Speaking of first fishing cars, mine was a 1955 Plymouth Suburban that I got in 1962. It was a HUGE car. I removed the rear seats and that gave me over 6' of load space with the tail gate closed. Unless I was carrying my 8' pram, that was more than enough space for every bit of equipment that I owned. I don't know what I got for mileage either, but at 25 cents a gallon, who cared.
-- Joe Fusco, Sr. Member of The Missouri Trout Fishermen's Association and The Virtual Fly Box REMEMBER CANCER IS A WORD NOT A SENTENCE Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 8/17/07, Jimmy D. Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My first fishing vehicle was a 1938 GMC pickup. Chevrolet has a retro > pickup and little SUV that look very much like my little GMC, especially > the grille. This old truck had an in-line 6 cylinder engine and was > about as simple as a pickup could be. I don't remember what kind of > mileage I got, but back then 1953, gas was only 25 cents a gallon, and I > got it free at Dad's service station. In fact, I didn't have to buy gas > until I went off to college in 1955. My little pickup, (it was small by > today's standards), would go just about anywhere and I could haul my > little flat bottom Jon Boat in the back, along with my casting rods, > lures, and fly fishing stuff. I didn't have a motor on the little boat, > and didn't need one. My 3 foot sculling paddle took me just about > anywhere I wanted to go, and I could scull about as fast as a modern day > trolling motor will go on low speed. Loved that old truck and my > little boat. > > JIMMY D > > > **************** ><((((((((º> ************** > JIMMY D. MOORE > North Zone Fishing Editor - Texas Fish & Game Mag, > Author - Moon Holler Misfits Fishing & Hunting Club, > Humorist, Past VP Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited, > Member TOWA, Retired Scout Exec. BSA. > ***************** <º))))))))>< ************* > > > > > > > > > >
