Monday, January 24, 2011

Meet "old blue"

Well this Blog is suppose to be about trucks and truck projects so lets start with "old blue".  A 1980 GMC 3/4pick up that I found just down the road from my house.  Not my first truck but my first in about 12 years.  Since I got married anyway.  It was brown had a 3 on the floor, 350 ci motor and was in rough shape.  Didn't pay much for it and it wasn't worth much.  I restored it with the help of my grade 9 Auto students.  It was a blast to work on with the kids.  It was painted Blue so the name old blue was quickly adopted.

About 4 years later the tires and rims were replaced and I decided to freshen up old blues paint and body.




It didn't take to much to get it looking good again.  At this time my wife bought a new 2005 Dodge Ram with the Daytona package.  Nice truck



One nice truck until 11 months later when she was struck by a tree and written off.

Of course Old Blue was sold to one of my students and his Dad.
She went to a good home, now with the Daytona squished and Old Blue sold, I was truck less and without a project, or was I?

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