Vic Hickey (1 Viewer)

[67azcruizr]

Did not know that Vic had anything to do with the XR311 project.
Here are some photos of the one we owned:

Steve did you get the .50 cal. or the 106mm with that model?

 

[JohnnyC]

here you are johnny

Hickey Heavy Duty Snatch Block Pulley for 4WD Winch use

Thanks for that post ..... is this yours?

This is similar in function, size and rating to current Warn mod. 61560 and ARB mod. 7000 pulleys that both sell for around $80, but they don't include the removable hook.

1. 19,000-pound pulling capacity
2. Designed for winches with up to 9,500 pound capacity
3. Alloy steel swivel hook with quick-pull pin enables easy cable loading.
4. For use with cable up to 7/16 in. diameter.
5. 1/4 in. alloy steel side plates that sit snugly against pulley - winch cable does not become trapped.
6. Length (in.)=9 1/2 body, 12 1/2 with hook, Width=5 1/2, Wt. = 10 lbs.

 

[wesintl]

Thanks for that post ..... is this yours?

no, should it be?

 

[JohnnyC]

no, should it be?

i noticed it was for sale in denver it could be yours if you buy it

 

[65swb45]

Cool Stuff Johnny! Takes me back!

I was just telling Land Cruiser Junky LAST SATURDAY about my Hickey Blazer I had back in the late 80s. Custom low profile fiberglass hood, custom moulded fiberglass roof rack. custom full-time 4wd driveplate slugs, front cage etc.

When I got my first K-5 in 80, I picked up a generic 4wd book that had the trademark Hickey cutaway sections of the Blazer, Bronco, Ramcharger, jeep scout and Landcruiser in the back of the book.That was my introduction to 4wd porn! And of course it had the infamous cover shot of the Hickey K-5 hanging from a tree by the Sidewinder.

Now I've got to go look for that book again.

 

[fj45lv]

i noticed it was for sale in denver it could be yours if you buy it

Just curious, where did you see this listed on Denver, and how much did they want for it?
Thanks!
Eric C.

 

[JohnnyC]

fj45lv its just from the link that wesintl posted...but...its expired now.


here is another side winder literature as well as an ad from 1949

 

[hickeyracing]

Here are some photos when we ran the Baja Boot 2 years ago at the Las Vegas Mint 400 pre run, It was a blast getting the boot out in the dirt again

 

[hickeyracing]

Here is another Hickey car i own, Its the James Garner 1970 Olds 442 Baja race car, Iam right now restoring it and upgrading it to race it next May in the 2010 NORRA 1000 vintage race, Iam having a problem loading more photos right now

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

Wow...never heard about that one. Funny as the '70, 442 is probably the only muscle car I would restore...nearly picked one up before the '64 FJ40, but I figured I'd have more fun with the cruiser.

Now if I can only find one like this

Are these pictures I found on-line good?

You need a few more posts before you can add more pics...that or you need to buy a start.

 

[JohnnyC]

Here is another Hickey car i own, Its the James Garner 1970 Olds 442 Baja race car, Iam right now restoring it and upgrading it to race it next May in the 2010 NORRA 1000 vintage race, Iam having a problem loading more photos right now

Hello Ron thanks for showing up

If you want to send me some pics i can post them up for ya

do you have any pics of 000001 ?

 

[hickeyracing]

Yes thats my car, it looks like the photos i sent for the story in Hemmings, they made the blue a little brighter, and a have the 00001 blazer and will send old and new photos, Thanks for your interest

 

[Arizona Tonto]

I knew both Vic and Bill Stroppe. They raced against each other on the dry lakes in the '30s (Chevy vs. Ford) and worked together at the seaplane base in Long Beach during World War II. The last communication I had from Vic included pictures of his Tag-Along Trailers, and he was located near Advance Adapters in Paso Robles at that time. I have some other pictures he sent me if anyone would like them.

I also rode in the Four Wheeler Toyota in a Mint 400 and a couple of Baja races while I was tech editor. Does anyone know what has happened to Bill Sanders?

Tonto

 

[JohnnyC]

Thanks for posting Tonto...

I would love to see some pics

I havent really researched into Bill Sanders...just really Vic because of the connection to Hickey enterprises and their connection to the land cruiser community.

maybe Ron aka hickeyracing knows?

 

[hickeyracing]

Photos

I would love to see any of the photos you have, i have a large collection of Hickey photos, I just finished the restoration of the Vic Hickey James Garner 1970 Olds 442

 

[SouthBostonFJ40]

I went to look at an 80 series that was for sale and the guy had a Hickey Edition Chevy Blazer. It had a Hickey brush guard with a sidewinder winch, special rear tire carrier, special hubs, internal cage and a Hickey steering wheel. It was orange with white accents.

 

[Oldsdado]

Yes thats my car, it looks like the photos i sent for the story in Hemmings, they made the blue a little brighter, and a have the 00001 blazer and will send old and new photos, Thanks for your interest

I decided to do a search today on Vic Hickey. I find it more that a little strange that I'm doing it in the anniversary of his death June 13, 2010. (Vic passed a way in 2003 on the same date) All par for the course for the way things have been going.

I don't know why but I have been plagued by coincidences and parallels to Vic for some time now. So much so that they have lead me on this, now three hour web search today.

Thanks to your site I have an address on Callens in Ventura to go see what stands there presently.

I find yet another interesting piece of the past with Vic wearing a Hurst Olds jacket in one of the photos in this thread. I own a few of those cars. Very strange!

Does anyone know who has the other Baja Boot? And where it is?

It isn't really important. I'd just like to know.

So I'll go visit the address in hope that what ever is supposed to happen will happen and I'll get it over with....It's kind of getting annoying to tell you the truth.

Thanks again for taking the time in posting and for the other information.

 

[CruiserStuff]

I found a Hickey catalog in with Pete Condos' stuff I have. Here's a scan of the covers, inside and out. Let me know if you'd like the pages of the catalog as well....

 

[JohnnyC]

ran into some more Hickey stuff online ... interesting buggy and mag

 

[nuclearlemon]

article on hickey land cruiser option found when cleaning out my files