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