I am the first one to be here. but it's lonely.

Hi from huron

Shoutin out from Pierre.

are you guys hungry or thirsty? wanna see me, Shawn, and Al?

...and this Watertown boy just discovered this part of the forum. This place is flippin' huge :lol:

Hello from Rapid City

Later---DAC

Hey DAC, where's Brian? I haven't heard from him in a while.

Another for SD.

Hey DAC, where's Brian? I haven't heard from him in a while.

Hi 68C15,

I talked to Brian a month or so ago and he has a new job working at the Speed Center here in Rapid. His boss has a '72 C1500 for sale but just can't buy another truck right now. Due to unfortunate circumstances I haven't been able to be around Rapid much lately and I haven't checked his public profile to see if he is at least able to be reading here.

Later---DAC

are you guys hungry or thirsty? wanna see me, Shawn, and Al?


What ya got in mind????

Hello from Rapid City

im sure there is a few more from SD

Hello from Piedmont/Summerset.




I currently own a 1982 Silverado 4X4 350/SM465
1979 Chevy Dually 4X4 350/SM465
1979 GMC 2WD 454/400 10,000 GVW


Looking for a K5 Blazer.


Momma has a 2000 Z71 TAHOE.

Hello from Piedmont/Summerset.

Hello from the "other side".

Hi from Draper. Been boppin around here for awhile and never saw this. I'm on this site more than porn!!

Hey I90. Never been this close to another board member before. Welcome to the board.

Hi from Draper. Been boppin around here for awhile and never saw this. I'm on this site more than porn!!

hi there. my truck (68 GMC) came from your town new. Rankin Implement. the PO/OO bought it 5-23-1968. are they still in business?

hi there. my truck (68 GMC) came from your town new. Rankin Implement. the PO/OO bought it 5-23-1968. are they still in business?

Naw, farmers went together years ago and formed a cooperative for several years, then was sold to the then manager, hadn't been a GMC dealer since I can remember. (I'm a 67 model) All ag stuff since, I worked there a couple years in the early 90's. They closed about 10-12 years ago. The lone mechanic bought the shop and still fixes tractors. Ain't much to Draper anymore. Every now and then I see an old truck or pickup with a Rankin Implement sticker. Pretty cool. Ya probably didn't want the Whole history but what the hell I'm killin' time til "miller time"

Hi from Draper. Been boppin around here for awhile and never saw this. I'm on this site more than porn!!

Welcome from Brookings.

Hi from Draper. Been boppin around here for awhile and never saw this. I'm on this site more than porn!!


Yeah, this part of the board is kind of hiding. And who needs porn when there are so many trucks to ogle? :lol:

Yeah, this part of the board is kind of hiding. And who needs porn when there are so many trucks to ogle? :lol:

My girlfriend was complaining about me online so much, she was thinking I was looking for a new GF. I showed her this site and how much I'm here, told her the only cheatin' I'd be doing would be with my 60 or 68! :lol:

Welcome from Rapid Valley, guys!

Hello from Piedmont/Summerset.
I currently own a 1982 Silverado 4X4 350/SM465
1979 Chevy Dually 4X4 350/SM465
1979 GMC 2WD 454/400 10,000 GVW
Looking for a K5 Blazer.Momma has a 2000 Z71 TAHOE.

Wish I could help on the K5's. Are you looking for a first gen? There are 2 setting in my area in Rapid Valley but have never knocked on the doors since I have one already.

My girlfriend was complaining about me online so much, she was thinking I was looking for a new GF. I showed her this site and how much I'm here, told her the only cheatin' I'd be doing would be with my 60 or 68! :lol:

What she doesn't know is that these trucks are more addicting than porn and she should feel threatened by their presence!LOL

Later---DAC

MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL! Hope everyone's safe and warm enjoying this lovely South Dakota weather. Just mixed up my first glass of egg nog, so CHEERS:tim:

yeah "lovely weather" huh. lol

when will it be warm again!!!!!!

What a Christmas..... sitting alone in my apartment watching the snow fall... The weather certainly messed up my plans. But it gave me a chance to clean some parts I had been meaning to get to, so all was not lost.

yeah "lovely weather" huh. lol

when will it be warm again!!!!!!

