tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67294357239349841932024-03-13T14:30:00.887-04:00Maryland Vintage Truck ClubAll about Classic and Vintage Pick Trucks in Maryland.
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Pick up must be old enough to qualify for Historic License Plates from MD MVADavid Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729435723934984193.post-37907818252962547242010-11-15T23:37:00.000-05:002010-11-15T23:37:41.136-05:00Old Ford Pickups ContinuedI'm partial to old Fords, my very first car was a 65 Ford Galaxie.<br />
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I found this cherry 57 Ford in a local shopping center and just had to take a pic of it<br />
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<table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/uTfDI4p6ksg1QKn34fRgXgPaTBs5ooB1tndw59XOMgk?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RJgZjpVfwO0/TBPcdThMvfI/AAAAAAAAI_0/4RtRGi-gBqU/s400/IMAG0019.jpg" height="400" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/davidbrucejr/MarylandVintageTruckClub?authkey=Gv1sRgCK25uuWW-qT1KQ&feat=embedwebsite">Maryland Vintage Truck Club</a></td></tr></table>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0Frederick, MD, USA39.4142688 -77.410540939.3479583 -77.5272704 39.4805793 -77.2938114tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729435723934984193.post-88778351750441939582010-06-04T12:41:00.000-04:002010-06-04T12:41:10.079-04:00Ford F100 circa 1962 For Sale Frederick MdI found this old Ford F100 for sale around the corner from where I work in Frederick Md<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/localgoogleguru/4669065822/" title="Vintage Pickup in Frederick Md by LocalGoogleGuru, on Flickr"><img alt="Vintage Pickup in Frederick Md" height="334" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4669065822_b75602f11c.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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Apparently this old Ford comes with loads of spare parts, it looks to me like a great project bed for vintage truck enthusiasts.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/localgoogleguru/4668440917/" title="Early 60's Ford F100 Frederick Md by LocalGoogleGuru, on Flickr"><img alt="Early 60's Ford F100 Frederick Md" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4668440917_35c284525b.jpg" width="334" /></a>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729435723934984193.post-90755287913747399692010-03-19T01:18:00.000-04:002010-03-19T01:18:43.554-04:00Mack Trucks Are Virtually IndestructibleAs solid as a Mack Truck<br />
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The Mack Truck has become part of our lexicon.<br />
It symbolizes or characterizes anything that is:<br />
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<ul><li>sturdy</li>
<li>solid</li>
<li>almost indestructible</li>
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</div><div>I've still got my CDL even though I'm retired from driving big trucks. I feel I'd be remiss if I failed to post at least a mention of the vintage CDL trucks I've driven. Macks just seem to outlast every other heavy vehicle ever produced. Cement mixers are usually Macks, mixers get beat up so much concrete companies just prefer to purchase old Macks that were dump trucks in a previous life and throwing the concrete drum apparatus on the back like these:</div><div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/43033468@N00/">photo credit Ke7wox on flickr</a></div><div><br />
</div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729435723934984193.post-7629748921259057402009-11-29T01:12:00.003-05:002009-11-29T01:21:15.582-05:00What I Like About Older VehiclesIn Maryland, if your vehicle is more than 25 years old, you can qualify for Historic Licence Plates. What that also means is... you don't have to go through MVA inspection to get tags. I'm not a fan of vehicles that aren't safe to drive but the Maryland inspection process can often mean the garage that's offering to do inspections has to FIND something wrong with your vehicle to be able to afford to do the inspection for such a low price. Mechanics need to make X amount of dollars, the garage needs to make X amount of money and the fee for the inspection just doesn't do either one of those 2 necessary things.<div><br /></div><div>Now if I'm going to get an older vehicle, I want one that's built tough enough to be able to stay on the road, and a pick up certainly fits that bill. Another neat thing about older trucks is if you want to haul something you won't be so panicky if that something scratches your paint job.