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Hello everyone!!!

I need to get this out straight away....It's Chris's fault!!!! ;D

OK, with that said onto what he is actually being blamed for!!   "Where there is a will, there is always a way".!!   I think this statement helps to personify this project. Last night whilst trolling on FB...ummm, Mr. S, tagged me in a great picture of an old abandoned truck on some farm, somewhere.

So, the inspiration:

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I think you are beginning to see the allure! Kind of ties in with the title, eh?

I have seen plenty of just about all sorts of things growing out of abandoned items but this one is rather interesting to me.   Oddly enough, after a bit of searching last night, I came up with another aid to the project.....

For Discussion Purposes Only
[ATTACH=full]34138[/ATTACH]

Now at first glance I thought this was the same truck in both pictures...and very well could be I suppose, however the tree is different the surrounding are different (yes I know it's a different direction..LOL) but the power line is present and other qualities are strikingly the same. Same or not? Maybe the first could be a good photoshop of the second......who knows? Not really concerned as it really doesn't matter in the larger scope of thing....LOL!!! If it is not the same truck, I would almost venture to guess there is some strange Dodge Disease out there!!

With all that blah blah out of the way, I knew I had something similar in the stash.

The Kit:

[ATTACH=full]34139[/ATTACH]

Oh yeah, it is that old!   A friend gave this to me a while back and figured I would end up doing something with it and/or it's parts.....it will work!!   The truck in the picture appear to be of the Dodge variety and of course the kit is a Chevy....again.....LOL, not really concerned!!!!

Here is a couple of quick views of what I will be working with or not, judging from the pictures, since there is not a whole lot left of the trucks.

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[ATTACH=full]34141[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH=full]34142[/ATTACH]

Yes, a lovely shade of dark red plastic, almost maroon!! So there will be a considerable amount of.........body work to be done and then I will also have an appropriate base to construct along the way. I am not looking to replicate either of these photos to a "T"...LOL, but will do my best to keep the basic idea of it all!!

As always, I thank you for stopping by and keeping me company for a while!!

<blockquote data-quote="TRM" data-source="post: 111671" data-attributes="member: 7528">Hello everyone!!!I need to get this out straight away....It&#039;s Chris&#039;s fault!!!! ;DOK, with that said onto what he is actually being blamed for!!&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Where there is a will, there is always a way&quot;.!!&nbsp;&nbsp; I think this statement helps to&nbsp; personify this project.&nbsp; Last night whilst trolling on FB...ummm, Mr. S, tagged me in a great picture of an old abandoned truck on some farm, somewhere.So, the inspiration:For Discussion Purposes Only[ATTACH=full]34137[/ATTACH]I think you are beginning to see the allure!&nbsp; Kind of ties in with the title, eh?&nbsp; I have seen plenty of just about all sorts of things growing out of abandoned items but this one is rather interesting to me.&nbsp;&nbsp; Oddly enough, after a bit of searching last night, I came up with another aid to the project.....For Discussion Purposes Only[ATTACH=full]34138[/ATTACH]Now at first glance I thought this was the same truck in both pictures...and very well could be I suppose, however the tree is different the surrounding are different (yes I know it&#039;s a different direction..LOL) but the power line is present and other qualities are strikingly the same.&nbsp; Same or not?&nbsp; Maybe the first could be a good photoshop of the second......who knows?&nbsp; Not really concerned as it really doesn&#039;t matter in the larger scope of thing....LOL!!!&nbsp; If it is not the same truck, I would almost venture to guess there is some strange Dodge Disease out there!!With all that blah blah out of the way, I knew I had something similar in&nbsp; the stash.&nbsp; The Kit:[ATTACH=full]34139[/ATTACH]Oh yeah, it is that old!&nbsp;&nbsp; A friend gave this to me a while back and figured I would end up doing something with it and/or it&#039;s parts.....it will work!!&nbsp;&nbsp; The truck in the picture appear to be of the Dodge variety and of course the kit is a Chevy....again.....LOL, not really concerned!!!!Here is a couple of quick views of what I will be working with or not, judging from the pictures, since there is not a whole lot left of the trucks.[ATTACH=full]34140[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]34141[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]34142[/ATTACH]Yes, a lovely shade of dark red plastic, almost maroon!!&nbsp; So there will be a considerable amount of.........body work to be done and then I will also have an appropriate base to construct along the way.&nbsp; I am not looking to replicate either of these photos to a &quot;T&quot;...LOL, but will do my best to keep the basic idea of it all!!&nbsp;&nbsp; As always, I thank you for stopping by and keeping me company for a while!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TRM, post: 111671, member: 7528"] Hello everyone!!! I need to get this out straight away....[b][SIZE=4]It's Chris's fault!!!![/SIZE][/b] ;D OK, with that said onto what he is actually being blamed for!! "Where there is a will, there is always a way".!! I think this statement helps to personify this project. Last night whilst trolling on FB...ummm, Mr. S, tagged me in a great picture of an old abandoned truck on some farm, somewhere. So, the inspiration: [b][color=Red]For Discussion Purposes Only[/color][/b] [ATTACH=full]34137[/ATTACH] I think you are beginning to see the allure! Kind of ties in with the title, eh? I have seen plenty of just about all sorts of things growing out of abandoned items but this one is rather interesting to me. Oddly enough, after a bit of searching last night, I came up with another aid to the project..... [b][color=Red]For Discussion Purposes Only[/color][/b] [ATTACH=full]34138[/ATTACH] Now at first glance I thought this was the same truck in both pictures...and very well could be I suppose, however the tree is different the surrounding are different (yes I know it's a different direction..LOL) but the power line is present and other qualities are strikingly the same. Same or not? Maybe the first could be a good photoshop of the second......who knows? Not really concerned as it really doesn't matter in the larger scope of thing....LOL!!! If it is not the same truck, I would almost venture to guess there is some strange Dodge Disease out there!! With all that blah blah out of the way, I knew I had something similar in the stash. The Kit: [ATTACH=full]34139[/ATTACH] Oh yeah, it is that old! A friend gave this to me a while back and figured I would end up doing something with it and/or it's parts.....it will work!! The truck in the picture appear to be of the Dodge variety and of course the kit is a Chevy....again.....LOL, not really concerned!!!! Here is a couple of quick views of what I will be working with or not, judging from the pictures, since there is not a whole lot left of the trucks. [ATTACH=full]34140[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]34141[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]34142[/ATTACH] Yes, a lovely shade of dark red plastic, almost maroon!! So there will be a considerable amount of.........body work to be done and then I will also have an appropriate base to construct along the way. I am not looking to replicate either of these photos to a "T"...LOL, but will do my best to keep the basic idea of it all!! As always, I thank you for stopping by and keeping me company for a while!! [/QUOTE]

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