57 Dodge P/U and THOMAS!

[Boondox]

On the way back from Empire Farm Days, the wife and I swung south a bit to take a look at a well-maintained 57 Dodge D-100 outside of Lebanon NH. We bought it on the spot and drove it home to Stowe, VT. The max speed I felt comfortable with was 50mph. Fortunately, since we took the Interstate, this weekend is the annual antique car show in Stowe, so there were plenty of other old, slow cars on the road. But at one point the Interstate narrowed to a single lane because of contruction, and I found myself at the head of a 16 mile long line of impatient tourists! /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif Thought about pulling over, but the construction speed limit was 50 anyway, so I did my civic duty by enforcing it! /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

But the amazing part of the experience was that the fellow I bought the truck from lived just around the corner from Thomas in NH!!! I could see his house with the little toy Kubota on his mailbox from the guy's yard! Wanted to stop by and introduce myself so badly, but it's very un-New England to drop by unannounced.

So Thomas -- it was great to almost meet you at last!

Pete

 

[s1120]

Lets see some pictures! I am mostly a Ford man, but I like the old Dodges also. I have a 74 Powerwagon that was my dads. It only has 19k on it, but its all plowing miles, so needs a lot of work.

 

[Egon]

Boondox:
Shouda stopped in and sold Thomas some coffee. Me think's he might be partial to a good cup or two.
Egon

 

[RobS]

Speaking of Thomas, is he out on another sabbatical? Haven't heard much from him lately /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[Wingnut]

I'm sure Boondox wouldn'a found him at home anyway .... likely at Sturgis ... ebing that's the premier H-D event of the year!

 

[BKColeman]

<font color=blue>Shouda stopped in and sold Thomas some coffee. Me think's he might be partial to a good cup or two.</font color=blue>

It is funny how much we know about people on here. The first thing I thought of when I saw a post by Boondox about Thomas was coffee. I don't know who mentions coffee more often. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[Boondox]

Okay, here's a picture!

Pete

 

[MikePA]

Pete,

That's a great photo with the dogs in the back!!! You don't drive with them there do you?

 

[RichZ]

Great picture, Pete!!! The kids look real happy!!!

That pickup sure looks like it's in good shape!!! Karen and I have talked about getting a vintage pickup for years, but there's a lot of other things we have to do first.

 

[s1120]

WOW! Thats sweet. Looks like it can carry a full load also./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Rich,
I also have an old truck in mind for the future. But I got to finnish my Mustang, and my convertible before I can drag anouther wreck home.