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Ole' Blue has sat patiently at rest waiting her turn at get-ting a new lease on life.
Rust was winning and it was this year to fix her or she'd have to 'rust in peace'... forever more!
First we purchased the donor truck then we took em both apart...the easy part!
We took all we needed from the 'donor truck' then we traded the spare parts for the welding help we needed to build a pick-up bed trailer
Tr'lr Work performed to perfection by Mario Aguilar
Waiting on the finishing touches; the old girl sports a fresh-engine, new tranny, Dura-Liner (Tm) new bench seat, sand-blasted and rust- proof coated frame, added a used hood and fenders, we completely coated inside the front end with bed liner and under the hood and on the firewalls, radiator support, and inner fenders.
All Rust must die!
Next we'll begin tackling the outside paint job...
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More Project Photos...Continued
Tombstone, Arizona Territory
Ole' Blue in her heyday at home in Tombstone Arizona; the OK Corral is about 100 yards straight behind her
Most of you have heard about Tombstone Arizona; either in the movies or in the hundreds of books that mention the name. My last duty station in the Army was Fort Huachuca which is about 29 miles south-west of Tombstone. From Ft. Huachuca they launched expeditions against Geronimo and Chochise...but; not while I was there...
I made my home in Tombstone and Ole' blue never let me down once in the whole time I was there. I worked as a communications clerk at USASATEC for the Army Security Agency; and then worked at the Tombstone Printers off duty. My first job in Tombstone took me to the offices of The Tombstone Epitaph where I made plates for the printers printing press.
While in Tombstone my CB 'handle' was simply 'RTO' (radio telephone operator).
I was lucky enough to make friends across the area and met the Humphries family in Wilcox Az, and we helped form one of the largest CB Clubs in the Southwest; The Midnight Streakers of America.
In 1999 the Streakers numbered over 7000 people. Everyone that joins is given a number and mine is Midnight Streaker Number 3, In 1999 , I met Streakers with numbers above 7000. Some notible Streakers include; First Lady Betty Ford who used the CB handle 'First Mama' and Rex Allen.
Warlock out of Wilcox is Number 1, and Fallen Angel was Number 2. Warlock, Fallen Angel and I greeted Rex at the Wilcox Rex Allen Day Celebration in 1976 and officially made him a member.
These people of Arizona are some of the best people in the whole country and I miss them.
If you are out that way or passing through Wilcox then hop on Channel 23 and tell 'em RTO said 'Howdy Hi; and 3's and 8's...they'll know exactly what you are talking about. Ask for Witch Woman or Warlock (jr.)
Here's my CB 'QSL Card' from the late 70's. When we talked 'skip' we exchanged addresses and cards.
Home at Lake Brownwood; Bob worked as mid-day talent, music director, and feature writer while at KKYN and Q-104. Ole' Blue sports her grey fender and band-aid on the left front; tokens compliments of an ex-wife who mistook a Honda Goldwing 1000 as a spot in the road. The cyclist wasn't hurt and luckily no one else was.
Ole Blue and the 5th Wheel in the Smokey Mountains camped in Maggie Valley North Carolina
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