Recent content by Gun Runner 5

Now that I’m retired and on a fixed income, I’ve decided to sale a few things.

Funny you mentioned People’s Express. In 1986 they started flying from EWR to ORF & CAE. Piedmont considered Norfolk, VA and Columbia, SC to be their turf and they were known to be ruthless competitors. People‘s Express started running no frills flights for $49.00. Piedmont matched their prices...

I assume everyone has some level of affection for the first major airline that hired them if you were lucky enough to get hired in the first place. Piedmont was one of those “once in a lifetime experiences” that is hard to explain to folks that didn’t work there. The original Piedmont pilots are...

A full range of emotions. The top photo made me proud while the bottom one made me sad. Oh well....

Just make sure it’s a shop that actually has experience with Toyota injectors and injection pumps.

My wife found this old photograph mixed in with some family photos. Top photo is the traditional Piedmont pain scheme whereas the bottom photo is the transitional paint scheme between Piedmont’s red, white and blue and the polished aluminum of USAir.

Sadly enough I can remember when an 8 Track was “state of the art”. I had a friend in high school whose parents bought him a new Camaro with an 8 Track. His “coolness” went off-scale.

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A lot of potential for at least a temporary avatar photo. :)

^^^^^^^^^ Love to hear your ideas. :)

It’s amazing that this Ute hasn’t already sold. It’s about as close to a “turn key” Ute as you’re going to find.

This subject was broached in post #21. There seems to always be two options when it comes to buying a 25 year old 70 Series. Option 1 is to go ahead and spend the money up front and buy basically a “turn key” Cruiser which in my opinion will require a higher budget than you’ve stated. Option 2...

Granted the “extra” door isn’t OEM but based on that one photo it appears its addition was well thought out and executed. I personally would see it as a plus.