bamfordsgarage Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 The Lady Michelle and I have been in this house for 23 years and started yesterday to purge some of the stuff we never use/don't fit/had completely forgot about. We're not moving, just improving our immediate environment and enriching the local SallyAnn. Anyway the D25 happily swallowed 10 big bags of textiles, a half-dozen boxes of whatnots, and a heap of winter outerwear with a bonus futon mattress and chest of drawers up top. Who needs a truck? 1 Quote
JerseyHarold Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 I'd bet the assembly line workers who built your car (if any of them are still around) would be tickled pink to know your car is still earning its keep after all these years. Quote
Robert Horne Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 To glance at the photo, I would think you guys are going on another long adventure. Keep on Trucking..... Quote
RobertKB Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 Looks good, Chris. Your old heap makes us all proud to be old Mopar owners. I once had a '77 Pontiac wagon I used the same way. Best car I ever owned. Looks like you have winter. Sunny and reasonably warm in Lethbridge with no snow on the ground. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 looks almost the same as it did when parked in my barn while back.... Quote
55 Fargo Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 Looks good, Chris. Your old heap makes us all proud to be old Mopar owners. I once had a '77 Pontiac wagon I used the same way. Best car I ever owned. Looks like you have winter. Sunny and reasonably warm in Lethbridge with no snow on the ground. Hey Rob, look at this snow map, you Guys may be 1 of the few areas in Canada with no snow on the ground, but it's early yet.... http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/ims/ims_gif/ARCHIVE/USA/2013/ims2013050_usa.gif Quote
55 Fargo Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 The Lady Michelle and I have been in this house for 23 years and started yesterday to purge some of the stuff we never use/don't fit/had completely forgot about. We're not moving, just improving our immediate environment and enriching the local SallyAnn. Anyway the D25 happily swallowed 10 big bags of textiles, a half-dozen boxes of whatnots, and a heap of winter outerwear with a bonus futon mattress and chest of drawers up top. Who needs a truck? Gotta love your old Heap, like my 55 Fargo heap, use it all year round right now, just drove it earlier to pick up gas for snow blower, we had some major snow drifting, worse I have had it since we moved here. My 40 year John Deere blower, had a very hard time tackling this job, the snow was so hard I had to break it first with a shovel, some drifts 4 feet deep, some ares it blew up over 6 feet.... Quote
greg g Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 Kinda evocative of Grapes of Wrath, Canadian version................. Quote
T120 Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 Way to go Chris,Your exploits in the old Dodge are on the verge of becoming legendary, and you're having fun Quote
bamfordsgarage Posted February 20, 2013 Author Report Posted February 20, 2013 Thanks guys — kind of ironic to think about the guys I know with valuable, shiny, near-perfect cars, who only drive them occasionally on nice summer days, obsessing over the smallest scratch and living in fear of the next one... while I'm having a hoot year 'round with a $2,000 heap that the rattier it gets the more I like it. 2 Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 (edited) for certain Chris you enjoy the ole Dodge.....but there are many facets to a diamond...many buy their gem cut and polished, other get the raw material and shape thier own and there are those that just like mining/digging an old car from a barn and presenting it to the public in its faded glory...some folks don't like a soliatare setting thus compliment the gem with other precious stones ie: AC, stereo disks, engine upgrades et etc..some enjoy the journey required to get it to the end of the driveway just because they can...guess we all enjoy the hobby in different ways Edited February 20, 2013 by Plymouthy Adams Quote
Don Coatney Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 Plymouthy, Did you never think about a second job as the spoksman for Jarred Jewelry? You could travel the world over selecting only the finest stones to be hand crafted by the worlds best cutters. 1 Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 just like these old rolling stones is all Don.... Quote
bamfordsgarage Posted February 20, 2013 Author Report Posted February 20, 2013 ...you enjoy the ole Dodge.....but there are many facets to a diamond... Agreed Tim, and while my comment may have sounded like a put-down, that was not intended. I too own a couple of nice cars that rarely see gravel or overnights outdoors and which required an embarrassing input of time and money to make them what there are today. But it's still amusing to think that our average road trip in the old Dodge costs more for gas than the car is worth. To normal people, anyway. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 I never once considered you comment a put down..far from it..I know a host of folks that would not improve their car beyond the safety aspects. There is a big following in the survivor class of vehicle and even more if it is a survivor/daily driver yet all these years later...its just that others get their pleasure from owning, or polishing or cutting a panel for that certain look...I see their side of the hobby..don't always agree...but that is not important.. Quote
55 Fargo Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 Hey Chris, my old Heap, hauls the trash to the dump today, this thing runs great inspite of needing a few items yet, should be evern better, once all is completed. Quote
RobertKB Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 My old heap isn't going anywhere. Although a diamond in the rough, with some TLC and $$$, it might make it out of the garage. Quote
Don Coatney Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 KB, Is that your replacement seats on the shelf to the left of the boops? Quote
RobertKB Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 KB, Is that your replacement seats on the shelf to the left of the boops? Don, of course. Good eye! They will be much more comfortable than the old Mopar seats and I have always wanted bucket seats. Quote
bamfordsgarage Posted February 20, 2013 Author Report Posted February 20, 2013 ...my old Heap, hauls the trash to the dump today, this thing runs great inspite of needing a few items yet... Great rig — vintage truck and vintage trailer. Right on! Quote
greg g Posted February 21, 2013 Report Posted February 21, 2013 Waddija bring home from the dump??? Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 21, 2013 Report Posted February 21, 2013 Waddija bring home from the dump??? don't know, but looks like it was pushed home by some trailer.... that was a cheap shot but lord knows I could not pass it up...hats off to you and your car and trailer and even more, for getting out to the dump in this weather Quote
55 Fargo Posted February 21, 2013 Report Posted February 21, 2013 Great rig — vintage truck and vintage trailer. Right on! I have a lotta of fun with this old truck, the 47 Chrysler stays in most of the time now. I have hauled all kinds of items, with the truck, I have had this trailer since about 1980, would not haul these 2 to the local cruise in. I would like a nice Canned Ham camper trailer, at some point,as I live real close to Lake Winnipeg and all her beaches. I really admire what you are doing with your car Chris, drivin her and havin a blast, how many others could compete with your travel record with this car. Hey Don and Tim , how about you travel Up North To Edmonton, in Don's race ready Plymouth. Seriously Chris, you should write a book of all your adventures, and anecdotes while on the road, with your car, with pictures, it would be an interesting read...... Quote
RobertKB Posted February 21, 2013 Report Posted February 21, 2013 (edited) Seriously Chris, you should write a book of all your adventures, and anecdotes while on the road, with your car, with pictures, it would be an interesting read...... Ditto. That is a great idea! The old Dodge would be front and centre but Chris has other cars he has travelled long distances in as well, including his Model T's. Edited February 21, 2013 by RobertKB Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 21, 2013 Report Posted February 21, 2013 I have a hard time getting to town for breakfast with the guys..geting on the road out of town is usually reserved for repairs at dad's or my aunt's place as there is no one else willing to do the deeds Quote
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