My 49 and 69 1/2 tons

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My 49 and 69 1/2 tons

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Just a couple quick pics. Haven't had time to mess much with them lately. Summer garden gets in the way.

Grandpa's 1949 B1B-108... This is the one receiving the 230 flathead 6 I picked up from Okie76 during the move. It will be getting a mahogany and copper interior, cream and orange Spring Special paint, ground contact 3/4"plywood bed floor and a sprayed or rolled in bed liner. Farmer's market truck.
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The stock racks came off a 62 or 64 F series. Perfect fit. Believe it or not, I primed those about 11 years ago when they were on my 85 F250HD. Ugly but work, will be getting repainted gloss white (or black, whichever I have more of) later this summer. Still running fine once you get the failing fuel pump to start feeding the carb, doesn't hold pressure overnight. Still needs the new wiring harness installed as well.
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This old Honda street tracker will be going with the 69 on weekend excursions. May paint the frame white for a better color match (green is left over from the truck). Although the vintage 3/4 helmet that goes with is black, gold, and green (more left over truck paint).
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Oh, if you try to find us, look for THIS... it is the only REAL antebellum plantation home on our road... circa 1841...
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That's pretty cool...on all four counts. :Thumbsup :Thumbsup :Thumbsup :Thumbsup

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Very nice, and I see the horse in the last pic, really cute!!! :Thumbsup

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Thats a horse? I thought it was his "Low Emission" lawn mower.... :Thumbsup

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Pretty much all he's good for. Although he can be ridden (very little kids)... and we have a sneaking suspicion he is broke to drive as well. He's not thriving in the heat, was a pretty abrupt climate change and diet change. Was snowing on us the day we left Washington, was in the 80s or better when we got here a week later. He'll do fine, have never seen him have such a sleek and shiny coat.

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Great pics. I'm really digging the house.
John :Thumbsup

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lol, I have all most the very same set up! 48 b1b with a 270 poly (real butch job) and a 69 w200. hell I even have a few old bikes (all honda trail bikes) I think your B1B is in a bit better shape than mine tho. The house looks great too!

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