1978 Ranchero 500

Discussion in 'Ranchero Pics' started by Ranchero Kidd, Jul 16, 2010.

  1. Ranchero Kidd

    Ranchero Kidd In Third Gear

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    I'm not exactly sure what the original color was, the guy I bought it from didn't know for sure. He said he would put his best guess on it being a red I think he said.
     
  2. 5.0 Chero

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    So you changed it from blue to yellow?
     
  3. Ranchero Kidd

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    I changed it from the blue, which was on when I bought it and I was told was not the original color, to the color it is now in the photos.
     
  4. Tim70ranchero

    Tim70ranchero In Overdrive

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    looks like it was painted a while ago... holding up good. a few rust stains bleeding thru on those door jams, I would touch them up, before they get bad.
     
  5. 5.0 Chero

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    I was seeing the samething the jams do not look as fresh as the paint on the truck. When did you paint this Ranchero Kidd? :confused:


    What dose it say on the tailgate?
     
  6. Ranchero Kidd

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    Painted it about 5 years ago, the paint isn't holding up that great. That's what I get for using the cheap kind, and painting it in my friends garage. It says blair auto mall, since I used my friends facilities I put a kind of see through lettering on it for him to advertise. The least I could do.
     
  7. Ranchero Kidd

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    Question. On the title would it give the original paint color?
     
  8. 5.0 Chero

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    So you painted it and did the body work with no filler 5 years ago when you were 12 years old??????? sdamn I am impressed
     
  9. Ranchero Kidd

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    Under the watchful eye of my father of coarse. I've grown up with him being around cars and working on them so it's kind of second nature to me I guess.
     
  10. ribald1

    ribald1 Banned PLATINUM MEMBER

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    I was rebuilding engines, includeing most of the machine work at 15, unsupervised. Even doing sand casting and machining to make parts.
     
  11. Ranchero Kidd

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    And by living in a small town I really had nothing better to do anyways.
     
  12. ribald1

    ribald1 Banned PLATINUM MEMBER

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    Even if you lived in a big town that would have been a worthwile course of action. Most kids get past 20 before they have anything accomplished.
     
  13. Giska1

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    I made my first "chopper" when I was 12, well it was a moped but big rear wheel and long forksand hmmm custom paint, not for any showroom but fun, here we cant ride a moped before we are 16 but who cares:D:cool:

    Very impressive Kidd :D
     
  14. Ranchero Kidd

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    Here is what I just did today, I was getting tired of people calling my car an elcamino, this should set them straight.

    [​IMG]
     
  15. Clark

    Clark In Maximum Overdrive

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    Very nice. We small town Nebraska boys know what to do with a Ranchero.
     
  16. Stuntdummy

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    Sadly, I can guarantee you that people will still compliment you on your 'el camino'. Only now, they have no excuse for it. ;)
     
  17. Ranchero Richard

    Ranchero Richard SITE SUPPORTER- GOLD

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    Well, I quess all though they call our trucks El Camino's, something made them notice it;)
     
  18. Stuntdummy

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    Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Incredible.
     
  19. Ranchero Kidd

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    Yes now they do have no excuse for calling it by the wrong name, but I guess it just goes to show that people who have a Ranchero are an elite few.
     
  20. ribald1

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    Not hardly. Right after the Watts riots uncle spend a lot dumped trailer loads of cash into the inner city schools in southern California.
    My high school was 82% minority, so they built state of the art machine shop, metal shop, auto shop, electrical shop and wood shop.
    They also provided college level instructors.
    Naturally, in that school, only about 50 of the over 4000 kids there wanted anything to do with any of these shops.
    I practically lived in those shops for 4 years, including summer school.
    Usually there would be only 3 or 4 other kids with me at any time, so I got a lot of 1 on 1 with the teachers.
     

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