Re: 1937 big truck panel
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Originally Posted by 34fordy
Trucks and panels seem to be so generic these days. Not many styles like the various brands had in the early years. Mostly just square boxes now. I remember growing up and being excited watching different cars and trucks. I don't think kids are as intrigued this way now. They have their computers, phones and gaming machines to keep them occupied. My dad was born in 1895 and he saw the transition from horses to all of the exciting developments of the automotive birth.
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Your dad lived in an amazing time period. He was 8 when the Wright Brothers flew. When did he die? The innovations he saw...... Mind boggling.
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Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1946 Tonner Pickup with 226 H six, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, now wearing 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)
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