I took this picture in December. Sometimes it’s tough to tell if something is just sidelined temporarily or if it’s suffering from terminal neglect. This week I needed to drive by again and I think I have my answer. Looks to me like nothing at all is missing from the scene and some things actually were added. It appears to be a 75 International but it reminds me of a scene from a past life.
This is the picture I took yesterday. The accumulation seems worse and the truck has not moved.
It reminds me of this. Nothing is much more useless or helpless than a ship in drydock except maybe, a beached whale. I have about three projects that are taking way too long and making me doubt myself. Doubt if any of you have that problem. Do you? Lets hear about it?
It is a 72-3 or at least that is the grille it is wearing. The 74-5 looked very similar but lacked the gap in the middle of the grille and it, the hood and lower valance panel have a slight prow in the middle.
I too have way to many projects and I’ve just recently been culling the herd a bit thanks to some prodding from the local govt where they are/were parked. The changed their laws so now they not only have to move under their own power (except for one “in active process”) they must be licensed and parked on an “improved surface”. Of the ones that are making the cut to stay at least one will likely return to the road at least occasionally since I’m going to have to pay for the license anyway.
I’d check to see if it has any steering linkage. I lot of these are built as static displays and don’t have any method of steering.
As far as project I’ve got only one on the go but it is two vehicles that will be merged into one. I had multiple projects a few years back it is was just depressing really as I don’t have much spare time or money for just one. These days I limit myself to what the garage can hold (or hide if you ask the wife).
My family’s away on vacation this week, I’m working on my project every night!
Hottest day of the year yesterday and I’m glueing up a headliner. With a heat gun. And a towel to wipe the sweat out of my eyes.
And somehow this is fun!
My project has been held up by lack of money for the final push but that got solved and now I go cruising in my 53 yrold car it passed certification warrant of fitness etc in fact cruising in it yesterday with camera I found all sorts of interesting things.
Guppy Class!
I have plenty to keep me busy for some time yet:
Tell me about it!
Well, I just sold one of mine this very evening (it’s not in the picture above) – my 1969 F-100 Custom Cab is going to a high school senior who will keep it on the road (I priced it a few hundred above scrap to give it a chance).
My Dad bought the truck in 1970 or so, so it’s had a good ~42 year run in our family. I had to draw a line with my project list and despite the emotion tied up in it, it was below the line…
I wish I had your strength & common sense! That looks like a solid truck.
Hey, a 1965 Chrysler 300 wheel cover…but no 1965 Chryslers?
“I have about three projects that are taking way too long and making me doubt myself. Doubt if any of you have that problem. Do you?”
Hahahahaha… Yes. One project that has just been neglected, and another I haven’t finished working out what I want to do with. This hasn’t been helped by another car that has developed a couple of issues plus buying another car, and I have a couple more projects well down the waiting list, although one might get a bump when my mate (& co-owner) finishes the car he is working in a few months. God help me if I lose my storage as nearly happened last year.
I live up to my nickname.
More..
There’s lots more but I’ve hijacked this thread enough for now.
Aw heck, one more can’t hurt.
Wow Junkboi, I wish I had the kind of dry storage space that you’ve got. I’d still have all my parts cars that I had to cut-up and get rid of over the years.
I was in the garage last night working on the underhood wiring harness of one of my Chryslers. I had been trying to get that car roadworthy by June, but that obviously didn’t proceed as planned. Now I’m hurrying to at least get the engine fired so I can drive it off the ramps, because I need them to do an oil change on my wife’s truck.