the beginning.....

where do i begin? how about at the beginning! of course, i have always been a mopar nut. since i was 14 or 15 when the dukes of hazzard first showed up on television. my first car was a 1970 R/T charger with a 440 magnum single four barrel carb and a 727. it was top banana yellow with a charcoal interior. after screwing that car royally, i went on to roadrunners, barracudas, challengers, more chargers, coronets, satellites. spent a while in the 50s with the 57 and 58 dodge and plymouths. fast forward to modern day. now, i am headover heels sick for the old dodge pickups. mainly 39-47, but also have a place in my heart for the pilothouse years, 48-53. my current project is just underway, a 1939 dodge TC, 1/2 ton. i found the cab and frontend on jalopyjournal and drove to jefferson city, mo. back in the early spring with a trailer and a handful of cash and she was mine! not too bad for $200.00! so, i brought her home and dropped her off and off to ottawa kansas to pick up my other "parts" cab. this old girl was a litte rougher and more expensive, but she has nice doors. just under 100 miles and $400.00 and another 100 miles or so home, and she too, was mine! both cabs sat untouched until my vacation last week. here is where the fun begins!