Custom Duty
VEHICLE: '72 Dodge 100 Club Cab
OWNER: Sam Maloney, Byron, CA
TIRES: 215/85-16 muds
SUSPENSION: 2-inch body lift
DRIVETRAIN: 440ci, 727 TorqueFlite tranny, Dana 44 front, Dana 70 rear, 3.73 gears
PERFORMANCE MODS: 750-cfm Carter carb, Summit cam, headers, MSD ignition, K&N air filter
OTHER DOODADS: Third door mod to get wheelchair in, Lokar shifter, Pioneer CD player, aluminum tool chest, custom flatbed, Auto Meter gauges
Beatdown Blazer
VEHICLE: '79 Chevy K5 Blazer
OWNER: Bob Campbell, Dearborn, MI
TIRES: 381/2-inch mud tires (not on truck in pic)
SUSPENSION: 4-inch Rancho leaves
DRIVETRAIN: 472ci Cadillac engine, TH350 tranny, NP205 transfer case, Dana 44 front, 14-bolt rear, 4.11 gears
PERFORMANCE MODS: Five-row radiator
OTHER DOODADS: Warn 8,000-pound winch
Homely Workhorse
VEHICLE: '79 Chevy K10
OWNER: Bobby Johnson, Irvington, KY
TIRES: Three round, one egg-shaped
WHEELS: 15x10 wagon wheel
DRIVETRAIN: 350ci, four-speed tranny, 10-bolt front, 12-bolt rear
PERFORMANCE MODS: Muffler fell off
OTHER DOODADS: 6-inch pipe bumper
BEST MOD: When muffler fell off
WORST MOD: New muffler
Only a Mother Could Love
VEHICLE: '73 Chevy 1/2-Ton
OWNER: Leland Myers, Cherokee, IA
TIRES: 33x12.50-15 Wild Countrys
WHEELS: 15-inch
SUSPENSION: 2-inch lift
DRIVETRAIN: 350ci, TH350 tranny, NP203 transfer case
PERFORMANCE MODS: Edelbrock carb and intake
BEST MOD: New box--other one fell off
WORST MOD: Too small of lift and tires
Submission Information
All submissions to Readers' Rides must include an address or telephone number so sender can be verified and include a complete list of all modifications made to the vehicle. Unfortunately, if we can make out faces of people in the photos, we cannot use them. Also, letters must be signed by the vehicle's owner. Due to the large volume of mail we receive, we regret that we cannot return photos. Digital photos must measure no less than 1600 x 1200 pixels (or two megapixels) and be saved as a TIFF, EPS, or a maximum-quality JPEG file.
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