How many miles of mountain roadways did this ’53 Chevrolet 3100 Thriftmaster half-ton pickup* travel until it came to rest under a rickety shed in the shadow of Black Rock Mountain? Clayton, 110 miles northeast of Georgia. *The Best Truck Of All Time. Period.
Category Archives: Trucks
No. 107: Time’s Arrow
A 1940 International pickup is a rusty reminder that time takes a toll on everything.Royston, Ga., 85 miles north of Atlanta.
No. 105: An Old Hooker
No. 100: GM’s Finest at Rest
No. 99: Heavy Hauler
No. 97: The Rest is Rust and Stardust
Rust respects no seasons, no makes. A ’63 Dodge 100 longbed. White, 50 miles north of Atlanta
No. 95: Big 6
One of the delights of driving country roads is rounding a curve and discovering something like this. Sylvia saw it first. “Look!” she said. I didn’t hesitate. The Toyota rolled to a quick stop. “Dodge,” I said. Boy, was I wrong. This is a Federal, one of a line of medium- and heavy-weight haulers that debutedContinue reading “No. 95: Big 6”
It Was Running When I Parked It 