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PhilJohnson

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Stumbled upon this forum looking for rat rods. Seems like a cool place to be so I decided to join. The newest car I own is an 85 AMC Eagle but my daily driver is a beat up 77 Ford F-100 that has been rigged and re-rigged over the course of the 7 years I have owned it. Currently has twin shifters for the 3 speed manual and a custom wood flat bed. I was driving a 63 Rambler Classic until it blew on me a month ago :( Sold it and bought me another old crate to tool around in for $400 bucks.

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It is a 53 Willys Aero Lark. All original for now, it has the original flathead six which runs like a top and a 3 speed manual. I towed it home using my mighty F-100. That was an adventure in itself with running out of gas on the interstate, headlights that stopped working, engine quitting, and getting lost. Luckily I carry electrical tape and plenty of wire and I can walk :) It was 170 miles one way.

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Sweet car and my kinda truck! Welcome to RRR. I got an 87 F150 I try not to ever open the hood on - I get where your comin' from. :D
 
sounds like you found the right place-welcome to the RRR! i really like te look of your car-about the only willys cars i'm familiar with are the 40-ish models (the gasser-style rods)

would like to see more pics of it...:D
HRP
 
sounds like you found the right place-welcome to the RRR! i really like te look of your car-about the only willys cars i'm familiar with are the 40-ish models (the gasser-style rods)

would like to see more pics of it...:D
HRP

Well you asked for it now :)

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nice car I have one also but mines a 4 door
great cars love mine[cl

Thanks for the compliment. I checked out yours on your myspace page. Sucker looks mint compared to mine. My poor car spent one too many winters in the rust belt and now it needs extensive unibody repair work.

Welcome aboard.....

I like the car and the truck, even though it is a ford...

Well um thanks :) I'll admit I didn't grow up a Ford boy but after owning a few they sorta grew on me. I don't think I have put much more than 600 bucks into that old F-100 since I bought it in 2002 including the purchase price and tires.
 
Welcome to RRR, Phil. Nice car & truck. Really like the Aero Lark. There's a couple of real sharp ones up in Louisville.
 

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