mo-mudder
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Well, my '51 GMC deuce needs some work, but I came upon a guy with 4 deuces and a 5 ton on a car lot not far from me, so I just wanted to stop in and chat. I figured from the condition of them they'd be going for 4-7k a piece. Got to chattin, and only 1 was still for sale, for $2800. I hope he didn't see my jaw drop. Left there and came by to chat more, and he talked himself down to $2500, and got the chance to talk to the PO of the deuce in question. Apparently it's the best runner of the bunch. Took me a couple weeks to scrounge up the dough, but I paid it off Monday and brought it to within 400 ft of my house. It's currently hiding at my neighbor's place, keeping sentry over an asphalt spreader and a 2-ton roller. Quite fitting, as it help a prior stint as a MP vehicle. '71 model, ~41k miles, beautiful 9-20 tires (until I get the 11-20's off the '51), runs like a champ and smokes like a freight train (no offense, freighttrain). Only real mods I wanna do is switch over to a 6 inch stack with a flapper. LOVE the noise it makes on the highway, and the puffs of smoke she belches out between gear changes. Wife and Dad/boss don't know about it yet. Still trying to think of a way to break the news to them...
Pics are a bit on the crappy side, but it's better than nothing. I was thinkin of maybe a tan repaint later on, and stencilling a name on the bumper, Big John, for my wife's late grandfather, but I hadn't made my mind up yet. Don't wanna stray too far from "factory", but it being a national guard truck is about as impressive as an art degree (no offense, weekend warriors and commie liberals, er, I mean artists).
Pics are a bit on the crappy side, but it's better than nothing. I was thinkin of maybe a tan repaint later on, and stencilling a name on the bumper, Big John, for my wife's late grandfather, but I hadn't made my mind up yet. Don't wanna stray too far from "factory", but it being a national guard truck is about as impressive as an art degree (no offense, weekend warriors and commie liberals, er, I mean artists).
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