Hot Rods Core Hamb memory.. Rocky 33

A conversation I had with Rocky about his truck...
Rocky:
I paid $450 for mine. It had no box so I got a 27T box at the swap meet for $250. Then I bought a whole 40 Ford rusted out ch***is with a good running flathead in it for another 250. The 46 Ford rear axle was already in the ch***is when I bought it. I didn’t have very much money in it. I think the most expensive thing was the transmission adapter. Got it from speedway if I remember right and had to cut about 3/8 of an inch off the pilot shaft. Nothing deal.

Plus, I chopped mine, 5 1/2 inches. My head never touched the ceiling.

Oh yeah! I almost forgot what I paid for all of that fancy upholstery in it. I found an old Ford van seat sitting next to a dumpster in the weather. I took it home, dried it out. I had shorten it up a little bit so it would fit, and that was my interior .


Tuck it ,it was a 59 AB with an adapter and a T5 with an open driveshaft back to a 46 Ford truck pick up rear axle




Anyone have more pics? Please share

 

This build inspired many into the traditional style. Id say it hit the hamb about 20 years ago.

 

I think it was around 2004/5 maybe?

 

Definitely my favorite pic.




-Abone.

 

That truck inspired me to build my '32 pickup. HRP

 

I can still remember cutting around Omaha in the snow slush in it. With the dumpster buffalo Hyde seat lol.

I’ve watched the video of your winter trip dozens of times. I’ve since lost it but I had saved a photo of it parked in the snow with snow up, possibly over, the front axle.

I’ve added it to plenty of “hot rod in the snow threads”

core memory truck for certain. That little garage was a magical place.

 

didn't it get stolen or was that another one of his vehicles?

 

That was his model a pickup he inherited- he went to get it and it was gone.

 

that's right

 

Who owns the truck now? HRP

 

@HOTRODPRIMER last I knew someone around the twin city’s in Minneapolis had it? It had showed up at back to the 50’s a few times. If I’m remembering correctly and it’s still around that area I’d think Tuck or maybe @***us would know if it was around?

 

That truck was very inspirational for me as well when I started building my ‘34 (Chevy) around 2004! Go Rocky!

 

I love that truck and Rocky build. Heck i wanted to trade Rocky a 32 5w project for it long ago

 

I just did a search under username and couldnt see him, might be my inep***ude using the search function though?

 

Im a muppet, thanks Mark.

 

Huge huge inspiration for me when I started building my AV8 coupe.

 

@Ryan have you heard anything?

 

Ryan’s got his hands full at the moment.

I got word Rocky is just laying low, and the word will be p***ed that we are thinking about him.

 

Thanks Tim.

 

Saw the hero Rocky, he said he is taking it day by day.

 

Give him a big hug form us.

-Abone.

 

good to see he had the 34 out

 

I’d been checking the SOT show coverage this weekend wondering if I might spot him! Thanks @hiboy32