</div><div><br /></div><div>Of course if the older pick up is fully restored, that's a different matter altogether. </div><div><br /></div><div>In Maryland if you are wanting to restore a vehicle, be it a car or a truck, the best <a href="http://www.joesupholstery.com">Maryland auto upholstery shop</a> I can recommend is Joe's Upholstery Shop in Frederick Maryland. </div><div><b>301 662-5006</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>When I discover a <b>Maryland auto body shop</b> worth writing about I'll post that here as well. </div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729435723934984193.post-40644107254728993912009-06-10T19:51:00.002-04:002009-06-10T19:57:34.396-04:00Ford F Serise Pick UpsRestored Vintage Ford Pick Ups From <a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/ig/Restored-F-Series-Trucks/index_g.htm">Trucks.About.com</a><br /><br /><div id="title"> <h1> Ford F-Series Trucks</h1> <script type="text/javascript">h1 = document.getElementById("title").getElementsByTagName("h1")[0];h1.innerHTML = widont(h1.innerHTML);</script> <h2> Pictures of Restored F-Series Trucks, 1961-1978</h2> <p id="byline">From <a href="http://trucks.about.com/mbiopage.htm" zt="18/1YF/Zf">Dale Wickell</a>, About.com</p></div> <div class="nav"><h4>See More About:</h4><ul><li><a href="http://trucks.about.com/lr/f-series_trucks/540141/1/index/" zt="18/1Ys/[1" rel="nofollow">f-series trucks</a></li><li><a href="http://trucks.about.com/lr/classic_trucks/540141/2/index/" zt="18/1Ys/[1" rel="nofollow">classic trucks</a></li><li><a href="http://trucks.about.com/lr/ford_trucks/540141/3/index/" zt="18/1Ys/[1" rel="nofollow">ford trucks</a></li></ul></div> <div id="articlebody"> <div id="igindex"><div class="intro">The F-Series pickup trucks in this gallery represent a range of generations. The majority are stock restorations, with only a few changes to equipment (mostly aftermarket wheels).</div><div class="ignav s"><h4>Images <strong>1-8</strong> of <strong>8</strong></h4><div class="start"><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/ig/Restored-F-Series-Trucks/1961-Ford-F-100-Truck.htm" onclick="zT(this,'1/1Vf')">Enter Gallery</a></div></div><table cellspacing="6"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/ig/Restored-F-Series-Trucks/1961-Ford-F-100-Truck.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/trucks/1/6/g/K/1/DSC_0046.jpg" alt="1961 Ford F-100 Truck" /></a><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/ig/Restored-F-Series-Trucks/1961-Ford-F-100-Truck.htm">1961 Ford F-100 Styleside Truck</a></td><td><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/ig/Restored-F-Series-Trucks/1963-Ford-F-100-Truck.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/trucks/1/6/k/K/1/DSC_0119.jpg" alt="1963 Ford F-100 Truck" /></a><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/ig/Restored-F-Series-Trucks/1963-Ford-F-100-Truck.htm">1963 Ford F-100 Flareside Truck</a></td><td><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/ig/Restored-F-Series-Trucks/1966-Ford-F-100-Truck.-JkN.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/trucks/1/6/c/K/1/DSC_0021.jpg" alt="1966 Ford F-100 Truck" /></a><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/ig/Restored-F-Series-Trucks/1966-Ford-F-100-Truck.-JkN.htm">1966 Ford F-100 Short Bed Truck</a></td><td><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/ig/Restored-F-Series-Trucks/1966-Ford-F-100-Truck.-JkM.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/trucks/1/6/d/K/1/DSC_0027.jpg" alt="1966 Ford F-100 Truck" /></a><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/ig/Restored-F-Series-Trucks/1966-Ford-F-100-Truck.-JkM.htm">1966 Ford F-100 Truck</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/ig/Restored-F-Series-Trucks/1966-Ford-F-100-Truck.-JkL.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/trucks/1/6/e/K/1/DSC_0030.jpg" alt="1966 Ford F-100 Truck" /></a><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/ig/Restored-F-Series-Trucks/1966-Ford-F-100-Truck.-JkL.htm">1966 Ford F-100 Truck</a></td><td><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/ig/Restored-F-Series-Trucks/1966-Ford-F-100-Truck.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/trucks/1/6/f/K/1/DSC_0032.jpg" alt="1966 Ford F-100 Truck" /></a><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/ig/Restored-F-Series-Trucks/1966-Ford-F-100-Truck.htm">1966 Ford F-100 Truck</a></td><td><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/ig/Restored-F-Series-Trucks/1968-Ford-F-100-Ranger-Truck.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/trucks/1/6/j/K/1/DSC_0107.jpg" alt="1968 Ford F-100 Ranger Truck" /></a><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/ig/Restored-F-Series-Trucks/1968-Ford-F-100-Ranger-Truck.htm">1968 Ford F-100 Ranger Truck</a></td><td><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/ig/Restored-F-Series-Trucks/1978-Ford-F-150-Truck.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/trucks/1/6/i/K/1/DSC_0098.jpg" alt="1978 Ford F-150 Truck" /></a><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/ig/Restored-F-Series-Trucks/1978-Ford-F-150-Truck.htm">1978 Ford F-150 Truck</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="ignav"><ul class="hlist"><li class="gi">Graphic Index</li><li class="ti last"><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/ig/Restored-F-Series-Trucks/index_t.htm">Text Index</a></li></ul></div></div><!