In the matter of big (bad) pickup trucks

mhardy6647
mhardy6647 Posts: 34,927
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Since I promised not to muck up the Demon thread any more with trucks :)
I'll just share this here.

I mean -- if ya really want a macho pick-up truck... I say... go for it.
The full Monty.

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It's a good thing that I don't really have any money. :|

https://bringatrailer.com/2017/12/17/better-bob-1965-kaiser-m-35a2-4x4-conversion/
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 13,087
    As much as I love lowered and modded Japanese sports cars, I have a certain desire to own a vehicle like this as well.

    Saw this one a while back and liked it:

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,927
    edited December 2017
    I remember the evening after the "Patriot Day" bombing at the Boston Marathon seeing fleets of things that looked like that rolling in towards town on Route 2 as I was headin' home from work in Lexington.

    (note, I realized I had initially written this bass-ackwards, so it's been edited)


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  • quickr1
    quickr1 Posts: 414
    I saw a review on this and thought it was pretty cool.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,927
    well, that 3-pointed star on the grille suggests to me that one would be a tad pricey ;)
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  • quickr1
    quickr1 Posts: 414
    Yes more than my pocket can afford.
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,512
    Not big, nor bad, but my favorite pickup is the 1958 Chevy. Although, I'm not really a truck guy. I'm more into exotics and musclecars. :p

    Look at this beauty.

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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,712
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    I remember the evening after the "Patriot Day" bombing at the Boston Marathon seeing fleets of things that looked like that rolling in towards town on Route 2 as I was headin' home from work in Lexington.

    (note, I realized I had initially written this bass-ackwards, so it's been edited)


    I remember that day all to familiar because I was in Cambridge the day of, and the day after. Many vehicles that had that Urban Assault look barreling down highways/back roads.
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 13,087
    Not bad!

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    Viking64 wrote: »
    Not big, nor bad, but my favorite pickup is the 1958 Chevy.

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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    Viking64 wrote: »
    Not big, nor bad, but my favorite pickup is the 1958 Chevy. Although, I'm not really a truck guy. I'm more into exotics and musclecars. :p

    Look at this beauty.

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    That is some serious class... Why can't the make them look like that anymore!?!
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,512
    FestYboy wrote: »
    That is some serious class... Why can't the make them look like that anymore!?!
    I couldn't agree more. The late 50's and early 60's were, to me, the pinnacle of American automobile styling. Just like the music coming out of England in the late 60's and early 70's was the pinnacle of the rock and roll era.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,884
    A 1955 Cameo Fleetside would be my dream truck...
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson

    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    That riot control rig looks a lot like the Marauder (sp?) from South Africa if I remember right. Richard did a review of one on BBC Top Gear a few years ago. AK-47's and all included. Made a Hummer look like a bloody booger.
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    Hmmm, how many things about that truck are illegal in the state of Pennsyltucky? (Or at least won't pass safety inspection)
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,084
    I hate to tell you guys, you're all wrong. Toyota makes the best mass produced trucks.

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    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,084
    Classic video.

    Part 1

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnWKz7Cthkk

    Part 2

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTPnIpjodA8

    Part 3

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFnVZXQD5_k
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • mikeyb128
    mikeyb128 Posts: 2,885
    How about this one?
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    2 channel:
    Bryston 4B3, Bryston BDA3, Cary SLP05, Shanling CDT1000SE with parts conneXion level 2 mods, Nottingham analogue ace space 294, soundsmith Carmen MKii, Zu DL103 MKii, Ortofon MC 20 MKii, Dynavector XX2 MKii, Rogue Audio Ares, Core power technologies balanced power conditioner, Akiko Corelli power conditioner with Akiko Audio HQ power cable, Nordost heimdall 2, Frey 2, interconnects, speaker and power cables, Focal Electra 1028 BE 2, Auralic Aries Femto, Black diamond racing cones, ingress audio level 1 roller blocks, JL Audio E110 with Auralic subdude, Primacoustics room treatments.
    Theater:
    Focal Aria 926,905,CC900, SVS PB ultra x2. Pioneer Elite SC85, Oppo BDP93, Panamax M5400PM, Minix neox6, Nordost Blue heaven LS power cables.

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,927
    nbrowser wrote: »
    My dream truck...highly customized Ford F650...yep...I'm a Ford fan...go figure.

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    Gotta show that one to my son-in-law! :)
    We are looking for something to two his Kubota. That could probably do it :|
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,927
    edited December 2017
    I do like my Toyota pickup. Nimble, maneuverable, simple and rugged.
    First choice of guerrillas the world around!

    :p

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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 4,006
    edited December 2017
    Yep, you need a dependable truck to carry out mass murder and genocide. Especially important when escaping the scene of such crimes.
    Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel…….Samuel Johnson

    Since we don’t know where we are going we have to stick together in case someone gets there….Ken Kesey

    To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.
    – Kevin Alfred Strom
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,927
    motorhead43026 wrote: »
    Yep, you need a dependable truck to carry out mass murder and genocide. Especially important when escaping the scene of such crimes.

    That's why I rock one!

    :|
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,712
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    I do like my Toyota pickup. Nimble, maneuverable, simple and rugged.
    First choice of guerrillas the world around!

    :p

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    Would love to see your underside.............not you, the truck!
    That puppy predates the junk they produce now-a-days.
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,927
    edited December 2017
    It has a brand-new frame (well, like 5 or 6 years old) -- Toyata had a little frame... issue, which they dealt with rather quietly but effectively.

    Our son-in-law's old-ish Tundra likewise sits on a new frame.

    It is an almost embarrassingly simple vehicle is the Taco. Not much to go wrong with it, besides rust (and mortar fire, of course).

    I did have to replace the original wheels last year -- they had rotted away and two of 'em were leaking air.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,577
    I'm a FORD fan myself. Not big and bad but just reliable is important to me.

    40 years ago or so...guys I knew wanted a Dodge Power Wagon 4WD. One guy had one and would love it when it snowed ( this was in Va. back then ) . He would go out and pull people out of ditches for 50.00. He made some drinking and smoking money all the time.

    This what my friends looked like.

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    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

    “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
    --Mark Twain.

    “If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,712
    https://www.autoblog.com/2017/12/19/hennessey-velociraptor-6x6-trucks/#slide-7190968

    Oh boy....
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,577
    ^^^^^^^

    350k.....only sports pros can afford that price.

    I wonder what the ????? BRONTASUAROUS will look like ? :s
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

    “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
    --Mark Twain.

    “If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,712
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP9zZftnCMk
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited December 2017
    Mine's not super fancy, but it gets the job done. 800 ft lbs of torque, stock - and that was before I deleted the emissions crap and put a full exhaust and tune on it. 4wd and the stock locking rear differential helps move her heavy butt around in less than ideal traction situations.

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    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    If you can't ram it, stroke it?
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,084
    I think it's I'd rather be (Cummings diesel engine) than (Power Stroke diesel engine).
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,084
    nbrowser wrote: »
    Nightfall wrote: »
    I think it's I'd rather be (Cummings diesel engine) than (Power Stroke diesel engine).

    It's actually Cummins, no G. :)

    That too. :D
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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