I don't mind the gray, and especially not the Army Air Force logo; the red front for the shark mouth is bad, and the yellow tail...but there's a nice truck under there. Maybe no 5500 nice. So this isn't crack, really--more like 5 martinis, 3 highballs, and 2 shots neat. #1966fordf100
Perfect match for Henrietta, my '66 F100. Mine's box stock, except for a new 240 six awhile ago. Yeah, I'd probably keep the wild paint, what the hell, it would be cool to haul the old guys from the American Legion during parades. Besides, what with the oddball rides around here (Tombstone), you could actually get away with it.
I'm guessing it has an automatic, a C4 or 6, I didn't look at the ad. I doubt it has 3 on the tree like my truck, but I like the disc brakes all around. 55oo dollars for this truck is a Nice Price. Hell, yeah, sign me up. I'd love to have it. #1966fordf100
@CptSevere: It'd play a lot better there than in Bisbee, although maybe the Hippies would throw flowers at you all day, and that would be cool! #1966fordf100
@coupeZ600: Unless you used it to deliver Dave's Electric Beer to the various dives like Elmo's. Then the hippies would help unload it. Dave would drive this, hell he used to deliver his fine product in a '53 Chevy panel, bone stock. Those hippies and nice guys who dress immaculately (and girls) in Bisbee also appreciate fine machinery. #1966fordf100
@CptSevere: Well put, I remember when he was making it up in South Bisbee, and the sound of that 265-283(?) coming up the street to the bar was music to our ears. "Electric Beer in 5,..4...3...2...! #1966fordf100
@CptSevere: Since you were talking about Elmo's, have you ever been over to the Bisbee Bicycle Brothel? Good times,... Only open on weekends, though. #1966fordf100
@coupeZ600: I think that Dave had a 235 six in the Chevy. No, never been to that fine establishment, but I have been to the Flamingo Club in A.P. #1966fordf100
@High Speed Indeed: i agree. but - in my opinion, if are going to customize something with any future idea of reselling it - maybe you 1. get a buyer first, or 2. only make customizations that can relatively easily be undone. #1966fordf100
@z0iid: He probably wasn't originally planning to sell it. A good friend of mine just cut a big hole in the original hood of a 66 Charger because the new intake is too tall. I cringed when I saw it, but they aren't planning on selling it. #1966fordf100
Nice price, until you factor in the price of a decent respray. And really, that defeats the purpose. I'm not that guy but I'm sure he's out there, somewhere in the great blue yonder. #1966fordf100
That is awesome. It's like Pimp my Ride meets M*A*S*H... well, no it isn't. It isn't at all like that. But it's still cool.
If it's not obvious already, I don't know a lot about plains, but I think a couple of propane powered machine guns would fit nicely, a la Sgt. Rock. #1966fordf100
The overall look of the truck, the faux bare aluminum, the red nose, and the yellow tail look much more like a P-47 Thunderbolt than a P-40. the shark teeth are a little bit of a throw off. The Flying Tigers flew P-40 Warhawks with the shark teeth on the nose, hence the confusion, and probably where you came up with Tigershark from. The Tigershark plane is the F-5/F-20 a fairly modern jet.
This is another one of those NPOCP cars that makes me tense. The guy's clearly nutty enough to do this to a truck, but he's not nutty enough to think that what he put in it has some effect on its value? That's a weird kind of selective mania.
The only more awesome that truck needs is some battle scars for it to wear. Shouldn't be too hard to tastefully roughen up the edges a bit to lend it that "vintage hotrod past its prime, is it a sleeper?" look.
That said, if planes aren't your thing, it's nothing 50 bucks of Krylon won't fix. And on this truck even primer would knock socks.
With the performance mods and a choptop that makes it a Veritable-amino, there's not a crack pipe to be had for this price. Nice all the way. #1966fordf100
Nice writeup Graverobber. But the opening paragraph got me thinking about an idea for QOTD. How often do you think about cars? They say men think about sex every seven seconds. So... *pause to think about sex*... how often do Jalops think about cars?
Hell... my ears perk up hearing the word car. I can't have somebody mention something automotive related without asking them what they drive. I'm bad at names and faces, but I can always remember two things *7 seconds is up again* about a person... their dog's name, if applicable, and what type of car they drive. So I'm going to say at least once a minute.
However, we just got a Berkeley, so my thoughts are probably going to be less about cars and more about "where the hell do I get parts for an Excelsior?!" #1966fordf100
Not my style, but even without the paint, I think $5500 is a solid price. The only thing that could make it cooler is if it was a unibody truck. #1966fordf100
Very nice price. The body mods seem to be well-done and the truck looks to have been built right. The paint's alright, but I definitely think this Ford's more B-24 than P-40. The WWII theme still looks less silly on an old Ford pickup than a new Mustang, and it's about a tenth the price. #1966fordf100
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Hash Pipe. #1966fordf100
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I'm guessing it has an automatic, a C4 or 6, I didn't look at the ad. I doubt it has 3 on the tree like my truck, but I like the disc brakes all around. 55oo dollars for this truck is a Nice Price. Hell, yeah, sign me up. I'd love to have it. #1966fordf100
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No one else is reminded of an A-10? For shame. Best plane Northrop-Grumman ever built.
Wankelin' #1966fordf100
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@How Wankelin' Got His Sig Back: Or this... #1966fordf100
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If it's not obvious already, I don't know a lot about plains, but I think a couple of propane powered machine guns would fit nicely, a la Sgt. Rock. #1966fordf100
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See? I told you that I'm not an idiot! #1966fordf100
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Also, I'm calling him right now. #1966fordf100
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That said, if planes aren't your thing, it's nothing 50 bucks of Krylon won't fix. And on this truck even primer would knock socks.
With the performance mods and a choptop that makes it a Veritable-amino, there's not a crack pipe to be had for this price. Nice all the way. #1966fordf100
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Hell... my ears perk up hearing the word car. I can't have somebody mention something automotive related without asking them what they drive. I'm bad at names and faces, but I can always remember two things *7 seconds is up again* about a person... their dog's name, if applicable, and what type of car they drive. So I'm going to say at least once a minute.
However, we just got a Berkeley, so my thoughts are probably going to be less about cars and more about "where the hell do I get parts for an Excelsior?!" #1966fordf100
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Very nice price. The body mods seem to be well-done and the truck looks to have been built right. The paint's alright, but I definitely think this Ford's more B-24 than P-40. The WWII theme still looks less silly on an old Ford pickup than a new Mustang, and it's about a tenth the price. #1966fordf100
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I have the need....
the need...FOR SPEED #1966fordf100