Tuesday :: 09 February 2010 :: 04:08 AM
319 days to Christmas!
My first pickup was a 1958 International A100 anniversary edition. That means it had the fleetside style bed with the beady lites in the rear. It was a fun truck; I don't know why I ever sold it. Maybe I was too young to understand I had a collector vehicle. That was in 1972 and 73.
During my military service, I drove truck. Seldom did I drive the military style 6x6; mostly was the commercial class six and seven vehicles. Just hated the Fords and Chevys, they looked like huge boxes and drove like dogs. But I loved driving the Internationals, they were comfortable, powerful and they shift smooth.
Last year (2006), I bought two more Binders, both on eBay. One was a 1956 with no rust through, motor running and good tranny - bought it for fixing up. The other was mostly completed and I bought it for fun. But before I could enjoy either of these, I fell off a roof and shattered my pelvis. Ouch!
So, the fixer was sold a few months ago and the beauty is still on the block because the doctors tell me I likely won't be driving a stick shift any more. Thank God it was my left hip and not my right. He is good to me.
You can read about all three of my old Binders here. You can read about my fall from the roof by going to http://IdahoContractor.net/ .
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Random Humor: Ancient Commie Joke
Two Russians are having a chat. One says to the other, "Did you hear about Khruschev's five year plan? He said that at the end of it we would all have bicycles. At the end of the next five year plan every Russian will have a motor car."
"Wow," says the second man, "that's fantastic."
"That's nothing," says the first man, "at the end of the third five year plan we will all have our own airplane."
"But if I have a bike and a car," says the second man, "why do I need an airplane?"
"Well," says the first, "if you hear that 200 miles away, in Rostov, they have eggs available, you can fly there."