1958 F.W.D.

No one will be able to hear mine after you start yours.........Their eardrums will be ruptured!!!

WTF???? I caught the boobage however you neglected the lovely ladies of Winfall in this series of pictures. (Or were the boobage shots of Winfall ladies?)

Saturday is the auction. Usually high-dollar items such as leather parade hats, presentation speaking trumpets, restored gamewell cabinets, stuff like that. Bring a very very big wad of large bills. OR you can come on Sunday to the flea market with us poor folks.

Hey Carl you have any plans for dinner on Sat night? Hit me up, I could be talked into going to the Tilted Kilt!!!

Just found this on the internet.....just browsing.....no, really...I was......I kinda like it, don't you????

Couldn't agree with you more Paul. "The Thaw" has rapidly been turning into a giant blue-light a t-shirt show for the last 6 or 7 years. The vast majority of these kids today could care less about antique apparatus- if it has a third pedal they treat it like it has some communicable disease. Lately The Thaw has been just a place for me to see old friends I have not seen in a while, and to find good books and yes, occasionally a part or piece of equipment that I need. What part of the building are you in? I am sure I have walked past you before- I will make it a point to stop by and say hello. You wouldn't happen to have a 4.5" floating strainer, would you???

I would. Probably way too expensive. Stick with the folks that do it every day- a trophy shop. Sign maker, maybe. But the trophy guy would be my first choice.

I can't remember what the discussion was about, but a bunch of you hicks were talking farm-boy hick talk, and I had to ask what "silage" was.....LOL

Just shows what you know!! I was born and raised in Philly- so neener neener neener to you!!!! LOL

I hope you have enough room inside your shop, I'd hate to see you park that outside!!!!

In retrospect my comment was out of kilter. My apologies if I offended you or your wife. I think's it's awesome that she did that for you. Mine might consider it but sharing? Wouldn't happen. Enjoy your present!!! Hope to see you at Macungie 2013!!!!

Wow. Some interesting family dynamics there!!! Wonder if I would want to be a fly on the wall eavesdropping at Thanksgiving or Christmas Dinner??? 41Chevy: I am really very sorry that this has happened to you. It must break your heart to watch your grandson have gone through this, much less experienced his asshole-ness first hand. Keep your head up and have comfort in knowing that your other grandson is a good kid. And also know that all of us on here have your back anytime you want to come and vent, please do!!!! Best regards, 1958 FWD Randy Y. Hope to see you at Macungie 2013!!!

Looking for info on Toyota Tacomas.......Anyone have a 4-door with a V6/Auto/4WD??? What year, what kind of true mileage do you get, how many miles on it and any major problems???? I love my 2008 Chevy Silervado Z71 (5.3) but this 13-15 mpg shit (depending on how hard my right foot goes down) is killing me. Now that the kids are out of their booster seats (which is why I had to go full size to begin with) I am considering going back down to the smaller pickup....Anyone?? Anyone?? I once owned a 1998 4-Runner and it was the best damn vehicle I ever owned!!! It was a divorce present from wife number one to myself. Wife number two decided to total it with 187,000 miles on it- was just getting broken in!!!!

I love the weathered tires on the R....nice work, wish I had the patience. I have been working on two of the Ertl 1:25th scale American LaFrance kits for about 15 years now...LOL

I doubt it. 41Chevy what does his liberal aunt have to say now? I bet her tail is tucked between her legs......

What can I say, I'm pretty boored tonight............

Sounds like Ken needs a hug. I'm gonna post pix upside down now just to annoy him.

Dont forget to meet at the Watts tent at 12:00. And if anyone brings backpacks, or coolers or anything, and you DONT bring your own truck (hence a place to store your gear) you are welcome to stash your stuff with the F.W.D. with the understanding that I am not responsible. Also you are welcome to bring a folding chair and gather 'round my table under my tent for some shady bullshitting out of the sun.

Be careful!!!! In Pennsylvania you do NOT have to have a CDL for an antique truck that is tagged and titled as an antique and is not acting within commerce. If it is tagged and titled as a common/standard motor vehicle and is being driven/operated for the purposes of transporting goods or services, a CDL is required.

Put in for Friday off from work yesterday.

They still race on Front Street (now Columbus Blvd) and on Packer Avenue in Philly- but it's all young stupid kids (stupid in the sense that they dont have the respect for horsepower/torque and machinery in general that you and I had growing up) in souped up rice-burners.

I concur with your statement, however how can I appear "professional" when the professionals (Penndot/PSP) don't even know WTF they are talking about?

Regarding trucks weighing in excess of 26,001lbs that are tagged/titled as ANTIQUES in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and CDL requirements; I personally have done extensive research on this topic for my own knowledge. My FWD GVWR is 28,000, however actual dry weight is 16,500. Additionally as it is a privately owned antique, NOT IN COMMERCE (that is, hauling freight or performing a service or delivering goods for a profit) YOU DO NOT, I REPEAT, YOU DO NOT NEED A CDL. I went through the PENNDOT wringer as well as the Pa State Police wringer regarding this. NOT ONE SINGLE SOUL could give me the same answer twice, and barely anyone could give me similar answers. At first, everyone was like "uh if the GVWR is 26,001+ you need a CDL. I would then say "what if the actual weight is 16,500, certified by the CAT scale, and its a privately owned antique vehicle that is not within commerce?" People would then say "it doesnt matter." So then I would say "Ok, what about all these tour-bus sized privately-owned RV's that weigh 50,000+? Do they need a CDL?" Folks were all unanimous- "No." So then I would say "Then why in the hell do I need one, for a vehicle with a GVWR of 28,000, never mind the fact that its actual weight is 16,500??? Can you cite the code section out of the Vehicle Code that specifies why I would have to have one and not the guy with the 50,000lb bus?" I could then hear them all scratching their heads as they were saying "uhhhhhh, uhhhhh, ummmmm I'll have to call you back." And the calls would never come. Same deal with any phone calls to the PSP- only they would get irritated when I would ask for the code section. You could always tell the Trooper on the other end of the line wanted to say "How fucking dare you question me!?" I finally had to contact my state representative (Charlie Dent) to get their office to call Penndot and/or the PSP to say "Hey guys, what the fug?" I received a letter in the mail about 5 weeks later. Letter was written by the Commissioner of Penndot at the time. Basically says "Privately owned vehicle that is tagged/titled as an antique in the Commonwealth of Pa.- operator does NOT need have a CDL, however needs to have the class B endorsement on their NON-CDL drivers license. To this day I keep the letter in the glove box of the truck.

So uh....What size are those? That.....The tank I mean.....Uhhhhhh.......Yeah the tank?

If anyone likes to read, try the book "Report from Engine Company 82" by Dennis Smith. He was a fireman assigned to the busiest fire station in the world in the late 60's/70's- Engine 82/85 and Ladder 31 located at Intervale Ave & E 169 in the Bronx. These guys were in the middle of the arson spree that burnt down the South Bronx. It's a good read not just for firefighters, anyone would enjoy it- gives a good insight to the urban blight and the problems of the decay.