--/gc--> </div> <div id="coda"><div id="resources"><div class="lkbx"><div class="obO"><h5>More F-Series Photo Galleries</h5><p><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseries1stgeneration/ig/Ford-F-1-Pickup-Truck-Gallery" onclick="zT(this,'18/1Pp')">Ford F-1 Pickup Trucks</a><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/classicconceptcustom/ig/2009-Ford-F-100-Supernationals/index.htm" onclick="zT(this,'18/1Pp')">1953-1956 Ford F-100 Pickup Trucks</a><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/specialtytrucks/ig/Classic-Ford-Trucks/" onclick="zT(this,'18/1Pp')">More Classic Ford Pickup Trucks</a></p></div></div><div class="lkbx"><div class="obO"><h5>More F-Series</h5><p><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/a/f-series-history.htm" onclick="zT(this,'18/1Pp')">F-Series Trucks Through the Generations</a><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/2007fordtrucks/Ford_Trucks.htm" onclick="zT(this,'18/1Pp')">All Ford Trucks</a><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/specialtytrucks/ig/Old-Ford-Trucks-Ads/" onclick="zT(this,'18/1Pp')">Gallery: Vintage Ford Truck Ads</a></p></div></div> <div id="related"><h5>F-Series Past to Present</h5><ul><li><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/a/first_f150.htm" zt="18/1Z]/a[">My First F-150 Pickup Truck</a></li><li><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/a/f-series-history.htm" zt="18/1Z]/a[">Ford F-Series Generations, 1948 to Today</a></li><li><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/2009fordtrucks/a/2009_f150.htm" zt="18/1Z]/a[">2009 Ford F-150 Trucks</a></li><li><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/a/fseries_nine.htm" zt="18/1Z]/a[">Ford F-Series 10th Generation Pickup Trucks, 1997-2003</a></li><li><a href="http://trucks.about.com/od/fseriespasttopresent/a/fseries_ten.htm" zt="18/1Z]/a[">Ford F-Series 9th Generation Pickup Trucks, 2004 - 2008</a></li></ul><blockquote>If you're new to this blog you might want to subscribe via <a href="http://mdvintagetrucks.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default">RSS Reader</a> or <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=MarylandVintageTruckClub&loc=en_US">Email</a> to make sure you get the latest posts.</blockquote><br /><br />NOTE: When my schedule allows I plan on having free online classified ads for vintage pick ups both for sale and Old Trucks Wanted stay tuned... subscribe is what that means!<br /><br /></div> </div></div>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729435723934984193.post-34623338459019184922009-02-12T19:44:00.004-05:002009-02-12T19:51:00.122-05:00Vintage Trucks<a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/antiques-articles/why-collecting-antique-dodge-trucks-is-a-passion-for-some-people-429468.html">Why Collecting Antique Dodge Trucks is a Passion for Some People</a><br />... more people have opted for buying these antique Dodge trucks. Even though the Dodge trucks gained more popularity after the Second World War, even today there are many people who want to add these vintage automobiles to their collection. Read <br />By: Muna wa Wanjiru | 28/05/2008 | Antiques<br /><br /><br />Classic Cars: Get Insured - Article Directory - Free Articles ...<br />Purchasing insurance for your vintage vehicle through a well-established commercial insurance company may help bring peace of mind, whilst also allowing you ...<br /><a href="http://www.articlecube.com/Article/Classic-Cars--Get-Insured/215128">www.articlecube.com/Article/Classic-Cars--Get-Insured/215128</a><br /><br />The Classic Car "Blue Book". by Bob Welcome Classic Car Trim Pty Ltd<br />Jul 16, 2007 ... It provides retail, private party and trade-in values for used cars, trucks, and vans covering the last 15 years. There are further details ...<br /><a href="http://searchwarp.com/swa233523.htm">searchwarp.com/swa233523.htm</a>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729435723934984193.post-56753364342972076062008-12-21T15:48:00.000-05:002008-12-21T20:48:09.011-05:00Amazon.com bettering Ebay at their own game <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family: Verdana;line-height: 16px;">But to tell you the honest to God truth... it's because it takes money to sell on Ebay and from what I've seen it doesn't take money to sell on Amazon.com!<br><br>I can't GET PAID from Amazon.com without paying a fee of some kind, but with Ebay if you don't have the fee...you're just S.O.L.</span><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family: Verdana;line-height: 16px;"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family: Verdana;line-height: 16px;">Frederick Maryland has the Great Frederick Fair, you can buy stuff at the fair and throw it up online at both ebay and amazon.com for a profit</span></div><div><br></div><a class="select" href="http://frederickebaystore.blogspot.com/2008/12/amazoncom-bettering-ebay-at-their-own.html">Link</a> <div><br></div><div>This post has a treat: Jessica Mellot Country Music's Rising Star and A HomeGrown Frederick Maryland Sweetheart to boot</div><div><br></div><div><br></div> <!