Yesterday we were driving down to Denver to see Ross' mom and Ross turns to me and says, "Can I ask you a question?" (He has never asked me to ask a question before). Then he asks if we can go by the house in Littleton one last time to see his dream 4 door 1966 International Harvestor Pick Up. He had one of these trucks back in high school and ever since he can't stop talking about how badly he wants another one when he's older. Being that we were moving and extremely 'stuff' conscious, I figured it was safe to just look so I said, "sure." We had been by this truck multiple times b/c it's in a neighborhood pretty close to where Ross lived in high school. Ross has had his eye on this thing for over 10 years and had even talked with the old man who is the original owner about 8 years ago. Since then, he has never had the courage to go to the door but yesterday was different.
He went up to the door while I sat in the car and an older lady opened the door. Ross explained that he loves the truck and had talked with her husband about it many years ago. She then told him that her husband had passed away in May and she has been wanting to get rid of the truck but doesn't know where to start b/c it's not worth anything (or so she thought--Ross pretty much looks for these everyday on ebay and they always go for a couple thousand dollars in bad condition). Now, Ross is about the luckiest guy I know...the fact that he finally asks about the truck and the old man had just bit the dust is sad, but very lucky.
Anyways, to make a long story short....Ross ended up dealing with her sons later in the afternoon and offered $400 (Thats 40 $10 bills!)and it was a done deal. Can we go a little further with the 'lucky'? Ross is such a freak, he seriously would have paid like $6000 for his dream truck in perfect condition. Thank God he didn't! Now we have another 'project' and Ross has his dream car so he will never have to buy another one! (cross your fingers). I'm a pretty good wife if you ask me....how could I resist--it's his birthday!
Here's some pictures and some great things about the truck:
-The guy was the original owner, he got every bell and whistle that came on the darn thing, the paint is original, there isn't a rust spot to be seen (ok, maybe a few small spots), it has a wood-grain dash, it has 72,000 original miles....and THEY THREW IN THE CUSTOM CAMPER for free! 
HECK OF A DEAL!
10 comments:
I just had a vision of Houk family vacations in that camper. That was one heck of a deal!!
Texas? Air Conditioning? Oops! :-)Looks like Ross may be the only one riding in it in the summer!
Awesome! I look forward to seeing this one in TX.
scott is freaking out. he can't believe that deal. congratulations, ross!
Vanessa...you and Ross and the funnest people I know, seriously. I can't wait for you to live an hour away...and I can't wait to ride my bike to come see you. Maybe if I get a flat you can come get me in the pick-up. LOVE YOU!
That's pretty cool - only problem I see is there won't be much time left to work on MY truck!
We look forward to having you so close!
PS - Ross is going to be a Redneck Celebrity in the Huntsville Metro area...
that's an amazing story! Awesome truck!
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