BIG DAWG PICKUPS

Here's the closest thing I have to a big dawg. It has lots of rust and ****s gas even when it’s not running.

 

The first pickup I bought for my son was a 3/4 ton GMC. He flipped it for profit and with the proceeds from a wrecked Nissan, bought "Red October ", a '96 F250 4x4 with a granny gear 5 speed.

The transmission had this tag on it. Never saw one of them.

 

saved this one from the crusher about 12 years ago all in my two-car garage.....and I am a Chevy guy.

 

Right now I dont have any big dawg's. Here's some pics of past ones.

Dodge with one of my kids standing in front of it, he's in his 40's now. I barely had it home and a buddy stopped by to check it out and he said he really wanted it, so off it went.

The black 71 K10 was purchased in a lot of pieces from different places. Cab and front clip one place, ch***is and box from different places. I had a healthy 350 built for it. Both my sons learned to drive stick in that beast. Ended up putting it away in the barn (no idea why) traded it for something down the road.

Green 71 K20 was purchased new by my neighbor, he retired and was selling all of his stuff. I also picked up a 73 K20 from him but sold that to a buddy. Neighbor had blacked out the grill, surround and bumpers, large black steel wheels with tires I hated. I put on new tires and wheels, installed NOS surround and insert. New correct seat cover. Powder coated the mirror arms and step bumper. Got the canopy from my father in law. My friends called it a grandpa truck because of the canopy. I didnt have it on all the time. Another truck I ended up trading away. Its a horrible habit of mine.

Multi colored 68 GMC K2500 (I think thats what they call GMC 3/4 tons) I got this from a buddy. He gets all credit for building it. All 72 underneath, disk brakes etc. 454 auto, it was a pretty neat truck. When I got it I added new tires and wheels and put a custom but stockish looking interior in it. I really didnt drive it a whole lot, but this picture is my nephew taking off in it. I let him basically drive it all the time. He loved the thing. He graduated and went off to the Navy and of course I sold it, I seldom drove it. I should have kept it for him .. Im a bad uncle.