shooting brake
 

redneck style

we shot at another club yesterday, this was in the parking area. gotta love old trucks

I had the exact truck- 1954 R-110 model! Mine was chalky red (faded) with "Esso" in an oval on the left door and Woody Woodpecker head in an oval on the right door. What a great truck they are!!!

Old film too.
 

And in period correct black and white.

The Woody Woodpecker logo was for Thrush Mufflers or Ray Smith "Mr. Horsepower" Cams.





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thanks Bill, actually shot on B&W film

I would have liked to have been able to have it moved away from the new vehicles and done a proper portrait

Hey Rick,

I apologize for intruding on your thread but thought I would add this. And not too far from where you guys were shooting Sunday.

Here's a couple pictures of my '51 Chevy pick up truck that I got in 1995 in Long Beach CA while visiting a circuit board supplier out there.

I was looking for a retirement present for myself and paid $5,000 for the truck and $875 to ship it home in Webster NY. I sold it locally a couple years ago for $10,000.

A nice clean 98% original truck that was a trouble free driver. Kinda wish I still had it.

https://i.imgur.com/TuqyHon.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/4TPDWWy.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/XpY5Svj.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/4XLK1iz.jpg?1

great looking truck Bill, i wish you still had it too :rotf:

that model Chevy -1st series or as they called it when announced in '47 "the advanced design" has always been, in my opinion, the best looking pick up ever built

Great truck Bill. I had a '53, red. If it had been a 5-window I might still have it! Actually I sold it in 1968 and bought a new F-150, also a great truck but not nearly as cool.

And not to hijack, but this was parked outside my Dr.'s office the other day. No badges I could see as to the make. but it had a sticker on the back that said "If I went any faster I'd kill my hamster."

https://i.imgur.com/fvGKCNql.jpg

looks like a Mini

I am dating myself a bit but the Woody Woodpecker head in the oval was also an Esso mascot in the 50's. My truck was a service station truck with very low mileage and a mint condition green and tan interior.
Bill that is a beauty that you had!

That's because it is a Mini (actually an Austin Mini)

these old trucks are really great looking but if you were ahot rodder the transmissions were a little weak..i had a 1953 with a 261 chevy truck engine in it...i tore 5 transmissions out of that thing in 5 weekends the transmo would last about 5 minutes with a good burnout shift from low to secound and you could count the tranny goodbye...charlie

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they were made for hauling cargo - not for "hauling ass"

Sometimes you just gotta do both, I bet some of you guys still no the rush you get when behind the wheel of a fast car or truck, Gary

... sometimes both.

I'm sorry, but you guys got it all wrong. Hudson had it in spades when it came to a great looking pickup truck.

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One of my high-school friends used to pick me up some mornings in his channeled '34 Ford pickup with a Olds 394 cid with six 97's and a LaSalle transmission. (Why am I even still here?) Rainy days were the worst..... there was no cover plate in the floor over the transmission and when he hit a puddle water would splash onto the headers and the cab would fill up with steam:shock:

Today it would be called a "rat rod"





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what a way to ride to school......charlie