Dand it! The forecast still isn't calling for any days above freezing for a week at least.

Later---DAC

we are looking at starting the year off with a cold blast. Friday morning it will be -12*F.

good thing I finally got my driveway cleared.

good thing I finally got my driveway cleared.

Cleared of snow, or garage debris????

:lol:

we are looking at starting the year off with a cold blast. Friday morning it will be -12*F.

good thing I finally got my driveway cleared.

That's good to hear! Now come on over and help me dig out my propane tank, it's somewhere under a 10ft drift in my back yard...plus bring an extra chainsaw, the garage needs some heat also!:waah:

Is everyone getting thawed out some? We've had pretty decent weather since last Sunday (10th). Sounds like it may stick around for awhile yet!

Later---DAC

The snow in my yard is just about gone.:metal: Now I have mud. With indoor dogs it is kind of tough.:sumo:

Is everyone getting thawed out some? We've had pretty decent weather since last Sunday (10th). Sounds like it may stick around for awhile yet!

Later---DAC

Hey 70gmcjimmy, we should hook up sometime and tell lies about trucks since we are only 12 miles apart.:bann:

Is everyone getting thawed out some? We've had pretty decent weather since last Sunday (10th). Sounds like it may stick around for awhile yet!

Later---DAC

The 8ft drift around my house is finally starting to shrink. I thinks some of these drifts might be here til 4th of July!:lol: Warm weather been feeling great, I think we all deserve this. Been a rough few weeks.

Hi From Bismarck ND.

Pet peave time, Don't you hate it when people lump North-South Dakota together or refer to us as "The Dakotas" - like we are really one state? :eek:

Hey 70gmcjimmy, we should hook up sometime and tell lies about trucks since we are only 12 miles apart.:bann:

We can probably do that, Man! I am out in Rapid Valley a couple miles past the Speedway. I will send a PM.

The 8ft drift around my house is finally starting to shrink. I thinks some of these drifts might be here til 4th of July!:lol: Warm weather been feeling great, I think we all deserve this. Been a rough few weeks.

When you say I90 wrench you must mean right there in the service station visible from the interstate! I think I seen your trucks today (Sunday 17th). One of my daughter's best friends was killed over by Oakaton last week in an accident on I-90 and she didn't want to drive back to college in Aberdeen. Yesterday my wife drove her in her car and I followed them with the wifes van. She finally got some confidence back and drove on in to Aberdeen from Plankinton. We spent the night up there and headed home around noon. Woulda been fun to stop in and shoot the bull but had to get back, and have been home about 2 hours! We went thru Pierre on the return trip today and would have liked to have a few beers with SDKid but the time factor and the element of suprise wouldn't have worked.

Hi From Bismarck ND.

Pet peave time, Don't you hate it when people lump North-South Dakota together or refer to us as "The Dakotas" - like we are really one state? :eek:

Heck some people say there should be "West South Dakota and East South Dakota" as their own states since the river cuts us clean in half!! Kinda dumb. I would imagine if you totaled up the population of both states that wouldn't even add up to one "normal" state and that's fine with me! I guess it don't bother me as long as it is stated plural! At least here it is called North and South Dakota! LOL

Later---DAC

When you say I90 wrench you must mean right there in the service station visible from the interstate! I think I seen your trucks today (Sunday 17th). One of my daughter's best friends was killed over by Oakaton last week in an accident on I-90 and she didn't want to drive back to college in Aberdeen. Yesterday my wife drove her in her car and I followed them with the wifes van. She finally got some confidence back and drove on in to Aberdeen from Plankinton. We spent the night up there and headed home around noon. Woulda been fun to stop in and shoot the bull but had to get back, and have been home about 2 hours! We went thru Pierre on the return trip today and would have liked to have a few beers with SDKid but the time factor and the element of suprise wouldn't have worked.




Later---DAC[/QUOTE]

Yup, that would be me. One of these days I gotta get one drug in and start work. Thinking of "practicing" on the 60 short box first. I heard about your daughter's friend, sad deal. Thank god I've got no kids, I'd be a wreck sending them off. I don't know how my folks raised 7 of us.

