"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
12/21/2018 at 10:58 • Filed to: Pepperidge farm remembers
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"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
12/21/2018 at 10:58 • Filed to: Pepperidge farm remembers | 8
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I bought this truck in 2007; d
rove it and fixed little stuff on it for 9 years. In that time, it changed little more than it had in the 35
years prior to that.
Before/after:
No, I didn’t mix up my pictures. These were taken 9 years and 2 months apart.
Now it’s in someone else’s care, and as you can see, it’s changed a lot (nope)
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photo credit: the new owner
In fairness, the current
owner did a lot of work:
updating
old wiring (it needed that), did a bit of an overhaul on the engine (it ran great but was old and a bit leaky here and there) and made some changes that are simply his personal preferences, like wheels, rear bumper,
mirrors, and a bed cover.
I expect it will evolve further, but it’s neat to see it being used mostly as-is - certainly the body work and all its imperfections are instantly recognizable, and I believe they give this truck its unique character. Painting it will change it forever. This was a true survivor and every time I thought about changing something, I heard this echo in my head, “It’s only original once.”
photo credit: the new owner
But it’s also only
yours
once, so make it what you want. I hope this guy gets many more years out of it, and I hope to see it again one day, too. Maybe he’d even let me drive it.
shop-teacher
> functionoverfashion
12/21/2018 at 11:07 |
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First thought: “Hey, it’s Uncle Jesse’s truck!”
Second thought: “Ohhhhh, storage compartment!”
vicali
> functionoverfashion
12/21/2018 at 11:17 |
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Grow
ing up ours was a 72 sport custom.. We bought it used when I was 3 or 4 and Dad
sold it after I had moved away for college.. It was a great truck.
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functionoverfashion
> shop-teacher
12/21/2018 at 11:29 |
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haha, yeah he had trucks like that didn’t he? Fun to slide around in the dirt, but probably with the 360 and not the 302 with a 3-on-the-tree.
And... that “storage compartment” was a bit of a mystery. There was nothing behind it and no evidence of anything having
been
back there, either. Who knows?
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functionoverfashion
> vicali
12/21/2018 at 11:30 |
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My father bought a ‘79 when I was maybe 8 or 9? I remember sitting in the middle shifting the big 4-speed so he didn’t hit me in the knee. He still has it!
M.T. Blake
> functionoverfashion
12/21/2018 at 11:35 |
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Why are these worth peanuts when the Chevy is stupid expensive now?! I quite like the Ford.
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shop-teacher
> functionoverfashion
12/21/2018 at 11:41 |
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Huh, that’s weird.
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functionoverfashion
> M.T. Blake
12/21/2018 at 11:55 |
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Depends, I guess. I sold this for $3,200 in that condition, because East Coast - I feel like this is a $500 truck in AZ.
vondon302
> functionoverfashion
12/21/2018 at 12:26 |
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Well now I'm planning a trip to Arizona.
CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> functionoverfashion
12/22/2018 at 16:17 |
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I found this for sale and thought it would match your wfd truck