RidgeRunner Gets The '74!!...
 

Vic made the long haul last night from Lakeland FL to Spartanburg SC...got in about 2 am and crashed at the Marriot...gave me a ring this morning and came out, had coffee, loaded the V onto what is definately the nicest trailer that hull's ever been on...we chatted a while and off he went...It's GREAT to meet good folks like Vic!!...one of the perks of this forum :clap:

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The two parties shake on the deal...and out the drive goes the '74 for the last time:cry:

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Ridge has some pretty impressive plans for it...I won't steal any thunder...will let him tell ya what's to become of my old friend...but it sounds like a pretty racy deal to me...:sun:

Thats cool. Good luck with your plans Ridge:clap:

It's great to keep her in the family. If any of ya'll haven't seen RidgeRunner's/Vic's album, check it out. He' got a SWEET center console that took him 10 years to restore. I think the Reelappealin' 1 is in good hands.

Glad it was saved from the chain saw.....although that would have been quite a show.

CHainsaws don't like fiberglass, it kills the chain in not time. Tried that with an old angler and ended up using a SAWZALL with a bi-metal blade.

Congratulations Ridge..

classic win/win/win for all 3 parties ( ridge, reel, & 74)

I didn't wanna do it..glad it didn't come to that...Bradfords RIGHT!!...the old girls in good hands...:clap:

Update
 

Long roadtrip. The 74 never mad it to its new resting place. Neither did the truck. Got a load of bad fuel at the Texaco in Walterboro, SC. Nursed it back to FL. Barely crossed the state line. I hope I didn't hurt anything. That is a story worthy of a new thread all by itself.
Nice meeting both Reel and Bradford.
BTW, I failed to turn right at Columbia, SC on my way back. Went straight onto 126 and into Columbia. Glad I did. I got to see the Saluda and Broad Rivers (I think) large boulders and rapids which is a rare sight for this Florida boy. I don't get around much.:beer:
My next call is to Texaco:fight:

there's a great place to look at the river at the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, has a bridge over the river, lots of history around there, best view in the place is at the back end of the parking lot