The Eagle Has Landed!
Or maybe it should be, "The Whale Has Beached." But in any event, the humongo '76 Chevy pickup has returned to Idaho. This relic of times when gas was relatively cheap occupies a choice spot of driveway real estate here in Boise. The restoration work will begin shortly. First up is the stabilizing of some badly rusted rocker panel sheet metal (or lack thereof). I'm thinking maybe I'll just Rhino-coat the whole pickup.
This vehicle has been in our family since it was purchased new in 1976 from Hall Chevrolet in beautiful Prosser, WA. The fact that it has 56000 miles on it (Really!) hints at its "remarkable" fuel efficiency. During our recent drive from Seattle to Boise, we got 8 MPG. Merry Christmas OPEC!
posted by Spudgunner @ 2:04 PM
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At 1.99.9 per gallon, you can afford to get to the 7-11 and back a couple of times.
The story with this pickup has always been, "Lucky it has saddle tanks...that way only have to stop at every-other gas station." I think we're below 1.99 now, but will find out tomorrow for sure.
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