unlike all the Escalades and other land barges roaming the city carrying nothing more that their liburl fatasses around... right?
Posted on 01/02/2017 12:50:18 PM PST by heterosupremacist
“People in Texas will buy trucks even if they’re not going to haul anything heavier than raindrops.”
The NY Times went on safari to Texas, and it has an article about a peculiar love of the natives for trucks, Rodeo Offers a 90-M.P.H. Glimpse of Texans’ Truck Mania:
Tim Spell has noticed a peculiar condition that affects Texans’ mental, physical and automotive well-being.
“I call it ‘truck-itis,’” said Mr. Spell, the former automotive editor for The Houston Chronicle. “People in Texas will buy trucks even if they’re not going to haul anything heavier than raindrops. I was interviewing one guy. He had a 4-by-4. I said: ‘You live in Houston. Why do you have this 4-by-4?’ He said, ‘Well, I own a bar, and 4-by-4s are higher, and I can climb up on the cab and change out the letters of my marquee.’”
Whether for high-up urban letter-switching or more rural and rugged purposes, pickup trucks are to Texas what cowboy boots and oil derricks are to the state — a potent part of the brand. No other state has a bigger influence on the marketing of American pickup trucks.
Having diagnosed the symptoms and named the disease, the Times tried to understand by taking a safari to the Texas Truck Rodeo:
This year’s rodeo, held in October at the Longhorn River Ranch here in Dripping Springs, in the Hill Country outside Austin, left me with a new appreciation for the word truck-a-thon….
At the outdoor awards ceremony, everyone gawked at the two-handled Truck of Texas trophy. In the end, it went to the 2017 Ford Super Duty. A mere five voting points separated the Titan from the Super Duty. John Rieger, Ford’s Super Duty brand manager, gave the trophy a long kiss in the glow of the headlights.
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My son in preschool announced that Daddies drive trucks and Mommies drive cars.
He never met my redneck aunt.
Teddy Bear wrote:
“I would ask how much you wanted for it but when you found out that it was going to be used as a farm truck you would probably refuse to sell it.”
NOT for sale, I don’t even own it!
Heck the rich snobs probably don’t even need cars if they live in NYC.
The rest of us in the real world need our own transportation.
I bet you’re having fun finding parts like I get to with my Willys jeep.
The next job which I would like to do is the windshield frame. All goes well into the next pay period, I’ll order it.
After that, it’s save up and buy the few bigger things it needs and send it to a shop. No lift, no beer buddies, and tennis elbow rules out the underneath stuff.
Brakes all around, lift kit, steering box rebuild, and very likely the transmission need reworking. Barring catastrophic engine problems, it would be done short of paint and body.
Today I learned that taking the windshield frame off my long languishing CJ7 to replace it was a two man job. I got it down anyway.
I used some Christmas money and bought some impact bits. Between those, 3 small propane torch bottles, and some patience, the frozen 1982 torx screws came out.
Warning NYT
“Do Not Laugh at the Natives”
(They have been known to invite you to judge a Chili Cook Off)
I chose the ‘57 motor because, it was available, it was fresh rebuilt, it had an additional 55 horsepower, and it had superior positive oiling.
I have a dual-carb manifold and carb set that I bought for it that looks cool but I’m reluctant to mess with success.
I really like the old trucks for some reason. They have a sense of style that is lacking in the newer trucks.
I have a 1969 F250 Camper Special waiting for me at my mechanics - 59k miles, he was re-charging the original AC and replacing some steering rubber.
Traded for an older nonrunning but original flat fender Jeep.
Your analogy breaks down because Texas men aren't banging their trucks into one another.
Bought my 75 year old man a pair of truck nits for Christmas.
Just sold my 1975 Chevy 3/4 long bed for $4,800. 69K original miles. Just to small for my 6’7” frame.
Tx women want to be seen with their man in a truck.
Texas men, yes indeed. I can scarcely call male liberals “men” and while anatomically they may possess testicles, I doubt they really know what to do with them.
But give me a man who drive a pick up any day over a Ubering sissy car fool.
They’re working vehicles. New Yorkers wouldn’t understand.
Written by a guy who shaves his forearms (amongst other things), waxes his unibrow, and wears the same cologne and skinny jeans as his sister.
Yep, full pressure oiling showed up in ‘54.
CC
unlike all the Escalades and other land barges roaming the city carrying nothing more that their liburl fatasses around... right?
We have an old Ford Ranger and a utility trailer which is a MUST in our area.
I have a E350 Super Duty instead of a truck. When I pull all of the rear seats out, I can load a pallet of plywood sheets in there without a problem. Get em home, unload, seats back in and the five children to their soccer and basketball games.
No problem.
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