Hey I90wrench, I know this is a long time ago to remember if you even worked there at the time. In 1999 a couple of days after Christmas I filled up there at about 7 at night. There was a damm blizzard going pretty good. I was driving my white '72 GMC pulling a trailer with a '70 Monte Carlo on it. I was coming back from DesMoines, Iowa where I loaded up the car. I chatted with the attendant, I'd say about 10 years younger than me or early 30ish at the time, but I had to get going. Weather was real bad and I could only go 35 or so due to the load, visibility and probably a 50 mph headwind! The poor ol 350 had been 13 years since an overhaul then and it's still in the truck! I had to fill up again at Wall but once I got to the top of the hill west of Wasta the snow let up a lot. The wind continued. It wasn't near as bad and made it home OK.

Later---DAC

Hey I90wrench, I know this is a long time ago to remember if you even worked there at the time. In 1999 a couple of days after Christmas I filled up there at about 7 at night. There was a damm blizzard going pretty good. I was driving my white '72 GMC pulling a trailer with a '70 Monte Carlo on it. I was coming back from DesMoines, Iowa where I loaded up the car. I chatted with the attendant, I'd say about 10 years younger than me or early 30ish at the time, but I had to get going. Weather was real bad and I could only go 35 or so due to the load, visibility and probably a 50 mph headwind! The poor ol 350 had been 13 years since an overhaul then and it's still in the truck! I had to fill up again at Wall but once I got to the top of the hill west of Wasta the snow let up a lot. The wind continued. It wasn't near as bad and made it home OK.

Later---DAC

Yea, you was probably my nephew you talked to, he's back in Rapid working at airport car rental. We've been here since my senior year in high school (85) lease the gas/c-store to local co-op the past few years, I kept shop. Girlfriend is opening bar & grill this spring, start the remodel next month. Maybe have a Chevy get together sometime. (mine would have to cruise on the trailer:waah:)

Speaking of opening bar & grill, we're thinking of a name. Anybody got a good idea, might be some free beers and burgers for a good one we can use. Gonna be rustic wood/metal with an automotive theme (duh)

Yea, you was probably my nephew you talked to, he's back in Rapid working at airport car rental. We've been here since my senior year in high school (85) lease the gas/c-store to local co-op the past few years, I kept shop. Girlfriend is opening bar & grill this spring, start the remodel next month. Maybe have a Chevy get together sometime. (mine would have to cruise on the trailer:waah:)



I'm in for Chevy get together.:chevy::metal: If you will have me.:ito:

Speaking of opening bar & grill, we're thinking of a name. Anybody got a good idea, might be some free beers and burgers for a good one we can use. Gonna be rustic wood/metal with an automotive theme (duh)

Let me think on it for a few days! I may be able to help with some signage if you aren't already hooked up. I've had a small sign shop for close to 30 years.

I'm in for Chevy get together.:chevy::metal: If you will have me.:ito:

Yeah what he said----except I have mostly GMCs----are they gonna be invited too? :lol: By the way Patriot, did you get my PM?

Later---DAC

Let me think on it for a few days! I may be able to help with some signage if you aren't already hooked up. I've had a small sign shop for close to 30 years.



Yeah what he said----except I have mostly GMCs----are they gonna be invited too? :lol: By the way Patriot, did you get my PM?

Later---DAC

She is liking Chubbie's, since I resemble that. Thought of "the Busted Ratchet" also. Will be wanting some signage. You do Billboards? I suppose GMC's could be allowed. I'm a mutt and drive everything, whatever gets left in "dead-pecker-row", but I've always loved the old chevy trucks

how's about The Chrome Grille?, no? I can come up with a better one, give me some time.

I would be up for a meet. maybe do some river runnin' with my 65 Johnson Tri-Hull and the 100 HP V4. I could even drag it up there behind my 68 GMC which was bought new in Draper.

If you are going to have an automotive theme, at the risk of having your girlfriend want to kick my a$$ I like the "Busted Ratchet" and 68C15's "Chrome Grille" real well!
Yeah I have painted a s%*tload of billboards thru the years but unless you own your own billboard(s) or access to some, you will probably have to deal with one of the outdoor advertising companies that have structures leased from the landowners in areas where you desire to have your message in. There ain't a lot of "legal" new billboard locations out there. Maybe some of the landowners that have interstate frontage can tell you how they have to deal with the outdoor advertisers.

