I believe Hotwheels has a customized '58 ( or '59, I'm not sure ) maroon truck towing a classic wooden boat on a trailer...I've seen these in a blue package with clear window at Toys R Us, about the
Berryville, VA, close to Winchester, VA. Starts at 8 am ( viewing ), 10 am ( auction starts ), I have no real details other than some directions, I'm still trying to find out more info on payment, ho
The biggest reason to change over is efficiency...the alternator charges at much lower RPMs than a Generator does. For highway driving, a generator is fine, but stop and go will allow a battery to we
I have a '74 Chevy 3/4 ton p/u, and I have a problem that's been driving me crazy!! It loses fluid from the rear reservoir of the dual MC, and overflows out the front! I tried swapping the MC...no di
I'm not sure what year it is, it's rounded, the face plate sticks out WAY more than the stock one for my '55-2 Chevy truck that I bought some time ago, but it's similar, so maybe it's a '58 or '59 Ra
I was browsing thru a local Want Ad mag, and found these...not mine, call the ph # listed! Thanks, hope they can help someone... Truck Parts, Task Force: '58 Chevy Hood $50, (703) 313-6199 '58 Chevy
Here's a list of trucks for sale locally to me. No reply's to me please! ( Except to tell me you bought it, and it was a great deal, :) ) '65 Panel truck street rod suspension, tilt column, set up fo
I also have a gravity-fed container for sand-blasting and remember how long it took ... and I've been thinking. a pressure-fed blaster is just forcing sand thru the bottom with air pressure...why not
I visited Toys R Us again today, and found the new Lowrider series by Racing Champions to have a cool silver and black '50 Chevy p/u, with gold accents, #12. package is purple and black, at $4. I thi
For those of you Ole-truckers who are using AMC Pacer front ends out there, PLEASE let me ( ie, an AMC car nut as well ) know if there are any other good parts left on those Pacer(s) you're ripping t
I have seen pictures of even wilder trucks, like a 5-dr passenger limo TF GMC truck. These are specially modified by outside vendors, though, not done directly thru GM. Alot of Limo's are done by out
I have a used Chevrolet shop manual I don't need, as I own a TF truck, so I'm putting it up for sale. To see a picture of the front cover, go to: http://members.aol.com/gremlingt/48to51tsm.jpg The bo
Well, I search for diecast cars and trucks, and love to collect them. I found several new ones recently. Johnny Lightning has a new Post Office truck series, with a '55 Chevy Cameo in white with blue
I was visiting the local book/magazine store, checking on the new stuff,and happened to check out the new issue of Collectible Automobile. It's $6.95, dated Oct. '99, and has a nice article on the '5
Ok, I was wondering if anyone works in a spring shop, making leaf springs. I need to know how to calculate the correct arch, eye-to-eye measurements, etc. on an old car of mine. I figured someone in
Just curious, I found a stepside in a Richmond, VA junkyard ( called CAP, Chesterfield Auto Parts ), and after some research, they appear to be rather rare, as it was a one-year body style only. I kn
Well, I was called up by a lady who I had met before when working for an auctioneer...she wanted me to do an appraisal on her black '64 Corvette coupe for her lawyer. So, I went over and once again d
Yes, Whitney, I've seen it, too. It looks good, and Sears even has a rip-off Craftsman socket that "claims" it does the same thing...but there is no "knob" of metal hanging down inside the socket, it
Ok, so Napco did Chevy's early 4x4 trucks...when did this start, and when did did GM start producing their own 4x4 setups in the factory? I thought 57 was the first year for Napco production, but don
I was looking in Toys R Us today, and found among the new offerings along with Ertl, this beautiful green woody wagon, a '48 chevy model. It's $20, and looks really good, the detailing is pretty good