-- multiply:no_crosspost --><p class='multiply:no_crosspost'></p>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729435723934984193.post-21403635442498205912008-12-14T13:07:00.000-05:002008-12-14T18:07:08.947-05:00Simple steps to Maryland Internet Advertising <a class="select" href="http://localbusinessblogs.blogspot.com/2008/12/simple-steps-to-maryland-internet.html">Link</a> <div><a href="http://www.frederick.com/index.php?action=sponsor&id=4235">Simple Steps to Maryland Internet Advertising</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family: Verdana;line-height: 16px;">As a local small business, you're not going to be able to <br>knock that directory out of his number one spot, but that <br>also means your competitor isn't going to be able to do so <br>either.</span><br></div> <!-- multiply:no_crosspost --><p class='multiply:no_crosspost'></p>David Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729435723934984193.post-76458273772405285142008-11-30T18:03:00.003-05:002008-11-30T18:46:53.624-05:00Pick up videosThis blog is by, for, and about Marylanders that love old pick up trucks. Myself? I love them because they're durable, like me!<br /><br />It's going to take me awhile to gather what I'm going to put up here, but for now I found these interesting videos of Pick Ups:<br /><br /><object width="464" height="392"><param name="movie" value="http://embed.break.com/502651"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://embed.break.com/502651" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" width="464" height="392"></embed></object><br /><font size=1><a href="http://www.break.com/index/pickup-truck-ferry-accident.html">Pickup Truck Ferry Accident</a> - Watch more <a href="http://www.break.com/">Animal Videos</a></font><br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="464" height="392"><param name="movie" value="http://embed.break.com/373178"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://embed.break.com/373178" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" width="464" height="392"></embed></object><br /><font size=1><a href="http://www.break.com/usercontent/2007/9/Big-Trucks-Kendel-Carson-373178.html">Big Trucks Kendel Carson</a> - Watch more <a href="http://www.break.com/">Entertainment</a></font><br /><br />Here's what I'd like to do:<br /><br /><li>Organize a truck swap meet</li><br /><li>List junk yards that have old truck parts</li><br /><li>List places that sell hard to find truck parts</li><br /><li>List local Maryland shops that restore old trucks</li><br /><li>Start a Mailing list for all of us to post to so we can share tips, trick, and how-tos</li><br /><br />That's all I have time for now, it's Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend, AND I just had a birthday... and I'm a new Grandfather!!!<br /><br />My Grand daughter is the "Apple of my eye" (wonder where that phrase came from?)<br /><br />I even started a blog about being an "Aging Baby Boomer gets second chance to be a better parent", it's at <a href="http://granddaddydaycare.blogspot.com">http://granddaddydaycare.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><br />See ya soon<br />David BruceDavid Bruce Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541537639894691475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729435723934984193.post-82121240439321678672008-11-15T18:28:00.002-05:002008-11-15T18:36:09.801-05:00My vintage truck project - 73 Dodge pick up<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/localgoogleguru/2979359933/" title="Legal Tags with MD insurance lapse by frederickwebpromotions, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3141/2979359933_b2347756a1.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Legal Tags with MD insurance lapse" /></a><br /><br />Welcome to the first edition of the Maryland Vintage Truck Club newsletter.<br /><br />I'm David Bruce and I wanted to start a Vintage truck club in Maryland because I think older trucks deserve to grow old gracefully, just like I am:)<br /><br />Over the years I've had more than my share of vintage pickups, at the time they weren't considered *vintage*, they were just old! In the 80's when the auto industry began installing computers and sensors and other high tech gadgetry, the technology just wasn't up to the geekyness factor that the gadgets offered.<br /><br />The car or trucks (even big rigs) computers worked OK, the sensor technology wasn't up to the task. Extreme weather conditions of blistering heat or shivering deep freeze ruined the sensors.<br /><br />It was right then and there that I resolved to ONLY purchase vehicles that had 6 wires and I knew where they all went.<br /><br />This is the first post... <br /><br />The task of setting up all of this web stuff combined with what it's going to take to make this a 'real club' complete with articles of incorporation and such are forcing me to post 'itty bitty pieces' as I go along<br /><br />more coming<br />David Bruce<br />Frederick MDUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1