RE: Who's 32> Ray

[Guest guest]

Ray:

We also had a Chevy Truck. It was a 34. I loved the truck and would of loved to keep it, but Fred had the 32 3 window ford also and we couldn't afford to build both, so the truck went. Fred put the engine from the truck and the rear end in the ford.

One thing about the truck it had termites in the wood, in the cab, so had to send back east to have a wood kit send to replace it. Lot of work because you have to size each piece to fit, but we got it done. Have to say it looked good also, but wouldn't want to do that again. Still wish we had that truck.

We can still dream huh?

Take Care Vera

Subject: Re: Who's 32 ?

Fred:

it is good that can still see your favorite car from time to time

I had a '38 Chevy pickup truck briefly, while I was in college

( Early '70s)

everything changes and we move on.

I'm sure there is some sadness associated with a loss

of something you were probably very physically engaged.

It had been put together by the students at a local community college

it had a corvette 283 engine, bored out of course, and a racing cam

that made it idle rough, the rear end from a Plymouth car,

four barrel carburetor and, four speed transmission.

The tires were wide in the back, actually implement tires

the whole thing was probably very dangerous.

it could do a wheely a foot off the ground.

I mostly drove it sedately in the country, on gravel roads.

I sold it, with a paint job, to some one

that took it to a dragstrip in Minneapolis

and blew up the engine.

digressing down memory lane

Ray Strand