Your First Slick?

[azjake]

So, what was your first Slick? Ours was a 1965 F100 Fleetside Longbed with a 240 six, three on the tree tranny, manual steering and manual brakes. We named it "Low Tech" for obvious reasons. It was a rust free Arizona truck that the PO and his brother owned it for over 16 years.

Low Tech before paint.


Low Tech after paint.


Jake

[Anthony]

first..


second..


and combined..


this is the only one that has been a driver so with the help of the 2 above THIS is my true first!! MODERATOR EDIT "Anthony, I think that makes this truck 1.5 "

[6166 Junkyard Dog]

hi azjake let's the thread keep going but wanted to say I stopped this past summer over at the T/A and saw a slick, the girl loves her truck and then told me who she bought from ???,. anyway my first slick is different, Big Slick that was at Slickstock in York, Pa. I own several but my first ride in one was back in 1962 4x4 shop truck for my parents trucking company

[slick4x4]

My first vehicle was a slick....
Back in 78 in highschool I drove a 61 UNI with a 302 & c4 trans

[Toyz]

1963 Flareside, 292, 3 speed, black, ex City of Houston truck circa 1970!
Paul

[azjake]

hi azjake let's the thread keep going but wanted to say I stopped this past summer over at the T/A and saw a slick, the girl loves her truck and then told me who she bought from ???,. anyway my first slick is different, Big Slick that was at Slickstock in York, Pa. I own several but my first ride in one was back in 1962 4x4 shop truck for my parents trucking company

Was her Slick a '66 F250 Custom Cab Camper Special?

Jake

[azjake]

Nice Slick, Anthony! Do you other guys have photos of your first Slick?

Jake

[Alan Mclennan]

My first Slick, which is now half Lenore and half Beryl ????, 351 Clevo, was 4 on floor went with C4 while doing engine rebuild...




My second slick, 66`300 inline 6, 4 on the floor..I bought this one to get the box off the back, ended up using all body work for Lenore, then could bring myself to sell her off!





The green machine was my Third, now belongs to Leeroy. another Clevo with 4 on floor

[azjake]

Nice Slicks, Alan. Hey! Who is the guy trying to get out of the third photo?

Jake

PS,
I like the hood ornament on the third Slick!!!

[azjake]

Low Tech had to earn it's keep. Here is a photo of it towing my welder trailer. We should have kept Low Tech and my welder!!!

Jake

[DV65CustomCab]

Many, many years ago. Bought for $200:

Used it for a year, then sold it for $300.
Bed was rusted out so bad across the front the sides were sinking down past the floor. 352 ran perfectly. I loved the thing but realized the futility of trying to restore it. This truck was the reason I sought out Big Red a dozen years later when I wanted another old truck.

[6166 Junkyard Dog]

azjake : YES It was , I gave her a card, then put the slick 60s website on the card, then she drove off into the sunset

[azjake]

azjake : YES It was , I gave her a card, then put the slick 60s website on the card, then she drove off into the sunset

I bet her Slick was a beat up yellow/white version. Did it look like this?



She keeps wanting to sell it back to me. I don't want the truck back, but would like to have the CC instrument panel with extra factory Ford gauges out of it...

Jake

[6166 Junkyard Dog]

yes that's the truck,, she saw some of the trucks we had on the trailer, we talked a little bit while her friend was getting a 6 pack.. Also the truck in my aviator is my truck/dog

[azjake]

Hey Tom!

Nice dog/truck!

The next time you are in the area, let me know and maybe we can get together for a visit. Also, if you are looking for anything in particular Slick related, let me know. I can keep an eye out for them here.

Jake

[Limestone66]

Good thread and lotsa memories you guys have. I've had many vehicles in various states of disrepair over the years, most of them Fords. But my 'first' slick was my 61 uni longbox i bought from my neighbor for 500 bucks. Back in those days you could buy a good running old truck for under a grand, like i did. 240 inline, three on the tree. It was my first slick that i kept for several years with my first wife and both of my oldest kids. Sold it for a $1000 to one of my working buddys. To this day, i have very fond memories of that old truck. Now i have 'Limestone', and she is all i need.

[qwertyd10n]

Here's a shot of my '66 prior to me picking it up in Wisconsin 5+ years back:



Happy New Year everyone!

Dion

[azjake]

Good thread and lotsa memories you guys have. I've had many vehicles in various states of disrepair over the years, most of them Fords. But my 'first' slick was my 61 uni longbox i bought from my neighbor for 500 bucks. Back in those days you could buy a good running old truck for under a grand, like i did. 240 inline, three on the tree. It was my first slick that i kept for several years with my first wife and both of my oldest kids. Sold it for a $1000 to one of my working buddys. To this day, i have very fond memories of that old truck. Now i have 'Limestone', and she is all i need.

My wife and I have had many vehicles throughout the years, also. My favorites were a '57 Chevy convertible, '64 GTO, '66 Wildcat GS (the only year that the GS option was offered on the Wildcat!), '63 Galaxie Convertible, '64 Galaxie 2 door HT, well, too many to list!

BTW, you know what I like the vest about Low Tech, having the three on the tree keeps kids from stealing it! Most do not know how to drive them!

Jake

[azjake]

Here's a shot of my '66 prior to me picking it up in Wisconsin 5+ years back:



Happy New Year everyone!

Dion

Nice Slick!

Jake

[LM14]

Got my first one off EBay the day before I got my heart shocked and "re-set" the first time. Paid $202.50 for it. Bought the Texas uni I'm building now and sold this one untouched. It had every factory rust option available, thus the move to the Texas truck. This is on the way home with it.



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