Posted on 09/15/2009 7:19:52 PM PDT by george76
Johnny Bolton claims all it took was a one-car garage, a tape measure and a welding torch.
“And a lot of thinking,” Bolton said.
Regardless, the Louisiana man is driving around in a truck he spent eight months building from spare parts.
It may not be pretty, but it’s road-safe and Bolton can get around without having to worry about making a car payment every month.
Bolton used Ford axles, a Chevrolet bed and an Oldsmobile engine, all placed on a 1949 International frame. He's nicknamed it the "Mississippi River Rat."
Bolton, who works in the power plant at Hercules in Louisiana, built the machine in his spare time. His girlfriend, Melisa Constable, never had to worry about locating him.
“She knew I was in the garage,” Bolton said with a laugh. “It was something she turned her nose up at, but she rides in it.”
The most difficult part was figuring out how to wire the vehicle. Bolton had to create his own system.
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Actually, it appears to be a "rat rod" which is the style of vehicle that is built or modified with whatever you have on hand. The point is people got fed up with trailer queens. They make things for the pure inginuity and engineering of it.
With a family name like that, these guys should go into the automobile accessories business.
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