This post is a shout out to a great friend. I hope he doesn’t mind. If you don’t know Rich Bishop, you should. He’s one of the best people I know. A while back I had the pleasure of meeting Rich for the first time. Within a few minutes of our conversation we started talking about cars and trucks. At that point I told him about the 1967 Ford truck I had for a while in college and that I would love to have one again, at least, when I can afford to buy the gas without a loan. He smiled and nodded in approval. Less than a week later there was a large envelope in my mailbox from Rich which contained this.
It took me a few seconds to really understand what I was looking at. When my brain managed to get over the shock, I started laughing and thinking about how thoughtful Rich had been. In case you can’t tell what it is, its a brochure describing Ford’s trucks from 1967 and was intended to be distributed at dealerships to prospective customers. Very cool.
However, it didn’t stop there. The other night we went to a party for a mutual friend. He knew I was going to be there and brought another gift along. This one was a little bigger though so we walked out to his car to get it as I was leaving to go home. Again, when he handed it to me I had to pause for a few seconds to process what I was now holding.
This is off of the tailgate of a 1967 Ford truck. How cool is that? (Now I need to figure out where to put it. 
) Rich told me he’s planning on getting me an entire 1967 Ford truck even if its only a piece at a time. Somehow I don’t doubt it.
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B-Rad // August 1, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Go for the side view or rear view mirrors next. Because in the meantime you can use them as shaving mirrors.
Or get the radio next and you can listen to some tunes.
Nicki (Worthen) Young // August 3, 2008 at 11:28 pm
What a nice friend! I can’t wait to see the “rest” of your truck. Almost like a lego piece you’ll be building…you have the “instruction” book, and a piece to this truck!