Stock wheelbase, shorty, "rudy" style trucks...

[46FORD$PU]

and more.

what a great collection of pics thank you for sharing

 

[52 fordman]

66 chevy



Stock wheel base. Now sits on air bags in the back and cut 2 coils out of the front.

52 fordman

 

[peabody]

wow .. very nice looking trucks.!

 

[peabody]

I see this one every year...

still trying to figure out the truck parked next to it... a tanker truck ?¿[S

 

[Sam_Fear]

Yep... kinda. The tank is hinged so it opens up for storage. Only other pic I could find of it:

 

[52 fordman]

66 chevy

Still stock wheel base, just back cut off. Now running and driving legally and sitting on bags in the back..





old Chevy and the new Chevy. Nice difference

 

[Willowbilly3]

The Rudy truck was/is a 35 Ford cab chopped 7 inches, and channelled 7 too IIRC It sits on 112 wheelbase. It started a lot of trends most notably what has morphed into the bobber truck. Personally I don't think you can nail the Rudy look with a cab much newer or not chopped. You definitely are not going to hit the target with a late 30s or newer unchopped cab IMO.

 

[skull]

true wb

but l do like the look of the chopped off rearend of the bed on that 6Osomething chevy truck[dr

l'd drive the bloody wheels off of it given the chance.

Later

 

[peabody]

why are they called .. rudys ?

 

[peabody]

Yep... kinda. The tank is hinged so it opens up for storage. Only other pic I could find of it:

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hey thanks !!! ...
that appeals to me .. I've been a tanker yanker for over 30 years..

a picture of my rig.
99 pete rat rod... ha!
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[peabody]

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hey thanks !!! ...
that appeals to me .. I've been a tanker yanker for over 30 years..
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my truck .. 99 pete rat rod.. 575hp cat 3406E
1.5 million miles so far still going strong.

 

[TMP]

In the very first post, the green/grey 35 is the original "Rudy" truck. When Rudy sold it the new owners wife didn't like the Mexican puntas on the door so it was repainted. Rudy now has possession of it again repainting it as original for another owner.

 

[lumpycam]

My '47 kb1

Fall 2012

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Summer 2013

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[sims426]

I'm surprised this thread took off the way it did, haven't been on in a while! Found this the other day, just right!