From: Jess Minton (pd.minton@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Sat Apr 12 2003 - 21:26:49 PDT
Tim,
I have been given 2 trophies now for entering my jeep in shows..
i just take it as cool transportation and it gets plenty of attention..
lots of vets at those shows too... enter it next time and see!!
Jess Minton
Arlington, TX
At 11:33 PM 4/12/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>First things first...... I am looking for the "modern" straps and metal
>hardware that attach the straps to the metal radiused corners on the bows
>over a cargo bed. These are the straps that are used to keep the sides of
>the canvas cover rolled up and are attached to the bow corners by means of a
>single large phillips head screw. I have three.....I need 5 more preferably
>with the screws and good metal tips on the straps. Can anyone help?
>
>Today, I loaded up the family and drove the 1942 International M3H4 to the
>Custom Car & Street Rod show that was in town. I wanted to see the cars of
>course, but I also wanted to see if anyone would show any interest in the
>truck. It's kind of fun to watch a bunch of people who are busily admiring
>highly polished & chromed custom cars that cost big bucks stop and stare at
>an old warrior as it rolls by. We even had some folks with video cameras
>run out ahead and in front of the big green machine in order to get some
>frontal shots...and a few guys who were there with their
>pseudo-monster-trucks just stopped talking and took it all in as we went to
>find a parking space among the family cars across the street. Later, as I
>was walking around the car show, I saw quite a few folks had taken time away
>from the custom cars to wander over and get a closer look at the old corn
>binder. I never would have guessed.
>
>Regards,
>TJ
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