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[Brian Lohnes]

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There is a great looking L-series big rig running out of a business around the corner from my office.

Great looking truck.

Jeremy, I actually drove a dump truck with that 543ci engine and it was awful, even for a dump truck!

[oldsman496]

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If Drag Week (TM) comes ANYWHERE near you.... quit your job and go. you HAVE TO. seriously. oh yeah...one of the forum freaks kinda got waxed....

[mike343sharpstick]

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If Drag Week (TM) comes ANYWHERE near you.... quit your job and go. you HAVE TO. seriously. oh yeah...one of the forum freaks kinda got waxed....

Ditto that, I took an afternoon off when the caravan went through Wisconsin and it was awesome!
I'm not even a big drag racing guy and I really enjoyed it.

[oldsman496]

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yep. uh-huh....shiny stuff just makes me smile.

[IRONHEAD]

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f-900

[stage1scott]

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[quote=mike343sharpstick ]

If Drag Week (TM) comes ANYWHERE near you.... quit your job and go. you HAVE TO. seriously. oh yeah...one of the forum freaks kinda got waxed....

well, those of us on the left coast will never have to worry about any hot rod mag sponsored event coming within 1000 miles of us again--especially this one, we don't even have 5 drag strips, much less 5 GOOD drag strips-out here anymore.

[oldsman496]

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well, those of us on the left coast will never have to worry about any hot rod mag sponsored event coming within 1000 miles of us again--especially this one, we don't even have 5 drag strips, much less 5 GOOD drag strips-out here anymore.

bummer. makes me greatfull for all the tracks around here...

[milner351]

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Arild that truck is a Ford Medium duty series (now Sterling) probably something like an F-600 or F-800, I'm guessing if that shot was taken in '70 - that truck is pretty new as pictured. They made that general body style for many years up into the mid 80's I think.

Oh John boy, you sooo need to brush up on your heavy blue ovals. That's an L series, what americans usually call a Louisville, based on the town in Kentuckey where they were made between 1970 and 1998. The smallest was a 7000, which is what the one pictured looks like, judging by the smaller front axle and 10.00x20 rubber. Alot of these early L series were gas powered with Ford 543ci mill, what a pig they were.

There is a neat list on the this link telling the difference between all the models of L series over the years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_L-Series_Trucks

http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/robert_lafreniere/2008/11-18/b_miron_ltd/img-b13.jpg

Should have known better than to comment - my memory is fading you know - now that I'm 40 everything starts going to sh!t right? We had one tractor with a cab like that at the excavating shop... diesel of course. We had one '81 I think that was a plow truck with a belly blade, two axle dump I think it may have had that awful gas V8 in it - I just remember they had me rebuild the holley carb on it 'cause they liked how my mustang ran. ;D

[oldsman496]

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[Joe Grippo]

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[SpiderGearsMan]

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C50

[Loren]

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Our 3rd annual "Rumble" event is coming next month, this will be the last year before the vert ramp gets torn down. Until then there's a bit of freshening-up going on. Pics from yesterday:

[mardyn]

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[quote=Blazerteam ]
.What type of Ford is that truck?.


That's an LT series Ford Truck, probably a 9000 version...

mardyn

[SpiderGearsMan]

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[Jimsc52]

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Now THAT was racing...