I had tried several times to buy my flareside from an elderly man without any luck. One day he called to say he had to go into an old folks home & couldn't take the truck with him and he would now sell it to me. I bought the truck & he was placed in the home.
The truck had been sitting up for years, but I had it running & roadworthy in a few weeks. I drove it up to the home & when he saw it driving into the home driveway he came out smiling from ear to ear. He thanked me over & over for getting it back on the road again. He was so excited to see the old blue flareside running again.
He passed on last week. His wife told me he never stopped talking about the old truck after I drove it up there. He was 81 years old. I'm so glad he got to see his old Ford running one more time before he passed.
Some people become attached to their vehicles; he sold you his memories when sold you that truck. You did a good deed when you took it back for him to see.
That is a nice story. I regret that I didn't have my '54 F-100 fixed up before my Grandpa died. Its not like I didn't have a lot of time. I bought the truck in 1977, he died in 1998, He lived to be 100! He did know that I was in the process of getting it painted however. My uncles and aunts (who had driven it when they lived at home) have appreciated it though.
1970 F-350 flatbed dump, purchased 9/20/12 1954 F-100 bought from Grandpa in 1977 for $200
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69' F250 Highboy 390ci.,NP435,Dana 24,HPD44,D60
67' Dodge Coronet R/T 440ci.4speed,D60, all numbers correct
72' Dodge Dart 440ci.727,D60,10ptcage street strip on meth 10.40s
05' Chevy Tahoe LT loaded for the wife an the baby duty
12' Ford Focus Titanium Hatch Back, Gas saver for the work week
Donnie: The wife of the gentleman I bought the truck from still resides in the same old folks home. My wife visits her every couple of weeks & sometimes takes her out shopping, dinner etc. She always ask about the old truck as she also became attached to it. I'm going up there hopefully next week driving the old flareside & take her out to dinner in it. I'm sure that will brighten her day! Have A Great Ford Day!
68 Ford Stepside wrote: I'm going up there hopefully next week driving the old flareside & take her out to dinner in it. I'm sure that will brighten her day! Have A Great Ford Day!
You are a nice man, the world needs people like you
Living in Sweden, so if you think my English is poor, it is therefore..
Ford F250 -72 390 C6 Volvo 142 -68 B18 four on the floor Volvo Amazon 121 B20 four on the floor Honda hornet 900 -02 Harley sportster -06 Yamaha xj 900 -85 Kawasaki 200 Enduro -95
Thanks for the nice compliment. The deal is my children are grown & out on their own. I'm not able to work on a job, so I have lots of time to help others while i'm still kicking.
68 Ford Stepside on Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:28 pm
Thanks for the nice compliment. The deal is my children are grown & out on their own. I'm not able to work on a job, so I have lots of time to help others while i'm still kicking.
Very well spoken, and true as far as I'm concerned it's what our maker judges us by when that day comes. There are many I feel in "our wings" waiting to take over our tradition of these humble old Fords. Always brings a smile to my face knowing that. Let us know how the dinner goes with that bachelorette/ I bet she will be grinning from ear to ear for weeks!
Jeff http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=46251
SOLD-71 F-350 dually flatbed, 302 / .030 over V-8 with a "baby"C-6, B & M truckshifter, Dana70/4.11 ratio, intermittent wipers, tilt steering, full LED lighting on the flat bed, and no stereo yet (this way I can hear the rattles to diagnose)! SOLD!
Many Ford bumps / one 76' EB / and several dents through the years.
A lot of "oddball" Ford parts collected from working on them for 34 years now!
2008 Ford Escape 4 x 4
The wife & I had full intensions of taking Mrs. Margaret out to dinner with the old truck today, but I got up early with a number 7 on a pain scale of 0-10. My pain meds wouldn't kick in, so I had to cancel till sometime later. Don't ever let anyone tell you living with stage 4 cancer isn't bad, because its rough. However I am determined to push on as long as possible. Have A Great Ford Day!
Hopefully you'll feel well enough to take her out in it soon. I'm sure it will be a true blessing for ya'll and her too.
Randy
1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
1987 F-150 XLT Lariat, 5.0/C6 auto.
