SPEAKING OF HISTORIC THINGS IN IDAHO
Here's Ridley with his truck:
Post a comment
Your Information
(Name and email address are required. Email address will not be displayed with the comment.)
« Previous | Main | Next »
July 24, 2014
Comments
You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.
Verify your Comment
Previewing your Comment
Your comment could not be posted. Error type:
Your comment has been posted. Post another comment
As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.
Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.
Which one has more rust?
Posted by: Loudmouth | July 24, 2014 at 05:30 PM
Now THAT'S a truck.
Posted by: Head_Smashed_In | July 24, 2014 at 05:54 PM
Previous owner, Crowfoot, Chief of the Blackfoot Indians and Guardian Angel of Ridley's outfit.
Posted by: manual toomato | July 24, 2014 at 06:13 PM
Great truck. And has Ridley been drinking, because he is not especially perpendicular?
Posted by: HogsAteMySister | July 24, 2014 at 06:50 PM
Hi Ridley! Please give us starving fans a new Lou Boldt book. Pleasepleasepleaseplease.
Posted by: Guin | July 24, 2014 at 07:44 PM
Okay, I'm passing a hat so we can get Ridley a new paint job for his truck. Considering I drive a 15 year old Mercury I probably shouldn't be talking about anyone else's ride.
Posted by: nursecindy | July 24, 2014 at 08:10 PM
Off topic, just a remaainder - tomorrow is The International "Take Your Pants to Work" day.
I will remember to celebrate this time.
Posted by: NoName | July 24, 2014 at 09:54 PM
Nice truck. Get it all refurbished and it will be awesome.
Posted by: Theresa | July 25, 2014 at 12:11 AM
Ridley, don't forget to move your bike before you back the truck out of the driveway.
Posted by: nursecindy | July 25, 2014 at 10:25 AM
Is the truck holding up Ridley, or vice versa?
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | July 25, 2014 at 11:13 AM
That brings back memories: My dad had a '58 Ford similar to Ridley's truck when I was a kid, although Dad's pickup wasn't a stepside (and had a two-tone blue and white paint job).
I second the call for a restoration, although given that the body appears to be solid (with only surface rust) I'd be tempted to turn that old Ford into a rat rod. As long as the cab floorpan and bed floor were solid, I think you could get away with just spraying the exterior with matte clear coat to preserve the existing patina, and use the restoration budget on suspension, steering and power upgrades and refurbishing the interior. (How does classic tuck-and-roll upholstery grab you?)
Or maybe I've just been watching too many episodes of "Fast N Loud."
Posted by: Wes S. | July 25, 2014 at 06:31 PM