Camino LS6

Wow! That looks great!

Compare that SL and its taillights to say, one from 1970. Pretty clear when you do that.

Yeah, but you know me, I like different. The term "Longhorn" applies to the 9' beds - although this is the first time I've seen it applied to a pre-1960s truck.

Well, you are our resident guru of paint - I think you're entitled.

Yeah. *sighs*

I can respect that, Roger. But I still like the longbed

If the final product is true-to-concept, this car will do just fine. The Converj was beautiful in a way electrics rarely are.

Like that Longhorn...

I'm going to guess red for the original color. It might not take all that much to make this driveable - full resto is another story.

That depends. Are we talking Barracuda, or 'Cuda? 'Cuda fans are legion. Challenger was a largely forgotten nameplate prior to the new one, while certain 'Cudas went beyond a million dollars at collector auctions. No, 'Cuda is a nameplate Chrysler would be foolish not to use. I expect to see "Hemicuda" in traditional chrome font on some fresh fenders before too long.

I bookmarked that one the day it was posted. I'd love to buy it, but it's just not in the budget.

Thanks BP, but I've about had it with long journeys without positive result.

*nods*

Ugh. The NASCAR recipe will ruin it.

I'd say that this is older than that.

I get what you are saying, Horse. But there just isn't time to do all of the horse-trading I wanted to do ahead of buying a plow truck, so I'm going to have to simply take the best one I can find with the cash I have on hand now. Once I have it, the horse-trading can resume.

Precursor to the Forward Control jeeps? Made me think of them and WWII era military trucks right away.

Wow! That's some distinction! If they are high-density concrete (EP Henry is the brand I used), then you can run a plate compactor over them after the are loosely set. You just have to spread sand over the surface and lay down a sheet of the separation fabric on top first. It saves a ton of time, but yeah, you will have some cuts to make for your pattern - and that can take forever. I used to make the cuts dry with a diamond blade in an 8 1/4 worm-drive saw, but when I started doing lots of this work I always rented a wet saw.

I wouldn't be surprised to find that I have a hernia now - I've never weighed more than 160 lbs. Pavers are actually faster, done properly. Do you know what kind of pavers you have?

For me it is my right hand and elbow... Plus, after a few decades of it, it's time to stop. It was always a challenge when the materials and equipment all outweighed me - you should have seen my scrawny self setting huge flagstone! Pavers are much easier.

Hardscaping is seriously physical - I think I'm officially retired from it now.

They forgot to fasten the running boards to the back of the cab and front of the bed, so when they put the salt spreader on... I think you are onto something (all joking aside) - there had to be a huge amount of weight in the back for this to happen. That is a large salt spreader, and there seems to be a big pile in the bed.

Make sure to use separation fabric between the stone and the earth. EDIT: Oh, and spend almost all of your time getting the base perfect - that's the key to a good patio.

Chevy could use the same idea to make an El Camino from the Traverse. That would be cool..sort of. If they have anything of the sort in mind, I'd much rather they let the El Camino rest in peace having never been compromised like that.

Bloody minivan with an odd body slapped onto it: NOT a truck.