Where Has Your Truck Driven To?

[ratdude747]

Had an idea for a fun thread.

As some of us have seen, a lot of people put maps on the back of their campers showing what states they've driven through. Why not do that with our trucks?

I found a site that lets one create colored maps for free: https://mapchart.net/usa.html

So, to start, here's what I have for my two current trucks (under my ownership, at least):

[Gary Lewis]

That's a cool idea, Larry.  Here's the map for Big Blue.  (Note that when you download it'll be a .png and probably too big to load directly.  I opened it in Photoshop and saved it as a .jpg at about 500kb.)





And here's the map for Dad's truck:

[ratdude747]

I just resized them via the "big" size option on the upload. Shrunk it enough. I have to do the same thing with anything off my phone (even the lowest resolution is too big!)

[salans7]

Did you guys include where your trucks were built? They were there too. My trucks were built in the striped states (F350 in Virginia, the Rangers in the other two) and as far as I know have only ever been in Florida after their initial sale, based off of the records I have for all three. The rust free frames don't lie either.

[Gary Lewis]

I didn't think of that, Shaun.  And I also didn't think to save the map configuration.  So I'll have to recreate both maps and add the assembly plant info.  Thanks.

Larry - Look at the difference in size of yours vs mine.  By clicking Big it makes the picture 750 x 750 pixels.  Mine is 5285 x 3762 pixels, which ensure it'll be full width on the screen.  I can read my legend.  Can you read yours?  

[ratdude747]

Barely, but yes I can.

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My ranger was built in Louisville... and my F150 was built in Ontario!

[Gary Lewis]

ratdude747 wrote

Barely, but yes I can.

I've updated Big Blue's map to include where he was made - Twin Cities.  And I cropped it so there's less white space, which makes it easy for even these old eyes to read.  

[grumpin]

Interesting!

[ratdude747]

Well, I've been some places since making the original maps... so I get to redo these!

Now using this map which includes Canada for the F150:

https://www.mapchart.net/usa-and-canada.html

Bullnose:



Ranger:



Needed the Bullnose updated for a car show sign I'm working on... And for that document, I reworked it accordingly:



Not including the MFG locations as they're not places I drove them (well, they are now, but I'm only including where they've been under my ownership).

[grumpin]

Cool! An international Bullnose!

Not a Bullnose with an International in it!

[ratdude747]

Those are nice too!

[BigBrother-84]

Funny, I like it!

Big Brother's map gives a big paint splash, since the country here is divided in very large provinces and territories, LOL!



To say the truth, this is a more realistic map of Big Bro's mileage.

[BigBrother-84]

grumpin wrote

Cool! An international Bullnose!
Not a Bullnose with an International in it!

[81-F150-Explorer]

Mine isn't very interesting.

Built in Milpitas Ca. AKA: San Jose.

[Gary Lewis]

Interesting.  I'll have to update Big Blue's in a few weeks.  I should be able to add Texas and New Mexico.  But it really won't be fair to add Texas as I'll just be going across the panhandle and I'll get the whole state.  

[BigBrother-84]

81-F150-Explorer wrote

Mine isn't very interesting.

Ralph, we need to define what's a very interesting map.

For me, yours is really exotic and much more exciting than Big Bro's East Coast one!


I have to confess my impossible dream:  Get time (and money for the gaz), and spread paint all over North America in a huge road trip with Big Bro.
LOL!

[Gary Lewis]

BigBrother-84 wrote

Ralph, need to define what's a very interesting map.

For me, yours is really exotic and much more exiting than Big Bro's East Coast one!


I have to confess my impossible dream:  Get time (and money for the gaz), and spread paint all over North America in a huge road trip with Big Bro.
LOL!

Jeff - You could drive him to the show in September.  Come on the east side of the great lakes and go back up the west side.  You'd have paint everywhere!

[BigBrother-84]

Gary Lewis wrote

Jeff - You could drive him to the show in September.  Come on the east side of the great lakes and go back up the west side.  You'd have paint everywhere!

Gary, don't laugh too loud, but I had such conversation with my wife, couple of months ago.
She looked at me as if I was really sick.

[Gary Lewis]

I'm so fortunate with Janey.  A few years ago when my father passed away we had a load of furniture that had been my parents' which our kids wanted - in Nashville and Wilmington, DE.  We were debating how to get it there and she suggested we take Dad's truck.   

And now she's happy to trek across the country in Big Blue.  Yep, it'll cost a bit, but it'll be worth it.

[81-F150-Explorer]

I guess the grass is always greener on the other side of the state line.

I've driven this truck down roads that some wouldn't take 4x4's.  Driving the back woods with my father. "Well Dad, we are committed because we can't go back." Type scenarios.

I've been as far north as Bend and Riley OR. and as far east as sparks NV., and as far west as the ocean with it. Good memories for sure.

Some of my favorite pictures if any are interested ... All in California ...