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This is the only original Rosemary I still have in my own collection. There were several things that I had not done before in this picture. One was the truck which I had no photo of this angle so I had to reconstuct this shot in my head. Two, I had never done weathered wood like that so I spent some time searching for old pieces of timber to sketch for reference. Three, hay was a new experience for me. In fact I finished the piece and was showing to a friend and he commented that "Hay never lies that neat in the bed of a truck. Your hay is too neat!" Fortunately I had not clear coated the piece yet so I was able to correct it. Image size 12"x 15". Medium color pencil, gouache, with some marker and micron pen.
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Is the difference between the mirror support bar angles intentional? I've never seen a truck that had the angles divergent like that, the design of the right hand mirror yes but not the bars on which the mirrors are attached. Also, why only one taillight? And now to split a very fine hair, why is the lip of the bed curled on the left side but folded on the right? I'm sorry to call you on inconsistancy but I happen to be the son of Mechanical engineer who worked for GM for most of my memorable lifetime.
I hope that this doesn't come off too negatively, obviously you received the hay appearance criticism. I suppose if all these things I've mentioned are due to the restoration of the vehicle then they'll stop bugging me, but if I was going to restore an old truck I'd try to keep my parts symmetrically consistant.
Apparently at that time you could order the truck model with only one taillight. This was particularly true with Fords in the 40's into the 50's. Only the Deluxe model came with two. My dad has commented that if Henry Ford could have gotten away with just one headlight he would've, but apparently there were already laws against that. The 32 Ford that grandfather had came with only one windshield wiper, driver side, and the 65 Ford Falcon I drove as my first car only came equipped with one lap belt on the driver side.
As dar as the tailgate goes yeah it might be off or as stated in another post it could've been a third party aftermarket part. My references were not clear enough to discern that level of details.
As dar as the tailgate goes yeah it might be off or as stated in another post it could've been a third party aftermarket part. My references were not clear enough to discern that level of details.
I'm glad that my comments didn't come off overly critical, I was after all 'splitting hairs,' so thanks for taking that off of my mind. That's an interesting little factoid about the signals, I guess one must have been required to use hand signals in this truck. (Cause otherwise you can only signal that you're turning left, or moving left.) Needless to say I highly doubt that the truck would be allowed on the Interstate, let alone major State and Provincial Highways. Although personally I'd have this old beauty set up to tackle mud and muck.
I love your work, and nice to get a chance to talk about this sort of subject!
I love your work, and nice to get a chance to talk about this sort of subject!
Well you could get on the Interstate becaused you'd Grandfathered in under the law. With my 65 Falcon I was pulled over once by an officer and he started to take me to task about my passenger not wearing his belt until he realized that the car only had a driver's belt. You are correct though about using hand signals though. FYI. I did get belts for everyone installed in the Falcon about six months later.
That was a very responsible thing to do.
Heh, I have an '86 CJ7 painted Yellow. I don't drive it much as it's a fuel hog, and I can't afford the engine replacement project I have in mind yet. It may seem sacrilige but I want to put a Diesel of similar characteristics to the engine in it now, I think an inline four. Hopefully I won't end up burning out the axles with the monstrous amounts of Torque a Diesel would put out. And yes I'm aware I'd need a new fuel tank or at least have to clean the current one very very very thoroughly.
This baby has monstrous brush gaurd on the front that weighs at least as much as I do, so I think it qualifies as a go anywhere vehicle.
Heh, I have an '86 CJ7 painted Yellow. I don't drive it much as it's a fuel hog, and I can't afford the engine replacement project I have in mind yet. It may seem sacrilige but I want to put a Diesel of similar characteristics to the engine in it now, I think an inline four. Hopefully I won't end up burning out the axles with the monstrous amounts of Torque a Diesel would put out. And yes I'm aware I'd need a new fuel tank or at least have to clean the current one very very very thoroughly.
This baby has monstrous brush gaurd on the front that weighs at least as much as I do, so I think it qualifies as a go anywhere vehicle.
My dad still owns the remains of a '50 GMC pick-up. not a 5 window like portrayed here, but also with a screaming crashbox transmission, (you can hear it howl as it goes up through the gears....) I have always wanted to restore it, but it would be a labor of love, not of value. certainly not for gas milage....
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