Hot Rods Christmas / Xmas Trees and Hot Rods

I sold trees one year... early after thanksgiving a customer bought a nice 9 footer I loaded it up in her truck tied it down .....they took it home and was back a half hour later crying said her husband was not going to put" that damn big tree up "because it was to tall.. they had the room for a tall tree she loved the tree her daughter loved the tree... she cried its the most beeyyoootifulul "sob" one she had ever had but he said "no way " he's ruined my christmas and the whole idea of agrand big tree i had wanted my whole life .....he said "to not bring this big of one back home!"

can you exchange it? then find me another"I know there is not another like it around here we looked.... for 2 hours to find this beeyootiful one"(sob)

I firmly said" no.... there was no exchanges or returns the tree you bought is yours now ..so you want it out of your truck?
yes...
I asked the kid how tall a tree they needed "dad said only a 7 footer"
well then lets find you another .. sheepishly they followed me to the truck after I cut the cord I had put on it I grabbed the base of the tall tree reached over grabbed my limb saw cut off 2 feet of trunk

she stared at me

then laughed the kid laughed

said her "stupid" stupid "husband was a carpenter and had saws in his garage .. wait until he hears and see "this tree now!"
you are the best tree salesman ever!..

the tree dance is a once in a lifetime thing ...

 

Another great story -thanks for sharing
anybody got anymore

 

I like the rear pan. What is the little plaque to the right of the license plate?

 

Thanks
The pan is from the day (found in a garage) -very cool louvers on the bottom side
the lic topper is an old Ford topper - the little cop is saying
"lets all take it easy" I thought it was cool -real deal-I think not a repop
Thanks Again

 

Closer picture

 

btt -for more - cars and trees

 

Some great pics in this thread . . . http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=537668

And thanks concreteman . . . I'll be posting the link here for all the see in a bit.

 

concreteman's A is "famous" www.WizardsProducts.com

 

Picked our tree up tonight.

 

Great picture Gav, go back and get that bloody huge bear!

Nick.

 

These are way too cool! Talk about the most amazing christmas cards ever.

 

Super cool car pic and thread Concreteman!

 

Thanks
Merry Christmas

 

Hey, I saw the second picture of your car and I gotta say... that coupe is amazing. Nice job on it.

 

Thanks - hope to see more pictures from others

 

Our family tradition is to be procrastinators,,we don't go in search of that perfect tree until about two weeks before Christmas.

So,it looks like this weekend we will venture out and see what we can find,,if all else fails we will buy one from the local Christmas tree farm. HRP

 

Thanks glad you like it - HAMB is pretty HARD CORE

LIKE TO SEE SOME MORE CAR'S AND TREES from Members

 

Patience Grasshopper! HRP

 

Great Build on the wagon
http://public.fotki.com/hotrodprimer/hotrodprimer-1/

 

bump -for more Christmas Tree's and COOL STUFF

 

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<HR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #e5e5e5; COLOR: #e5e5e5" SIZE=1><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->I remember one year my dad sent us out for a tree. He handed me a $20 and said don't come home without a tree. We went to Kiwanas and the Elks but they were $40+. OSH was slim pickin's so we went up on to Skyline. Found a farm all the way down almost on 17 at Bear Creek Rd. One lane narrow and winding. We discovered "any tree" $15. This was 87-88. The farm had been let go and all the trees were 15'+. So we came home with a 15' tree. Dad was proud and I'm sure the $5 profit was used up in gas...

Tree was decorated and adorned in the front yard...

Good memories! Hope to meet you in 11' since I missed you at the Strangers meet.

Dennis
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Cool pic, saved also!!!

 

I just got back home from the Grits & Grilles - Hot Rod Breakfast in Greer, SC. and I stopped by the local tree farm and got a tree,,,HRP

 

Very Nice HRP!

Since I buggered up the thread with an o/t truck I felt obligated to take my roadster out for a tree and snap a few pics! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 

Fantastic little truck and a great picture
Gasser Girl

 

Perfect stance -sit's low and mean love the fog lamps

 

Added a bit very cool picture -GREAT LOOKING car

 

Nice Pickup Hotrodprimer. Its got "the look".

 

I love this thread! I have been wanting to do this every year but only once got it done. We started going up to apple hill to cut ours and it would make a rad drive! When I showed my son the pic of concretemans coupe my son asked why we didnt take the hotrod truck!!!! I just told him go talk to your mother........Man Im gonna get it now! Maybe next year.Thanks for the cool thread!