Georgia native waving a paw

[Dalton Sexton]

My mother bought a 68 F100 for my dad in 72. I was born in 73. 90% of my memories of my late father were made in that truck. Dad was rough with it but it persisted. He swapped parts from every year of the model to suit his preferences. I call it my Johnny Cash truck. (one piece at a time) I remember him pulling the cab so he could drop it on a long bed body. It once had a 428 and dad put chains around the motor mounts because he kept popping them with the torque of the T18 4 in the floor transmission. It now has a 360 engine that I converted to electronic ignition from a 78 thunderbird. It has 31 x 12 x 15 tires and enough helper springs in the back that dad was able to carry a truckload of brake drums. It is now tagged as a 72 because he had to replace the door. It has a fabricated heavy steel bull bar on the front and is covered with lights. It reminds me of an 18 wheeler in some ways. When I was 20, my dad told me it would be mine one day. For the next 10 years I would occasionally ask when he would give me my truck. His answer was always "you're not ready yet". One day when I was 30 years old. we were sitting on the front porch and I gazed off at the truck and mumbled that I would never sell that truck. "what did you say boy?" he said. I repeated myself then looked back at the truck. He almost hit me in the head with the keys as he said "i've waited ten years to hear you say that!" There you have it. That's the story of my favorite posession in the world.

[Pat Crash]

When I was 20, my dad told me it would be mine one day. For the next 10 years I would occasionally ask when he would give me my truck. His answer was always "you're not ready yet". One day when I was 30 years old. we were sitting on the front porch and I gazed off at the truck and mumbled that I would never sell that truck. "what did you say boy?" he said. I repeated myself then looked back at the truck. He almost hit me in the head with the keys as he said "i've waited ten years to hear you say that!" There you have it. That's the story of my favorite posession in the world.

OK, I'm pretty sure that's the best bump story I have ever heard.

from San Diego, California.

[1970FordTK]

Welcome from North Carolina.

[DuckRyder]

Howdy, and welcome.

[MAK]

We need pics

I've got my grandfathers old 72. He died when I was a teenager but my best memories were fishing with him and getting there in that truck. My step dad drove it for years and then it sat in the driveway for almost as many before I finally coaxed it away from him several years ago.

[jimmy828]

from Asheville,NC

[mustang68 ranger71]

My story is alot like yours, except my dad sold the truck and I got it back. What part of Ga you from. I'm from Wayne county.

[lennyp]

from Massachusetts.

[Madman]

Colorado

[Mancar1]

Welcome aboard from Gerber, Ca.

[Dalton Sexton]

I am in Loganville in Walton county.

[fireguywtc]

from Alabama!

[Dalton Sexton]

You wanted pics of my truck. Here is a video. This is before I did many improvements underneath the hood.
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 62&t=78601

[AZf100]

From Phoenix AZ