The ‘Trans-American’ 1972 Cheyenne super Survivor - Thread

[72 tigger]

Originally Posted by Mike80D

Those hood ornaments were really popular with the folks running medium duty trucks around here back in the day. I’ve seen a few pickups that I call a rolling JC Whitney catalog.

JC Whitney was my first thought too. How does your trailer tow? We can contact Don if there’s any issues . Hope you can show it alongside Joe’s

[72 tigger]

“Uh, okay
If that’s what you do in Kentuky”

Sounds perfectly reasonable to me- KY folks must be a lot like IN people- a trusting bunch.
When Eric and l left the show, he wanted to stop and buy a tire gauge to check his trailer pressures.
As I pull up at O’Reillys, he said “Could we lock up? I’m leaving my phone in here”
In a effort to show some midwestern hospitality and make him feel comfy, I obliged him (l probably would have left the keys in the ignition ).
What could possibly go wrong while we’re in the store for a few minutes???

[Getter-Done]

JC Whitney catalogs was a Staple in my Grandpa's house in the early 70's.

Eric that truck is not a Parts Truck.

I know that ///// You know that

Nice purchase

[DeadheadNM]

Nice! Safe travels.

[68bowtie]

Very cool find.

[68Gold/white]

Major Congrats!!!!

[tutone]

After all, the hood ornament is likely a 1940s Packard original hood ornament with the plastic wings broken off. I found one in a creek behind my Grandma's apt in the late 60s. Long gone. The wings were green or red.
Not out of the question that the old fellow who bought the truck new, may have been a Packard fan.

[Chevyland]

That definitely looks like the one that is on the truck
I popped the hood.
Bingo, a red wire running from it
All the way down through the firewall
Guess it is time to go ‘hood ornament hunting’

[Chevyland]

Stumbled across this place today
https://countryclassiccars.com/
Trucks lined up along the highway, caught my attention
A whole lot of dusty cars in these huge barns for sale
Some cool stuff, but nothing really nice
But, Worth the stop

[Chevyland]

Took a bunch of pictures
One worth posting
In the parking lot when I drove in

[Chevyland]

Ended up here
https://www.stlouiscarmuseum.com/?ut...SAAEgLwiPD_BwE
Not a speck of dust
I didn’t ‘Find my dream car today’
But
I thought the boat and motorcycle were kinda cool

[dave6672]

I stumbled across Country Classics years ago when it looked like he just had cars that he’d dragged out of fields. He’s come a long way.

A Rokon Trailbreaker 2x2 motorcycle. Neat.

[special-K]

I see Country Classic Cars listings all the time. Is that the one that uses hot models?

[tutone]

I remember as a kid reading comic books and the ads towards the back almost always included the "Rokon Trailbreaker". Do you guys remember the "Super Bronc kit" for 295 bucks?. We couldn't afford either one, but it sure was nice to dream.

[special-K]

The truck is so dang nice. A time capsule

I'm a Rokon Man

Rokon Man - Old Rokon Footage - YouTube

[Chevyland]

Those Rokons’s looked cool
But I’m guessing it was like riding a tank with 2 wheels
Not very sporty ?

In my excitement for this time capsule
I didn’t really contemplate
What am I going to do ?
With all the holes
That got drilled in it when it was new

We can imagine what it will look like if I want to pull that hood ornament off
As well as the below eyeline mirrors that got added

[rustytruck50]

Great story! Congrats on a awesome score!

[notsolo]

Originally Posted by Chevyland

Those Rokons’s looked cool
But I’m guessing it was like riding a tank with 2 wheels
Not very sporty ?

In my excitement for this time capsule
I didn’t really contemplate
What am I going to do ?
With all the holes
That got drilled in it when it was new

We can imagine what it will look like if I want to pull that hood ornament off
As well as the below eyeline mirrors that got added

Well if your having second thoughts, turn around I'll take it off your hands....distract yourself look at those clean lines, door and hood gaps....fix the hood ornament it's the only thing you see from behind the wheel...Sweet truck, Eric... going to be hard to top this one

[Chevyland]

Thanks
Got a good parking spot for today’s entertainment

[special-K]

You sure did. Right along the Mighty Mississippi. I've only been there at night in November, so had the place to ourselves.

The truck is one of those whatcha gonna do conundrums. It's a true survivor but the original owner made it his before preserving it so well. It's get those things off of there and have non-original paint or live with them. I wonder how well a scanner can match the shade of green and sheen.

That first 67-72 I bought in '73 (Highlander) was like new, being only a year old. Hardly a survivor yet, but yet to have it's first scratch in the bed... or anywhere. First thing I did was go to the hubcap guy and trade the wheelcovers for '55 Chevy car hubcaps and put wide steelies on it. Not a permanent change and neither were the headers and dual exhaust I installed. If I hadn't been t-boned in it, which killed it, I had a Muncie M21 I was planning to swap in. And I didn't get a chance to have a tonneau cover made for it, as planned. back then you know what that meant, a zillion tiny wholes drilled for snaps along the bedside and tailgate. Damn people back then doing whatever they wanted with no regard for future collectors 50 years in the future!

[Troy Sr]

My Step Dad was a Rokon dealer in Great Falls Montana, we used them to haul out our kills when hunting! They were probably the first "motorcycle" I ever rode!!!

[best view]

Eric take the swan off and put on the bull the eyes lite up had one on a k20 I brought back from your area sometimes eBay has one that would look good on it

[72 tigger]

Thanks for the pics Eric! Really enjoy seeing your voyage

[Joesjunk]

I had a great evening with Eric yesterday. He left his truck and trailer at my place and we drove his new Super to dinner.

[Chevyland]

Thanks for the hospitality Joe
I’m looking forward to the weekend