First off, thieves suck.

Don't even get me started on that.


That said, my insurance company was very fair to me on the value of my Toyota Tacoma and I had a hard time deciding what to get with my settlement check.

I debated for quite some time over what to get.  I thought about a sports car.  I thought about a luxury coupe.  I thought about another, newer truck.

My girlfriend, who I'm planning to propose to btw, sternly told me that this was not the time in my life to be making decisions based on logic and reason and made me get something I've always wanted.


I give you... Frank.  










It's a 1959 Willys Station Wagon with a 1951 body.

The engine's a diesel out of a 1985 Mercedes E-class.

I have plenty of money left over after buying it to fix it up and I have a ton of things planned.  Tomorrow I'm installing the new seats I bought for it.



I'll post more pics if anybody's interested.

awesome!   

Frank is cool. 

Don't let Kent anywhere near it.

 

not leaking gas is it? Fire no bueno

Quote from: lethe on November 09, 2012, 04:01:11 PM
not leaking gas is it? Fire no bueno

I hope it's not leaking gas.

It's a diesel.


That was the first time I'd put fuel in it, and that was when I found out I needed to put a vent line on the fuel tank.

Quote from: Rameses on November 09, 2012, 04:05:25 PM

I hope it's not leaking gas.

It's a diesel.

Quote from: kopfjäger on November 09, 2012, 04:07:08 PM

ok I deserve that 
in my defense I've been ill and my brain isn't quite right yet 

Quote from: ducpainter on November 09, 2012, 03:58:51 PM
Don't let Kent anywhere near it.

Is that a reference to him backing into a house?  Did you know about that?

Quote from: lethe on November 09, 2012, 04:12:19 PM
ok I deserve that 
in my defense I've been ill and my brain isn't quite right yet 

yet?

Quote from: Rameses on November 09, 2012, 04:24:30 PM

Is that a reference to him backing into a house?  Did you know about that?

Not really...just based on generalizations...

Do tell.

Quote from: ducpainter on November 09, 2012, 04:36:30 PM

Do tell.

I'll PM you about that later on when I get a chance. 

congrats on a cool ride!!!

  that's a cool project your girl sounds like a keeper

That is a beauty.  A friend had one years ago, with the original funny little 4 cylinder motor, the intake valves were in the head and the exhaust valves were in the block.   He had it for a long time and many interesting miles.  The Diesel must put it into a whole new dimension!