Muley Gil's latest activity
-
MMuley Gil replied to the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days!.They take a picture of your tag and send you a bill.
-
MMuley Gil replied to the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days!.The gas tank in a Model T Ford WAS under the front seat. You had to lift the cushion to access the filler for the tank.
-
MMuley Gil reacted to Eagle1's post in the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days! with
Good Post.
About that.... I have a truck I bought in the south. No 4x4 never was a problem in NC but here..... can't go anywhere when it rains... -
MMuley Gil reacted to paulsharvey's post in the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days! with Good Post.
I think as late as 2013, F150 could have them. Likely still an option on fleet orders, but Why? I wouldn't be surprised if it was an...
-
MMuley Gil reacted to Oaktree's post in the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days! with Good Post.
My first truck was one of those. It was a '70, and when I got it in '78 the pickup bed had been replaced with a flatbed. As you noted...
-
MMuley Gil reacted to deserteagle71's post in the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days! with Good Post.
Had one of those, spec'd just as you've listed, for many years, put thousands of trouble-free miles on it. Bought it for $1200 from a...
-
MMuley Gil reacted to QRTRHRS's post in the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days! with Good Post.
I bought a new IH 1210 (1110, 1210, 1310 series) in 1972 for $4200 if I recall correctly. 304 V8, 4spd, 4x4, no air. Only issue was that...
-
MMuley Gil reacted to bdhsfz6's post in the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days! with Good Post.
I rescued this 72 Chevy K20 pickup from a junkyard and restored it to running condition. I plowed snow for 10 years and hauled building...
-
MMuley Gil reacted to fidowanttobe's post in the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days! with Good Post.
I hear that Nissan is going after the "mid-size" truck market with a $22k base model.
-
MMuley Gil reacted to JRH02's post in the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days! with Good Post.
My current PU is a 2020 F350. I could NOT get the dealer to come up with a plain old basic rig. All they would present were PUs full of...
-
MMuley Gil reacted to RB5's post in the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days! with Good Post.
My 2013 F150 stx 4x4 supercab I paid $26k plus ttl. $10k off MSRP. It has the 5.0 and 3.73 elocker. No giant touch screen. It has...
-
MMuley Gil reacted to 3930dave's post in the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days! with Good Post.
He has so many, we have become conditioned to expect perfection from ur..... you are certainly correct. His 30 p/u.... it will be one...
-
MMuley Gil reacted to 88bradb's post in the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days! with Good Post.
I would be happy with one like the 60s and 70s with a standard cab, 4×4,long bed with a V8 and 4 speed manual.
-
MMuley Gil reacted to Gregster613's post in the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days! with Good Post.
That makes a lot of sense and I'll actually bet that you don't "often" use that cherry of a rig to haul concrete with!! I know I'd find...
-
MMuley Gil reacted to ultrarunner's post in the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days! with Good Post.
I have a piece of old carpet turned upside down in the bed that protects…