2021 Truck Show - Sept 4th. BE THERE!

[Gary Lewis]

This is to announce that we are having an in-person truck show this year on September 4th!    (Couldn't find a gif with BE THERE from the drag racing commercials, but if any of you can please give me a link.)

More info to come, but please mark your calendars!

[jdavidsmi]

On my calendar, hopefully everything will work in our favor so we can go.

[kramttocs]

[ratdude747]

Nice.

I have something planned the week after... but this should be workable. 11 hour drive, but I've done 12 before so no worries. I have a buddy in the Rolla, MO area so could make a combined trip... although my next "planned" trip to him was specifically for my 1995 Ranger due to a lot of electronics being hauled (we both are computer/electronics nerds and trade stuff all the time) and the ranger's camper shell is perfect for such (the F150's rusty open bed, not so much). Maybe he'll get two visits for the price of one?


(and before you'all ask, based on how the votes fell last year, I'm not driving the Ranger... I'd get chased off the lot! ... although that truck also received a "major" upgrade since last year's submission in the form of a truly custom electric fan swap... which I'm not proud to admit did involve a MOPAR fan assembly ... but it did seem to gain 1MPG+ which is a win!)

[Gary Lewis]

Little late to reply, y'all.  Sorry.

David - I look forward to meeting you!

Ratdude - I look forward to meeting you as well.  However, there's a major difference between last year's virtual show and this year's in-person show.  The in-person shows are for "Ford trucks", so your Ranger will fit in if that's what you want to bring.  (But a Bullnose will be even better.)

Some year if the Bullnose attendance gets to be a major part of the show we might re-name it.  But for now given the limited numbers we'll just make it for Ford trucks of all ages and ilks.

[rcarlisle]

Somehow, I'm not sure I have enough money to drive Walter very far at 11 ish mpg.   I think that would improve on an interstate with less starting and stopping than I have to do on my commutes.  

I probably need to take him on a little of a jaunt to see how mileage would improve.  

[66gtk]

Location?

[Gary Lewis]

66gtk wrote

Location?

Good question!  Skiatook, OK.  About 20 miles north of Tulsa.

[Machspeed]

I'm in! Approved by wife and confirmed that I have no other obligations. Looking forward to meeting the lot of you.  

[Gary Lewis]

Machspeed wrote

I'm in! Approved by wife and confirmed that I have no other obligations. Looking forward to meeting the lot of you.

Excellent!  We will have some sort of dinner the night before, and that is open to all forum members.  Please let us know if you can attend.  And feel free to bring your wife and/or kids.

[ratdude747]

Of course I'll bring the '84, barring any show stopping mechanical issues between then and now. The joke was more that the only vote the Ranger received was for "ugliest" truck. The F150 at least got a few votes in other categories )

The Ranger is a project all in itself (and effectively has been since my senior year of college, when the Ranger before it was bought)... but I doubt my wife would want to caravan both ways!

Before any of you ask, last I checked the Ranger is too heavy to tow with the F150; it's stock weight is my towing allowance, and that's without the trailer or other addons! (the Trailer itself is indeed rated high enough, though!) Not to mention bringing two trucks (even if they are Ford) would be stacking the deck a bit?

[rcarlisle]

Ouch.  1000 miles one way.   At 12 mpg, that's about $250 in gas each way.   Not to mention the 15 hrs drive time.  It's all I can do to ride/drive to Memphis (about half way).   It takes us about 10 hours to get to Memphis with stops.   Have done that several times.  Then I need a day or two rest.  So it would take me a month to do that trip.  LOL.   I guess we'll pass on that and just enjoy vicariously.  

[Gary Lewis]

Trust me, Randy.  I understand.

We drove to Charleston, SC and then Palm Beach Gardens, FL a couple of months ago and I toyed with the idea of taking Big Blue.  Luckily he wasn't ready 'cause on the first day when we got into serious traffic in Atlanta I was happy to be driving the little GLK.  That thing handles like a sports car and has all kinds of zip.  Big Blue would have been a pain - to drive as well as to put gas in.

[1986F150Six]

The date of the Truck Show is getting closer!

[Gary Lewis]

Yes, it certainly is!!!

[Dorsai]

I am currently about 70% likely to be there...hoping to get it to 100%!

[Gary Lewis]

Dorsai wrote

I am currently about 70% likely to be there...hoping to get it to 100%!

Come on over, Matthew!