To Each His (or Her) Own!

[aboz]

Greetings All! I just discovered my open letter to Classic Trucks was published (Oct.'09) and I didn't even know it 'till I was reading the Postage Paid section in the new Feb. issue. Another reader swore he'd cancel his subscription if they dared to print an article that I suggested. All I said was that I was tired of most every article showing top dollar restorations with giant gas guzzling V8 engines. When will we see a resto with a "gas sipping" Honda or Toyota engine and tranny grafted in? Now before I make any of you blow a gasket, let me say I do love my 1970 250 six that came with my '63 and wouldn't dream of such a thing. But if I wanted to I would and couldn't give a rat's a** what anybody thought! The very word CUSTOMIZATION means doing what YOU want to do to your car or truck despite what other people's opinions might be. In every hobby there are steadfast "purest" who think it's a crime to alter what the factory produced. I'm already getting grief for wanting to replace my stock short step bed for a newer "88-"98 sportside. I just happen to think it gives the entire truck a modern retro look that I find pleasing. Isn't that what this hobby is all about? We all seek to express ourselves in our own individual way. Myself, I can't stand seeing what the younger guys do to their modern cars and trucks. Cheap, flimsy Daytona body mods, those rediculous tiny wheels that were so popular some years ago, etc. But if any of those guys showed up at my door, there's beer in the fridge and I'm sure we could find something in common to talk about. Keepin' it peaceful...Aboz.