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Old 04-20-2019, 06:51 AM   #326
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better than factory ....
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The trim looks great and I never get tired of seeing the underside with the russet color contrasting with the other parts. Those wiiiide back tires are cool too. And cute kids bundled up, smiling in the truck picture
Thank you very much LT7A! If you mean picture #318? Girls will sometimes look at what happens in the garage. The right-hand girl is our younger girl and the left-hand girl is a neighbor girl.

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Old 04-20-2019, 06:55 AM   #327
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Very nice work! Where did you get the jack sticker?
The sticker is old, I only cleaned it and protected it when I painted the jacket. I couldn't find anything new from the sale so I had to keep the old one.
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Old 04-20-2019, 08:22 AM   #328
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Our Chevy's first car show was a week ago but I couldn't go there myself, because my 4 good friends had arranged a suprise trip to us in Germany and Austria(birthday gift). We visited Austria in the Alps with a downhill skiing and in Germany at a BMW factory to look at the production of new BMW cars and in the BMW Welt building. There were really beautiful scenery and lots of things to see. Below are a few pictures.

My brother took the Chevy to the show and got a "top ten" trophy. It was a nice surprise!
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Old 05-13-2019, 03:55 PM   #329
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Last weekend we were in American car show in Oulu. The weather was really horrible when we drove to Oulu on Friday, so it took a long time to polish the car. There were a lot of great cars in the show. We got a second place in the truck and van category.
Here are some pictures from the show.
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Old 05-13-2019, 09:17 PM   #330
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Congrats Ilkka
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Old 05-17-2019, 04:43 AM   #331
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Thank you very much Mike!
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Old 05-18-2019, 06:47 PM   #332
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My brother found old documents from our truck during the US. Really interesting to see those documents. If I understood correctly, this truck has been in Florida before import to Finland?
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Old 09-13-2019, 08:34 AM   #333
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Our truck is featured in the new V8 Magazine. "V8 Magazine" is the biggest american car magazine in Finland.
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Old 09-13-2019, 10:43 AM   #334
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Dang Brother! That is so very cool! Congratulations!
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Re: Silverado restoration in Finland

Mr. Finland, I don't know how I've missed your thread all this time. Just spent the last hour or so reading the whole thing !!
Your truck is amazing !! Outstanding attention to detail !!
Congratulations on the magazine feature and the show results. I think you'll need to clear some shelf space for future trophies !! You rocked it !!
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Old 09-29-2019, 08:13 AM   #336
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Mr. Finland, I don't know how I've missed your thread all this time. Just spent the last hour or so reading the whole thing !!
Your truck is amazing !! Outstanding attention to detail !!
Congratulations on the magazine feature and the show results. I think you'll need to clear some shelf space for future trophies !! You rocked it !!
Thank you both for your kind words! The truck will be in my brother's garage until next spring. Now my own garage is empty and hopefully soon I can start restoring my own hobby car(BMW E30). Maybe I'll post pictures of it later on the "alternate tinkerings" forum!?!?
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