Later---DAC

Let me think on it for a few days! I may be able to help with some signage if you aren't already hooked up. I've had a small sign shop for close to 30 years.



Yeah what he said----except I have mostly GMCs----are they gonna be invited too? :lol: By the way Patriot, did you get my PM?

Later---DAC



Yes Sir. I will be calling you probably tomorrow.:metal:

If you are going to have an automotive theme, at the risk of having your girlfriend want to kick my a$$ I like the "Busted Ratchet" and 68C15's "Chrome Grille" real well!
Yeah I have painted a s%*tload of billboards thru the years but unless you own your own billboard(s) or access to some, you will probably have to deal with one of the outdoor advertising companies that have structures leased from the landowners in areas where you desire to have your message in. There ain't a lot of "legal" new billboard locations out there. Maybe some of the landowners that have interstate frontage can tell you how they have to deal with the outdoor advertisers.

Later---DAC

Later---DAC



What about "The Broken Knuckle" or "Broken Knuckle Grill"

What about "The Broken Knuckle" or "Broken Knuckle Grill"

Yea those are good, I've had "The Bloody Knuckle" in back of my head. Years ago an old fart told me of a bar down in Wood called the Bloody Bucket, I guess it was kinda rough:lol:. Also 70gmc, I do have a couple billboards, they're needing some TLC. PM me sometime, won't do nothing til spring has a good toehold and extra cash, but am interested. I would be cool to see a Rankin Imp. sticker, Badlands or Missouri river cruise would be cool. Pioneer Auto Museum has a swap-meet, classic car auction in may, beer will be flowin' by then:barn::barn::alky:

the Rankin sticker is long gone. it went with the original bed to the crusher 2 years ago. I do still have the protect-o-plate though as well as the warranty and owner's manual.

the Rankin sticker is long gone. it went with the original bed to the crusher 2 years ago. I do still have the protect-o-plate though as well as the warranty and owner's manual.

Aww. Still cool tho. A buddy of mine, who's 10 years older, says he remembers walking by the lot after school when they had the old 4x4's lined up. For some reason there wasn't many people with 4x4's then. A few Jeeps, We had an old IH that barely ran. Dad fed square bales to the cattle with our old 69 2 wheel drive for years til late 70's when he finally got a 73 F250 4x4. I still remember Dad setting the throttle in the 69 and making me steer in feedyard while he threw bales off. I had to stand in the seat to see over wheel, then got cussed cuz I couldn't turn fast enough at end (manual steering):lol: Sorry, rambling:blah:

I like The Chrome Grille. You could mount various grilles to the building. Plates that were shiny metal would fit the theme.

How about RPM Bar and Grill? Wheels and Meals?

The menu could use cars to signify different types of meals.
For example Corvettes and Mustangs would be American type food such as burgers.
Ferrari/Ghia/Alfa Romeo would signify Italian pastas, pizza, etc.

^^^
and Chow Mein could be called Lead Paint LOL

They don't make lead paint like they used to! Was delicious when I was a kid:uhmk:

Hello from another Rapid city boy!

Hello from another Rapid city boy!

Hey Scott, it's about time you locked in the hubs and climbed up here! Hope business is doing well!

Later---DAC

They don't make lead paint like they used to! Was delicious when I was a kid:uhmk:

I just heard on the radio today (KIMM 1150 AM) that one of the most shocking lead discoveries ever found is in the manufacturing of women's purses. I guess that is good reason to make the women in your life to quit chewing on their purses. Of course they won't quit unless they really want to quit. I suppose that in some families where there is a closet full of purses, that a hazmat team will have to secure the area and the house will probably be condemned.

The worldwide ramifications of this discovery boggle the mind!---LOL

Later---DAC

hello from another rapid city boy!

howdy

We went out for a few (too many) last night and had a vote at the bar, we were down to "Ratchet's Bar & Grill" and "The Busted Nut Bar & Grill. Busted Nut won in a landslide. I also found out beer and Wii games are a pretty f'ing funny combination (I almost hurt myself playing tennis) :lol: