Took a day trip today!

[Kens 50 PU]

Did some advance scouting for a replacement truck for Bill Hanlon today. Took a trip to La Grange, Tx (home of the infamous Chicken Ranch!) and scoped out 3 Chevy trucks!







Ruled out the 2 tone beige one and the red and white one, but the red '54 shows promise!

 

[Bilbo]

Did you take your truck? They all look pretty good in pictures.... It's the close up inspection that counts, isn't it?

 

[coilover]

Even with pictures making them better than in real life I can tell the 54 is WAY better than the 49 I checked out for Bill. The 49 was a 50/50 product---okay 50ft away at 50mph.

 

[ccharr]

Great photos Ken the 54 was my first pick also.
What say you Bill, feel like an AD?

 

[GrandpaGlenn0]

What was wrong with the Red & White one?

 

[Zig]

NO!!! IT'S a CHEVY!!!

Please step away from the truck, Bill!!!

Well, what the heck~ IT'S RED!!!!!!!!

 

[Kens 50 PU]

What was wrong with the Red & White one?

The truck itself was nice looking but way overpriced in my opinion. The lack of attention to detail in the truck would not command the $27K price tag he had on it.

 

[Thunder54]

good job

Did you stop at Hruska's?

Good job.
Jim

 

[Kens 50 PU]

Did you stop at Hruska's?

Good job.
Jim

We ate at Las Fuentas! You were right about the owner, Jim. He'll talk your ear off. Thanks again for the lead!

 

[Thunder54]

next time

Best kolaches in Texas at Hruska's. Pan sausage and kraut or pan sausage and cabbage!

Jim

 

[Wolf]

Sounds like an awesome day! Thanks for the pics and stories

 

[ccharr]

Best kolaches in Texas at Hruska's. Pan sausage and kraut or pan sausage and cabbage!

Jim

That looks good, I can eat kraut cold or hot all day long, then finish it off with some cabbage centers. Thanks for the idea for what I'm going to have tomorrow.

 

[vwnate1]

Sausage & Saurkraut

I like the '58 too ! .

Now is the time to test drive 'em HARD, then be picky as you haggle the price .

In a few months the tax return $ will begin flowing in and the market will take off .

 

[Kens 50 PU]

Nate, been saving these pics for you!

The guy we visited is obsessed with Nash mets. Enjoy the pics!









Btw, the desk was wired to where the headlights, parking lights and horn worked!

Ken

 

[vwnate1]

Metropolitans

SWEET ! .

My '59 FHC is down for major front brake repairs and new trunnions too ~ of course , it began to rain again so no work getting done , it's sitting there under the shade tarp with the left front suspension off .

I need to find someone with a bead blaster in L.A. area or I'll be hand de rusting the brake backing plates in a bucket of Phosphoric Acid mix pretty quick .

Every time I take a thing apart , I prefer , if possible , to de rust and re - paint it .

As it's raining again , I didn't drive my truck due to the rust holes in the upper cowl plenum , they drip water on my feet in the rain .

 

[Thunder54]

When will we know?

The suspense is killing me, when will we know if Mr Hanlon is driving one of these trucks?

I love knowing someone else is spending money.

Jim

 

[Bill Hanlon]

Not one of those.