1982 Mercury Lynx wagon that i bought as a beater...4 speed manual tranny i think....daughters dubbed it "FishCar" due to the fact my equipment was always in the back seat and most generally, every time i'd get sent for milk, i'd hit the First Branch of the White and grab a couple for a snack!!
Tom in VT > [Original Message] > From: Jimmy D. Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 8/17/2007 8:53:39 AM > Subject: [VFB] Old fishing cars/trucks > > 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))))))))>< ************* > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.17/951 - Release Date: 8/13/2007 10:15 AM
