1948 - 1986 Ford Truck (Front) ID Chart

1948 - 1986 Ford Vintage Truck Front ID Chart
Old Truck Identification Chart / Grill Design Image List...

Skippic Saturday

Although I have also experienced it several times myself,
Still can't believe some traders let their customers leave with their new car like this.

Especially if it concerns a newcomer to the scene...

This 1983 Chevy Elcamino was recently pruchased by a guy here in town.
Though the Elky looks great for the price he'd payed.
It sure had some neglected maintenance...
Snapped V belt, cracked ball joints, Black engine oil, and smokey exhaust when accelerating.. no good ;-(

1929 Ford Model A Roadster

1929 Ford Model A Roadster
1932 Ford Grille & Rails
Split Radius Rods, Superbell 4" Dropped Front Axle
1947 Ford Flathead V8 Engine Approx 200HP
Navarro Heads & Intake, 2 Holley 2100 Carbs, Fenton Headers
Iskenderian Cam, Johnson Lifters, High Flow Oil Pump
T-5 Speed (Chevrolet S10) Hydraulic Clutch
Ford 9" Chrome Rear End
Drum Brakes, All Around, Fronts are Finned Buick
Halleck V Windshield
Ford Banjo Steering Wheel
FOR SALE

Vintage Speed Saturday

Dave Blaney's First Port Royal Speedway Win. 1984.
Photo By Ted Van Pelt

Sprint Car Saturday

Sprint Cars Racing at Williams Grove Speedway in 1985.
Photo Taken by Ted Van Pelt.

M(ech)ANIC MONDAY

AMC Eagles on the assembly line in Kenosha, Wisconsin, circa 1980.
Photo from the State of Wisconsin collection.

Midweek Movie - The Wraith (1986)

The Wraith

Released:  1986

Runtime: 1 Hr 33 min

Genre:  Action / Horror / Romance

Director: Mike Marvin

Writer: Mike Marvin

Starring: Charlie Sheen, Nick Cassavetes, Sherilyn Fenn

Storyline...

Young Jamie is killed by the evil Packard and his gang of thugs because Jamie was caught romancing Keri. Packard's girlfriend. Suddenly "the Wraith"...  a black turbo racing car appears in town to challenge each and every one of the thugs to a death race..

What happens next is an endless series of car chases as Packard's gang of punks start to bite the dust, one by one. Then Jake comes into town on a motorcycle and makes a play for Keri, giving rise to old animosities one more time. Will this gang of hoodlums survive going up against this vengeful wraith? 

1966 Plymouth Barracuda 

1977 Chevrolet Corvette C3 

1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 

1982 Plymouth Gran Fury

1985 GMC C-1500

1973 GMC Astro 95

1981 Dodge Ram Van (B-200)

1973 Ford F-Series Pickup Truck

1963 Ford Falcon 

The Wraith - Trailer

Taillight Thursday

1981 Pontiac Grand Prix Tailight ( Passenger Side )

Skippic Saturday

As you might know, I'm a sucker for Real Mother Nature Patina.
Usually I don't like the Faux / copied versions but if there's one guy that can really copy it to the max by painting it by hand, not wrapped or just paint some layers and sand it back. It's Frans Mandigers.
Here's a project of his hands. His Chevrolet Stationwagon,..
Frans also makes paintings... he's a real Artist!
Would you like to see more of his work, Check his website at: www.rustlook.nl

Midweek Movie - Better Off Dead (1985)

Better Off Dead

Released:  1985

Runtime: 97 min

Genre: Comedy / Romance

Director: Savage Steve Holland

Writer: Savage Steve Holland

Starring: John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby

Storyline...

A teenager has to deal with his girlfriend dumping him among family crises, homicidal paper boys, and a rival skier.

1967 Chevrolet Camaro

1965 Ford Falcon

1973 Ford LTD Wagon

Official Trailer

Working on Lane's Camaro (scene)

Midweek Movie - Pink Cadillac (1989)

Pink Cadillac

Released: 1989

Runtime: 122 min

Genre: Action / Comedy / Crime

Directors: Buddy Van Horn

Writer: John Eskow

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Bernadette Peters, Timothy Carhart

Storyline...

Skip tracer Tommy Nowak is tracking Lou Ann McGuinn for a bail bondsman in California. 

Lou Ann is also being chased by her husband Roy McGuinn and his birth right / neo-nazi friends for taking their counterfeit money. Nowak eventually captures Lou Ann in Reno, but agrees to stop at her sisters on the way back to see her baby... there she finds her husband and his whacked out friend.

A struggle begins and Roy takes off with her baby... now it's up to Tommy to get the baby back.

1959 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible

1968 Chevrolet C-10 Pick Up Truck

1974 Plymouth Satellite

International Harvester Loadstar 1700 Schoolbus

Midweek Movie - Bad Country (2014)

Bad Country

Released: 2014

Runtime: 95 min

Director: Chris Brinker

Writers: Jonathan Hirschbein,Tom Abernathy 

Starring: Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon, Tom Berenger, Amy Smart,

2002 Blue Bird All American

1972 Chevrolet Chevelle

1971 GMC 1500 Pick Up

1971 Buick Electra 225

1978 Dodge Tradesman Van

1977 Plymouth Fury

Storyline...

When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South's most powerful crime ring.

So when the syndicate orders Carter's death and Weiland's ID'd as a snitch, the two team up to take down the mob and the crime boss who ordered the hit. (Written by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)