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Awesome Dekotora Photography Now in Book Form

leighzbohns — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:30:34 EST

I bought the book, and it was delivered today.

Absolutely fantastic, and well worth the $60 or so it cost.

I almost want to write the author and see about buying some prints.

leighzbohns

Awesome Dekotora Photography Now in Book Form

leighzbohns — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:56:11 EST

[www.ursusbooks.com]

google is my friend.

leighzbohns

Awesome Dekotora Photography Now in Book Form

pitchpitch — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:17:32 EST

@CCCC:

Lucky! I'll have to check around some.

pitchpitch

Awesome Dekotora Photography Now in Book Form

CCCC — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:09:09 EST

@pitchpitch:

got it at a bookstore in berkeley, the only copy they got. it may be available elsewhere online

CCCC

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UDMan — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:58:45 EST

We have these trucks in North America. Now just imagine a Dekotora version of these:

UDMan

Awesome Dekotora Photography Now in Book Form

Posthaus — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:17:15 EST

I want that book. NOW..Amazon.

Posthaus

Awesome Dekotora Photography Now in Book Form

FuzzyPlushroom — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:03:14 EST

@Siddhartha: Maybe one that IS a rolling casino?

Man, it's great seeing people use their shiny showboats as work trucks.

FuzzyPlushroom

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pitchpitch — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:14:03 EST

@CCCC:
Was it this link for purchase?
[www.25books.com]

Or were you able to find it elsewhere for less?

pitchpitch

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yellofury * * * * * — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:21:02 EST

@halfshaft:
yeah but it was a VW bug
"I want a pizza!!!"

yellofury * * * * *

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Murilee Martin — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:13:04 EST

Man, every day that goes by without building a Dekotora Econoline is a wasted day. Dekonoline!

Murilee Martin

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CCCC — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:07:20 EST

just ordered a copy, get em while they're hot!

CCCC

Awesome Dekotora Photography Now in Book Form

Uncle_Bo is El Commentamino — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:38:05 EST

Dekotora trucks make my little Jalop heart go pitter-pat. Many a night I have dreamed of cruising my dekotora truck. Usually I'm dreaming about driving it to In N Out. I'll be buying this book the nanosecond it's available.
I will now listen to the awsome dekotora trucker song continuously until I fall asleep, face down on my keyboard.

Uncle_Bo is El Commentamino

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wheels OF satan! — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:00:37 EST

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PIMPIN!!

wheels OF satan!

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SLR_BlowerMania — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:39:02 EST

Wow, I never knew they did bicycles too.
[www.youtube.com]

SLR_BlowerMania

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halfshafter — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:13:26 EST

Hey! Didn't one of these drop Tom Hanks off at his house in The Money Pit?!

halfshafter

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skulldriveshaft — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:30:07 EST

Wow - and to think I thought this was normal :]

You guys have been missing out :]

Those gaudily plastic adorned imports are what these guys are driving when they get to immigrate, too bad we never get to see them work on trucks.

Any word about the book showing both night and day shots of the same trucks?

skulldriveshaft

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Euromobile — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:14:24 EST

@Novaload: I've heard that these trucks have to be stripped back once every year or two for their mandatory vehicle inspections. Does anyone know if that's true?

An insane amount of effort must go into building and maintaining these machines.

Euromobile

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racerx — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:40:21 EST

@DoctorNine:

So a lot of these trucks are actually used for their intended purpose and not just strictly for show? As cool as Dekotora already are that just makes it 100x cooler!

racerx

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smoke~ — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:57:59 EST

Time for a 21st century version of B.J. and the Bear!

smoke~

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Novaload — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:24:48 EST

Makes the "custom" 18 wheelers we typically see seem tame to the point of invisible. Extra row or two of lights and a nickname, that's about it.
I'm guessing these mght run into regulation issues? Especially that first one?

Novaload

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Siddhartha — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:20:42 EST

WOW! I live in Reno. What better truck for that area than one that looks like a rolling casino at night! I want one.

Siddhartha

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yellofury * * * * * — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:48:48 EST

I didnt see as much of the flashy trucks when I went there this past year. I saw more Mad Max type of customs with Transformer like metal plating and scoops..
I did see more Dekotora when I visited Japan in the 80s

yellofury * * * * *

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DoctorNine — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:46:17 EST

I can't begin to describe the amazing vehicles these guys produce. I would go to construction sites on my day off just to watch them when I lived there. No one drives a truck without as much detail on it as they can afford. Perfection down to the type of polish on the chrome. And they use the things to transport crushed limestone for construction, and all manner of things. Other countries also have similar vehicle modification and ornamentation, and all of it is fascinating. This is a vein of jalop love which is ripe for exploration.

DoctorNine

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pitchpitch — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:16:57 EST

This is amazing. I need this immediately.

pitchpitch