My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Sillyoldman · 01-18-2009, 03:43 PM

First I will ask that you enjoy some music while you view my post it may be a little lengthy.

YouTube - Stevie Ray Vaughan Little Wing

After you view this I invite EVERYONE to show some similar pics of your trip.

And no I have not been sampling The Lords forbidden lettuce, I just like SRV.

Sillyoldman · 01-18-2009, 03:50 PM

The dude moving the double wide scared the freakin heck out of me. I was waiting to turn left and this massive diesel chugging monstricty could not wait to take a right turn. He squeezed down the side of my truck. I had nowhere to go. I think that sob was getting his kicks when I peered up at his extended mirrors barely cleared the top of my cab.

Sillyoldman · 01-18-2009, 03:54 PM

I think the o'l gal still gets a little excited to get out?

Sillyoldman · 01-18-2009, 04:01 PM

Headed from the farms to the Puget Sound. Sorry I forgot my phone takes bad pics when i zoom.

Sillyoldman · 01-18-2009, 04:08 PM

Well with the gas situation it's time to head back. Thats a 75 mph smile!

Sillyoldman · 01-18-2009, 04:14 PM

Speed limit no smile, but happy. I also introduced my old girl to her uncle (above). I had hoped the fog lifted on my way home. Theres some huge swan down here in the valley. Anyway this concludes my silly adventure.

**El Jay** · 01-18-2009, 04:22 PM

Nice to get out every once in a while, ain't it?

Great post.

Sillyoldman · 01-18-2009, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by El Jay

Nice to get out every once in a while, ain't it?

Great post.

Real good. My truck actually got wet from all the dew (sorry Andy, the natural kind). My truck really has not seen moisture since I fixed her up. I made a free right turn on the way back and realized I'd best put the foot into it. The cars behind me were coming up quick. I got to about 40mph and mashed the old big block. The tires broke so I let up. I put it back down because they were still gaining on me. They broke again so I kept the pedal down. I wactched in my mirror as I tatoo'd the road in rubber and pulled away. Yep it did feel good!

Longhorn Man · 01-18-2009, 07:18 PM

I love little trips for no reasons!
GREAT choice of misic too... SRV is still the best IMO when it comes to texas blues.
Don't be afraid to get her wet, and to lay some rubber... you built it to have fun in... it already has a little damage to it, so take it out and drive the wheels off! Just take it home, clean it up real good, and it'll be ready for your next misadventure!
Oh... and where's the Mtn dew man?
If those are all from your cell phone... then WOW.. what kinda phone is it? I'm due for a new one here this summer and I am open for recomendations!

Sillyoldman · 01-18-2009, 07:56 PM

Here one for you and one for me. Hope you don't mind diet. Had I known you were coming I'd bought some leaded dew too. Phone is a nokia, 6555. It's a couple years old. Nothing fancy. Just have to remember to wipe my fingerprints off the lense before i take pics.

**El Jay** · 01-18-2009, 08:53 PM

Yeah. Ya just gotta take 'em out & let 'em get a little exercise now & again.
Just like real people.

1956cameo · 01-18-2009, 10:27 PM

Looks like a cool little trip. Maybe the rest of us should post 1/4 tank road trips; that way other members can see what our local scenery is like. Of course I have a huge dealer installed 45 gallon tank so I could really see some places on a 1/4 tank.

Jerry Jones · 01-18-2009, 10:47 PM

Neat story and pics, and I agree with Andy, good choice of tunes!

Sillyoldman · 01-18-2009, 10:56 PM

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Maybe the rest of us should post 1/4 tank

Bingo! I'd like nothing more than to see everyone add their post. It don't matter how much gas you used, just how much you enjoyed your drive

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good choice of tunes!

Thanks. I can't hardly imagine what music would sound like today if SRV was still around.

1956cameo · 01-19-2009, 01:56 AM

As soon as I get my burb legal I will document an inaugural road trip post. We dont have any scenery that comes close to what you all have in WA but I think I can come up with some good pics. Hopefully half the members can start posting trips now and the other half can when they get thawed out from all this chilly weather.

79gmcc15 · 01-19-2009, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Sillyoldman

Thanks. I can't hardly imagine what music would sound like today if SRV was still around.

ya I can, it would be GOOD! long live SRV!!!!!!!!!!

Sub-versive · 01-19-2009, 02:59 AM

Great pics! And great music!

kingsolver72 · 01-19-2009, 04:39 PM

Nothin cooler than old chevy trucks and SRV playin old Jimi Hendrix covers.Little Wing/3rd Stone..I love Hendrix but man Stevie played so freakin hard.

