You might say this truck got smoked...

[Brainchild]

Originally Posted by 67chevy1series

good one!


there is a vidoe of a 90s model chevy truck that was in a garage that caught on fire the gargade was totaled but the guy got in his truck and drove it out of that garage! melted headlights and all but it drove right out of its grave!

I worked in a shop we were restoring a 70 SWB 454 truck, The shop burned, the tin on the sides was even melted, the ol Chevy started right up and drove out.Can't say the same for the 56 T Bird in the paint booth

[tcb-1]

amazing display of mother nature's true powers......

[67ChevyRedneck]

Originally Posted by Livrat

To say smoked might be an understatement.. Here's a pic of how hot it really got (now remember this truck was 12 miles from the blast zone) Unfortunately two people also perished in that truck.

I remember that day quite well.. Watched it blow.. then the next day went over to a private airfield, put duct tape over the numbers on a buddies Bellanca Viking (single engine airplane) and proceeded to take a few low passes right over the blast zone (Yes were were young and DUMB). the real bad part was I forget to bring good batteries for my camera!! So no pics of that day.

Did you take that pic? Was it recent or from 1980?

[nickp51chevy]

Originally Posted by Livrat

To say smoked might be an understatement.. Here's a pic of how hot it really got (now remember this truck was 12 miles from the blast zone) Unfortunately two people also perished in that truck.

I remember that day quite well.. Watched it blow.. then the next day went over to a private airfield, put duct tape over the numbers on a buddies Bellanca Viking (single engine airplane) and proceeded to take a few low passes right over the blast zone (Yes were were young and DUMB). the real bad part was I forget to bring good batteries for my camera!! So no pics of that day.

Is that a real pic of the truck from the first original pic?

[tcb-1]

no. one is a random pic and it happened to have a 69-72 in it. the pic of the melted dash is an actual forum member's truck (who apparently lived a bit close to the blast zone!)

[Livrat]

67ChevyRedneck ..No I did not take the pic.. it was taken in 1980 by the helicopter crew who left the footprints

Nick.. yes it is a real pic of the trucks dash posted in the first original picture


If you would like to see more. check out:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/201...years_ago.html

[tcb-1]

Originally Posted by NGN

It looks like a rescue helicopter landed next to it and someone got out to look, went to the truck seen there was no helping, and move on for other rescues. I remember when that happen I was sixteen it scared me and I live on the East Coast.

that right there is a good eye! I believe your exactly right.

[swamp rat]

I lived in eastern wa but was over here in Kent wa staying at my cosins looking for work when it went off, 2 of my cosins were home, i was asleep in my bed when it went off and they didn't even bother waking me! I was just a little bummed to say the least. I remember watching the news and seeing the pic's of that truck.

I was stuck on the west side for 2 weeks after that, i finally tryed to head over the pass and the cop tryed to turn everyone around on the freeway, i looked at him and said hey i live in e-burg and i gotta get home sometime, i've been stuck over here for 2 weeks allready, he let me go ahead and head over.

It was really dusty over there and yakima, the news casters kept saying don't hose the stuff down but after a couple weeks the people just said to hell with that and started hoseing the stuff down and eventually the dust finally started to settle and blow away.

[Already Gone]

I remember Mt. Helens very well. It blew on my 31st birthday, May18/1980 and although I live 11/1200 miles from the volcano we dealt with smoke and ash for week after the eruption.

[ETsC10]

Originally Posted by Already Gone

I remember Mt. Helens very well. It blew on my 31st birthday, May18/1980 and although I live 11/1200 miles from the volcano we dealt with smoke and ash for week after the eruption.

Wow, small world…that was my Mom's 60th birthday; born May 18, 1920.

I'll never forget that day. That morning I was at my folk’s house in Maple Valley, WA (I lived right up the road in Ravensdale) where, the previous night, my Mom, Dad, my fiancé and I spent the evening glued to my folks TV.

The next morning, instead of the family party we had planned, began days of cleaning, capping chimneys, taping the door and window seams and rolling cheesecloth around our vehicle’s air cleaners.
My Dad had a gas station and I remember him coming back from a supply run with boxes of cheese cloth and dust masks, to give to his customers.

The sky was such an eerie color I was truly afraid every time I stepped out the door. We were very lucky the brunt of the ash fallout had traveled away from us, though we got plenty. Nasty stuff, like gritty talc.

We spent over a week at Mom and Dad’s, just going home Sunday evening to get the dog, cats, my horses and the chickens hunkered indoors safely.

A truly unforgettable time in my life! Great link Livrat!

[treveiger]

Saw a documentary on this on tv... Interested me ever sense.

[Indyuke]

I would say it's a 69 or 70 by the front grill. Possibly a GMC, but the headlight bezel looks a little too small.

[maynardtruckin]

Originally Posted by too much stuff

It is a 69-72. Quite a picture...

looks like a 69-70 just off the grill and a chevy!