Potent Quotables:
"It is a five-speed with no tach. A loud squeal from the fanbelt tells you when to shift, and when the whole truck starts to shake violently, you know when to downshift."
Eric Ridder
Grayslake, IL
"Bobbing the bed costs less than the $20 for bondo and paint."
Erik Gammon
Chico, CA
"All the hoses and tubes were scrounged from the GM section of a wrecking yard. Not sure where the radiator came from; it was alongside the house when I moved here."
Max Wood
"I talked my neighbor into letting me pull a bench seat out of her trash pile. I had to run over it to straighten it."
Orlin Harris
Hesperus, CO
"I drove 250 miles to pay $100 for a '70 International Travelall because I was told that it once ran.... Never underestimate the power of a nedneck with a torch, welder, and duct tape."
Kayle Doggett
Laurel, MS
"The value of my truck doubles when I fill it with gas...since the starter died, I've always had to park on a hill to bump-start the engine...."
Mike Mason
Golden, BC
"At one time, the truck had four different fluid leaks.... For a while, I had a problem with overheating, so I simply installed a non-electronic temperature gauge that would tell me when it was safe to drive again."
Alex Culp
Rock Hill, SC
"This thing has an exhaust system that's held up by six stratigically placed clothes hangers. As far as a lift goes, it has a 3-inch body lift that is visible through any of the Terrain Viewing Ports (rust holes) in the floorboards.... The speedometer sways up and down so much, I never know how fast I'm going. If I am ever pulled over for speeding and the officer asks if I know how fast I was going, I would move my index finger quickly in a left-to-right motion and say "About this fast, officer."
Andrew DeForest
Tampa, FL
"I have more zip-ties than hose clamps under my hood."
Jason English
San Antonio, TX
"I often thought about cleaning the moss from the cab, but then the windows would fall out."
Bryan Lovell
North Bend, OR