Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window

[youngrodder]

Looks right at home. Great way to tie in a family heirloom.

Marc

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thanks guys! Yeah, I'll leave it in there once I figure out how to anchor it using the existing bolts or possibly longer eyebolts in the same place as the stock bolts.

I still haven't gotten the rattle can bed liner for inside. It's so rough in there and I didn't want to take it all the way apart to smooth out the boards so that's what I'm opting for instead of gluing some kind of fabric or something in there. Ideas welcome. I've never used DIY bedliner before. No idea if its good or not.

[lv2tri2]

Good story, I enjoyed reading it.

[Russell Ashley]

Dan, your Dad sounds a lot like my Dad. Very few power tools and use what materials you have on hand. That's the attitude the generation who lived through the depression had.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by Russell Ashley

Dan, your Dad sounds a lot like my Dad. Very few power tools and use what materials you have on hand. That's the attitude the generation who lived through the depression had.

^^^ This is exactly the case. I think he eventually got a half sheet power sander but he never had a circular saw for example. Definitely a child of the Depression, born in 1923 he came of age just as the Depression happened and it carried on until he joined the Air Force in 1944.

My dad would straighten nails to not have to buy new ones. Sounds silly to us now but to him doing otherwise would be wasteful and frankly, indicate a spoiled person.

He'd spend hours doing things that you & I today would never do.

[58CameoAZ]

Dan i think this is really cool you have the box you have from your Dad and incorporating it in your truck!
My Dad bought my 58 for me back when i was in Highshool for my first vehicle for $650 dollars and i Cherish that i still have it today, when i walk into my garage it makes me think of how blessed i was to have a Wonderful Dad who gave and taught so much to me!

That Box is Awesome and Looks Great Buddy!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Hey, I hope you guys get as big a kick out of this picture as I do. They're VERY few and far in between but there are still drivers on the road. Even the rarest ones. Here's a '56 Cameo I saw being used as an ordinary truck today.

I spoke to the driver at the signal. Younger guy who said he's owned it ten years. I thought it was a Hydramatic because I didn't see him shifting it while following him but it said it was converted to floor shift three speed. I initially thought it has light surface rust but since it's a Cameo and the side are fiberglas someone had painted it light gold at some point. Anyway, I get a charge out of seeing it.

[6DoF]

the only proper way to honor an old truck ... keep working it! love it.

[youngrodder]

Wow I love that Cameo...So cool looking.
Nice to see it out in the wild....

Marc

[Dan in Pasadena]

Hi guys, Yeah seeing the old Cameo in original condition was an eye opener and I had to push the Jimmy up to 90 to catch up to take pics!

Cold as hell here (SoCal cold, ha ha) it's 52* here and app says ("feels like 48*") so I can't put a final coat of red on my wood toolbox or black on the hinges. I want to get the black latch and CHEVROLET script emblem on it. Also need to glue drawer liner on the bottom and probably swap out a couple redwood bolts to eye bolts so I can fasten it down.

[Dan in Pasadena]

FINALLY finished re-doing my dad's old masonry tool box. 1954 car badge from eBay completes it. Glued kitchen shelf liner to the bottom so it shouldn't slide around but not going to count on it. I'll rig up something that doesnt show like velcro. It'll only ever have a few microfiber towels and some mag polish in it. I like the look but especially that it was my dad's in its earlier life.

[oldman3]

Looks great Dan, nice job on keeping something of your Dad's...Jim

[dsraven]

Looks like it fits right in. Awesome that you got it looking so good. Gotta mean a lot to you to have it hanging out back there "looking over your shoulder". Cool.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thanks guys. Yes, I'm pleased it's now got a 2nd life. I remember my dad using it when I was still a little boy so (gulp!) 60 years ago, sheesh!

My girlfriend asked why I didn't make it match the bed wood? But it's made of scraps my dad had in the garage. The bottom is bad plywood and the sides are old Doug fir fence boards all put together with ordinary nails, no finish nails. I set the nail heads as best I could, skimmed it multiple times with Plastic wood, sanded, sanded, sanded and put multiple coats of primer before painting.

[ChuckDriver]

Looks good Dan!

[nvrdone]

dont know if this counts but i still have some things my dad gave me.
First is a set of Craftsman tools and tool box that he gave me when i was about 14.
Second is a 12 ga shotgun that he used when we went phesant hunting. Its mounted in a rack in the back window of my '49 - kind of red neck. but i love it. makes me think of dad & all the times we had together - good & bad.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by nvrdone

.... makes me think of dad & all the times we had together - good & bad.

^^^THIS^^^...is the point for me.

My dad died over 30 years ago at the age I am now! I don't have a lot of things from him, just a few tools. He treasured his things because as a child of the Depression he had very few possessions as a boy. I finally let go of most of his masonry tools when we moved because I had never used them in all those years.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Took a picture of her yesterday after taking her out for a ride into our local "Old Town" Glendora. Got a few thumbs up which was nice.

[Denee007]

OMG, Beautiful!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

Took a picture of her yesterday after taking her out for a ride into our local "Old Town" Glendora. Got a few thumbs up which was nice.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by Denee007

OMG, Beautiful!!!!!!!

Denee! I didn't know you were still here. Glad to hear from you and thanks for the nice words. What's your newest project and do you still have and drive your truck?

[Denee007]

Hi Dan I'm still here following you and a few others, kind of keeps my foot in the door! Well, I got the hots for an Early ford Bronco not long ago, but something had to go in order to buy the Project bronco. I'm sorry to say my 59~ I sold it, got 17.5, just enough to purchase the '72 Bronco. The Broncos are very expensive to buy, but parts like everything else are available.

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

Denee! I didn't know you were still here. Glad to hear from you and thanks for the nice words. What's your newest project and do you still have and drive your truck?

I've been having a hoot of a time with projects!

I brought the Bronco home in June, just a few short months ago; it's in a thousand pieces right now


This is a project(Below) I did before the Bronco, a 92 Jeep yj Jurassic (total restoration)

before those I restored a '68 Willys V6/ps, super fun to drive, lots of power!




I don't want to take up any more of your thread, but you've known me for a while and consider you my friend
dne'

[dsraven]

I love that color, looks awesome. Is it metallic?
Nice job on the garage too.
Truck looks GREAT!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thanks!

No, it's not metallic. I wanted the darkest red I could get that was not metallic and wouldn't be mistaken for burgundy. I searched and searched and finally decided on a Honda color called Milano Red. They had it on their 2012 and newer cars - I don't know if it's still offered.

Thanks for the compliments on the garage. It still needs more work and I've been procrastinating but it'll get done eventually!

[dsraven]

Looks awesome anyway. Nothing wrong with a solid colour.

[Russell Ashley]

Beautiful truck, I've followed it from when you got it to now. I'd have been one of those people giving you a thumbs up if I had seen you. I like that garage floor, is it textured like it looks? I want to do something with my garage floor but worry that the steel wheels on my jacks would damage the finish.