Sillyoldman · 01-19-2009, 10:15 PM

SRV is my favorite. Come on somebody has to have a through the windshield pic to share?

1956cameo · 01-19-2009, 11:00 PM

I didn't click on the youtube pic before or read it, so I didn't realize it was Stevie playing Little wing. The morning radio show I listen to every morning plays Little wing before the show starts. You can tell the days that they are aeren't ready to go on air because they will play the whole 8 minute version.

kingsolver72 · 01-20-2009, 12:41 AM

I love Stevie's "Voodoo Chile" rendition(maybe one of my favorite songs)..but man Hendrix playin Bob Dylan's "All along the Watchtower" live is AWESOME!!!

67ChevyRedneck · 01-20-2009, 01:03 AM

Great pics SOM

I went out and bought a battery charger so I can drive mine again, it's been almost a week since my last cruise

Sillyoldman · 01-20-2009, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingsolver72

I love Stevie's "Voodoo Chile" rendition(maybe one of my favorite songs)..but man Hendrix playin Bob Dylan's "All along the Watchtower" live is AWESOME!!!

I grew up several miles from Hendrix grew up. I'm a fan too. I cant compare them. Both were awsome.

YouTube - Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile Atlanta '69...

big_al_71 · 01-20-2009, 10:23 PM

thanks for sharing and I do enjoy seeing picts of other parts of the country that I might never get to drive on.

Jerry Jones · 04-02-2009, 12:42 AM

As per personal request from SOM himself... here are a few fotos

Here are some pics heading back to the shop in the "work truck" (the going to work pics were too dark).

01-18-2009, 03:50 PM	#2
Sillyoldman #16876 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Auburn WA Posts: 12,266	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" The dude moving the double wide scared the freakin heck out of me. I was waiting to turn left and this massive diesel chugging monstricty could not wait to take a right turn. He squeezed down the side of my truck. I had nowhere to go. I think that sob was getting his kicks when I peered up at his extended mirrors barely cleared the top of my cab. Attached Images __________________ Posted via Stationary Device '71 Custom Deluxe C-20 402. '67 Buick Special 455. '49 Plymouth Special Deluxe. *"I love that old car smell"* *Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.* Last edited by Sillyoldman; 01-18-2009 at 04:23 PM.

01-18-2009, 03:54 PM	#3
Sillyoldman #16876 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Auburn WA Posts: 12,266	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" I think the o'l gal still gets a little excited to get out? Attached Images __________________ Posted via Stationary Device '71 Custom Deluxe C-20 402. '67 Buick Special 455. '49 Plymouth Special Deluxe. *"I love that old car smell"* *Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.* Last edited by Sillyoldman; 01-18-2009 at 04:24 PM.

01-18-2009, 04:01 PM	#4
Sillyoldman #16876 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Auburn WA Posts: 12,266	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" Headed from the farms to the Puget Sound. Sorry I forgot my phone takes bad pics when i zoom. Attached Images __________________ Posted via Stationary Device '71 Custom Deluxe C-20 402. '67 Buick Special 455. '49 Plymouth Special Deluxe. *"I love that old car smell"* *Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.* Last edited by Sillyoldman; 01-18-2009 at 04:05 PM.

01-18-2009, 04:08 PM	#5
Sillyoldman #16876 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Auburn WA Posts: 12,266	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" Well with the gas situation it's time to head back. Thats a 75 mph smile! Attached Images __________________ Posted via Stationary Device '71 Custom Deluxe C-20 402. '67 Buick Special 455. '49 Plymouth Special Deluxe. *"I love that old car smell"* *Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.* Last edited by Sillyoldman; 01-18-2009 at 04:25 PM.

01-18-2009, 04:14 PM	#6
Sillyoldman #16876 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Auburn WA Posts: 12,266	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" Speed limit no smile, but happy. I also introduced my old girl to her uncle (above). I had hoped the fog lifted on my way home. Theres some huge swan down here in the valley. Anyway this concludes my silly adventure. Attached Images __________________ Posted via Stationary Device '71 Custom Deluxe C-20 402. '67 Buick Special 455. '49 Plymouth Special Deluxe. *"I love that old car smell"* *Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.*

01-18-2009, 04:22 PM	#7
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" Nice to get out every once in a while, ain't it? Great post. __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck Last edited by El Jay; 01-18-2009 at 04:22 PM.

