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Super Light Battery, Will It Help?
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Posted July 10 2008 02:56 PM by John Gilbert
It's not a knee-jerk response, but I have a side project going right now its a 2000 S-10 I bought eight years ago. The little bugger has a 2.2 4-banger with a Tremec 5-speed.
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Filed under: Editorials, Vintage Truck Talk
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California Hands-Free Cellphone Law As Of July 1
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Posted July 1 2008 09:57 PM by John Gilbert
Today was the first day of California's Hands-Free cellphone law. While most people went out and bought a Bluetooth, I'm using the cheap headphone thing that came with my Blackberry... I call it a Bucktooth.
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Filed under: Editorials, Vintage Truck Talk
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Carburetor Versus EFI 350 Versus 305
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Posted July 1 2008 06:35 AM by John Gilbert
Only two-years later, and now its painfully obvious: In September of '06 when I titled the CCT cover story "Grilles Gone Wild" on my 1988 Chevy C1500 known as "Future Shock 88" there were some people that got it, and a...
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Filed under: Editorials, Classic Chevrolet Trucks
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Future Shock '88 Longbed A Wrongbed?
IRS Bad, Worse, Or Better?
New Guidelines For Reader's Rides
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Posted June 27 2008 02:02 AM by John Gilbert
Me thinks, someone was a victim of too-much potty training as a child: There's no chronological rhyme or reason to the order things appear on Custom Classic Trucks' Website. That said, totally disregard the uptight...
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Ford's New F-100 for 2009
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Posted June 23 2008 04:17 PM by John Gilbert
After having some major disappointments with buying brand-new trucks, I
think I might almost be a little excited about the new Ford
F-100. Cheap materials with killer gas-mileage describes my
'05 GMC Sierra...
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Filed under: Classic Truck News
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Ford Truck Show Big Extra Fun Sip
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Posted June 22 2008 03:35 PM by John Gilbert
Its Sunday morning the day after the F-100 Western Nats were held at Featherly Park, and I got up at 4:30 AM to drive back out there and shoot two truck features. If this isn't a boring lead-in then what is?
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Filed under: Classic Truck News, Classic Truck Events
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President Nixon Had A Ford
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Posted June 22 2008 02:52 PM by John Gilbert
I grew up just over ther hill from where President Nixon was born in Whittier, Caifornia. As a kid growing up in the 50s and 60s it wasn't uncommon to spot Richard Millhouse Nixon driving his dad's 55 Ford pickup down...
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Filed under: Classic Truck News, Drivetrain
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Custom Classic Thursday News
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Posted June 19 2008 03:57 PM by John Gilbert
Yikes, the heat is on! The first day of Summer is day after tomorrow,
and So Cal is in the middle of a heatwave. Hey I'm not complaining just
getting ready to hang out underneath a shady tree at the F-100 Western
Nats at...
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June 19 2008 CCT Thursday News
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Posted June 18 2008 09:10 PM by John Gilbert
Posting a weekly update on here every Thursday to share with Custom Classic Trucks' print and online readers what we are up to behind the scenes has been something I have wanted to do since 1964.
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Primer Crimes From Satan's Rust Bucket
If You Got The Money Honey
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Posted June 18 2008 07:13 PM by John Gilbert
Two-weeks ago I was on World Talk Radio and had mentioned that a '56 Ford F-100 had gone through Barrett Jackson at a 100-grand. Who could have possibly known that...
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Chevrolet Silverado Research
Review in-depth reviews on the new Chevrolet Silverado, featuring test drives, comparisons, options, features and more. The V8 standard engine in the Silverado gives you 326 horsepower with an estimated 16 mpg. It comes with comparable warranty coverage to other vehicles in its class. You may also be interested in the Dodge Ram 1500 and the Ford F150.
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