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11-27-2006, 11:33 AM | #1 |
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New guy with a panel wagon
Glad to have stumbled on this site. Finally convinced my great-uncle to sell me his 68 panel wagon. Been after it for years. He turned 90 and family made him quit driving it. Yes, at 90 he's been driving it. It was his baby, and he had to bite his cheek to keep from crying as we loaded it on the trailer. He made me promise to take it hunting and camping, and has called several times to check on it.
68 panel wagon, powerglide tranny, had 307 but he pulled it in 81 and put in a 305 from a low mileage wrecked Firebird. Had underdash factory (was that an option?) a/c which he pulled out in 91. Has original owner's manual with almost everything he's done to it written in the back. Have the original commercial type seats (front only), rims, hubcaps, and an old 8-track player in it. I have several issues I'll be picking your brains about and searching for info on, so I'll start looking for the right places for my questions. Hopefully, I'll be able to contribute to others as well as find answers. Thanks for having me, trapperjack |
11-27-2006, 12:34 PM | #2 |
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Re: New guy with a panel wagon
Welcome from oklahoma. Glad you have joined the board. We will try our best to help answer any questions you might have.
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11-27-2006, 12:42 PM | #3 |
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Re: New guy with a panel wagon
Welcome from FT Worth. What part of TX are you from? Lets see some pics of your panel truck.
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11-27-2006, 01:38 PM | #4 |
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Re: New guy with a panel wagon
to the board from KY!
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11-27-2006, 03:01 PM | #5 |
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Re: New guy with a panel wagon
how do I post a truck for sale? I have a '71 shortbed fleetside
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11-27-2006, 03:09 PM | #6 | |
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Re: New guy with a panel wagon
Welcome to the board from South Mississippi!
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11-27-2006, 03:11 PM | #7 |
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Re: New guy with a panel wagon
Liberty Hill, north of Austin. Was looking for the place to post photos, this must be it. I've taken quite a few as I've been working on it. It's getting rattle-canned a bit at a time. Not a lot of rust, but some, and a few dings here and there. If I can figur out how to load photos, I'll put a few here. I'm on dial-up, so everything is slow and sometimes doesn't work.
The seats are from a conversion van. Took off the old swivel base from seat and bolted right on to seat brackets that were in the truck. Looking for seat and mounts for rear cargo area. |
11-27-2006, 03:59 PM | #8 |
What's that funky smell?
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Re: New guy with a panel wagon
Looking good. Welcome from NWest Austin
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11-27-2006, 06:17 PM | #9 |
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Re: New guy with a panel wagon
Welcome to the board from a fellow Texan
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11-27-2006, 07:21 PM | #10 |
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Re: New guy with a panel wagon
Looks like a sweet panel. Welcome to the board from OKC.
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11-27-2006, 10:04 PM | #11 |
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Re: New guy with a panel wagon
Welcome from south Alabama.
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11-27-2006, 11:39 PM | #12 |
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Re: New guy with a panel wagon
Welcome To The Boards From The Great White North!
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11-28-2006, 12:46 AM | #13 |
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Re: New guy with a panel wagon
LOVE them old panels.
Hopefully, mine will be out of hibernation in the spring! WElcome to "THE CLUB"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
11-28-2006, 01:39 AM | #14 |
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Welcome from Spokane, WA
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11-28-2006, 03:14 AM | #15 |
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Re: New guy with a panel wagon
Welcome from Kelowna.
Nice truck.
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11-28-2006, 12:41 PM | #16 |
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Re: New guy with a panel wagon
Welcome to the board from Missouri and thanx for joining up
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11-28-2006, 06:58 PM | #17 |
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Re: New guy with a panel wagon
From West TN
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11-28-2006, 10:40 PM | #18 |
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Re: New guy with a panel wagon
Welcome to the board from West Tennessee. Looks like you have a good start on a real nice project.
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11-29-2006, 04:41 PM | #19 |
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Re: New guy with a panel wagon
Looks like a nice Panel! Welcome
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11-29-2006, 06:40 PM | #20 |
someday it will be done!
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Re: New guy with a panel wagon
Panels are very cool!Get it all fixed up and go take the ol timer for a ride.
Welcome to the board.
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11-29-2006, 08:20 PM | #21 |
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Welcome to the board from central Califorina!
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12-03-2006, 10:16 PM | #22 |
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Re: New guy with a panel wagon
Sweet truck, welcome to the board
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