01-18-2009, 07:18 PM	#9
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" I love little trips for no reasons! GREAT choice of misic too... SRV is still the best IMO when it comes to texas blues. Don't be afraid to get her wet, and to lay some rubber... you built it to have fun in... it already has a little damage to it, so take it out and drive the wheels off! Just take it home, clean it up real good, and it'll be ready for your next misadventure! Oh... and where's the Mtn dew man? If those are all from your cell phone... then WOW.. what kinda phone is it? I'm due for a new one here this summer and I am open for recomendations!

01-18-2009, 07:56 PM	#10
Sillyoldman #16876 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Auburn WA Posts: 12,266	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" Here one for you and one for me. Hope you don't mind diet. Had I known you were coming I'd bought some leaded dew too. Phone is a nokia, 6555. It's a couple years old. Nothing fancy. Just have to remember to wipe my fingerprints off the lense before i take pics. Attached Images __________________ Posted via Stationary Device '71 Custom Deluxe C-20 402. '67 Buick Special 455. '49 Plymouth Special Deluxe. *"I love that old car smell"* *Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.*

01-18-2009, 08:53 PM	#11
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" Yeah. Ya just gotta take 'em out & let 'em get a little exercise now & again. Just like real people. __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck

01-18-2009, 10:27 PM	#12
1956cameo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Angleton, TX Posts: 2,219	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" Looks like a cool little trip. Maybe the rest of us should post 1/4 tank road trips; that way other members can see what our local scenery is like. Of course I have a huge dealer installed 45 gallon tank so I could really see some places on a 1/4 tank.

01-18-2009, 10:47 PM	#13
Jerry Jones Happy Camper Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 8,408	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" Neat story and pics, and I agree with Andy, good choice of tunes! __________________ RIP El Jay! Love you brother!

01-19-2009, 01:56 AM	#15
1956cameo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Angleton, TX Posts: 2,219	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" As soon as I get my burb legal I will document an inaugural road trip post. We dont have any scenery that comes close to what you all have in WA but I think I can come up with some good pics. Hopefully half the members can start posting trips now and the other half can when they get thawed out from all this chilly weather.

01-19-2009, 02:59 AM	#17
Sub-versive Boss Hogg Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Beaver State Posts: 2,361	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" Great pics! And great music!

01-19-2009, 04:39 PM	#18
kingsolver72 10/30/19 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ottawa kansas Posts: 5,200	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" Nothin cooler than old chevy trucks and SRV playin old Jimi Hendrix covers.Little Wing/3rd Stone..I love Hendrix but man Stevie played so freakin hard. __________________ Fight the good fight, finish the race, keep the faith

01-19-2009, 10:15 PM	#19
Sillyoldman #16876 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Auburn WA Posts: 12,266	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" SRV is my favorite. Come on somebody has to have a through the windshield pic to share? __________________ Posted via Stationary Device '71 Custom Deluxe C-20 402. '67 Buick Special 455. '49 Plymouth Special Deluxe. *"I love that old car smell"* *Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.*



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01-19-2009, 11:00 PM	#20
1956cameo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Angleton, TX Posts: 2,219	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" I didn't click on the youtube pic before or read it, so I didn't realize it was Stevie playing Little wing. The morning radio show I listen to every morning plays Little wing before the show starts. You can tell the days that they are aeren't ready to go on air because they will play the whole 8 minute version.

01-20-2009, 12:41 AM	#21
kingsolver72 10/30/19 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ottawa kansas Posts: 5,200	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" I love Stevie's "Voodoo Chile" rendition(maybe one of my favorite songs)..but man Hendrix playin Bob Dylan's "All along the Watchtower" live is AWESOME!!! __________________ Fight the good fight, finish the race, keep the faith

01-20-2009, 01:03 AM	#22
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" Great pics SOM I went out and bought a battery charger so I can drive mine again, it's been almost a week since my last cruise __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

01-20-2009, 10:23 PM	#24
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" thanks for sharing and I do enjoy seeing picts of other parts of the country that I might never get to drive on. __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

04-02-2009, 12:42 AM	#25
Jerry Jones Happy Camper Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 8,408	Re: My 1/4 tank road trip a "Silly adventure" As per personal request from SOM himself... here are a few fotos Here are some pics heading back to the shop in the "work truck" (the going to work pics were too dark). Attached Images __________________ RIP El Jay! Love you brother! Last edited by Jerry Jones; 04-02-2009 at 01:21 AM.

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