Thank you so VERY much to all for the great comments.............this was absolutely my most rewarding build ever!

I tried what you suggested, Charlie.....................but as it was my first attempt, it sure doesn't look as good as it may. I used weathering powders, Dullcote, rust washes, splattered actual mud, splattered dust paint, fogged on dust paint, and silver on the running boards and door window sills. I put rust on edges where it seemed appropriate. Put dust on the tire faces to make them look older as well. I am sure that I will get better at it, just takes time, repetition, and NERVES to mess up a perfectly good paint job! Thanks for the tips.........hope to see you at NNL this weekend and I WILL pick your brain!

You are right! I just have to figure out a way to make up a plate that looks like the original. Funny thing is, he said the same thing..........."when you add the plate, make sure you put it cockeyed" !!!

I tried some mild weathering, and am relatively happy with it. Takes nerves of steel!!!!

Dad told me this truck had a 5 speed with a 3 speed auxiliary and a 2 speed rear. It often took three to four hours to climb up out of the header sites. He could set the throttle and get out and walk alongside the truck. They also chained 4x4's behind the truck wheels and dragged them so if they lost vacuum to the brakes the truck would roll back against it to keep from rolling backwards down the hill. Big balls for sure! Gonna take the pup trailer to him tomorrow.

Will give it a go this evening. THANKS!!!

Thanks Charlie...................gonna bite the bullet tonite, and TRY to weather it a bit. If you hear an anguished scream from the northwest of you, you'll know it didn't go so well!

Nice work, great paint choice, well done!

Awesome build...............great choice for a hard working truck, and with a Detroit? Couldn't be better!!! Where did you source the drive tires from?