If ever there was an unexpected treasure hidden behind a plain exterior, this is it! Anyone who has lived in Richardson, Texas as long as I have will remember the building on Campbell and Nantucket as the original Sterlings catalog store. After that, it was offices. Recessed off Campbell, is a nondescript building, except for the fact that there are now huge letters on the front that say Classic Cars, Banquet Rooms and NTX. Anyhow, I took the sergeant up on the deal he offered. After three months with the 101st in Dak To and Tuy Hoa, I was sent on a temporary duty assignment (TDY) near the DMZ to learn field station operations from the 8th Radio Research Unit at Trai Bac Station in Phu Bai. From there it was off to Pleiku where we worked first in support of the 25th Infantry Division and later the newly arrived 4th Infantry Division.

Not only were the fads up in the air in the seventies, so were the headline news. In 1971, the 26th Amendment was passed allowing a U.S. citizen to be able to vote at age 18. In 1974, President Nixon resigned from office as the Watergate scandal unfolds. In 1975, President Ford announces war in Vietnam was finished as far as the U.S. was concerned. And Space became the "New Frontier". In 1972, Pioneer 10 lifted off to journey past Jupiter. In 1973, Skylab was launched by NASA. And in 1976, the Viking I landed on Mars. Boy, times were changing fast, just as Bob Dylan had predicted. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/victim-no-11-sniper-probe-as-woman-shot-dead-5360016.html Truly the only thing Hannah's was good for was drinking, and despite our ages we ordered up and were served the working man's traditional shot-and-a-beer. In fact we were served a lot of tradition that night, and by two in the morning we were beginning to feel our oats. In 1970 my husband bought a Dodge R/T for $5000. The price of the car was usually a bit less, but this particular car had all the bells and whistles needed to be a true Muscle Car. If kept in mint condition this car would now be worth approximately $50,000. He was young and foolish though; blew up the engine, and just trashed the car. To this day, the thought of his youthful waste makes him kind of sick. Now I am a mom and I can appreciate the functionality of a vehicle. If it could give the kids a bath that would be perfect, but one of my favorite things to look at is all the trucks. The New Ford F-150 Platinum Edition was very impressive. With the kick out side steps to the drop step under the bumper right down to the pop up handle for climbing in the bed. The interior is imaginative and very sleek along with being extremely functional. This was a highlight for the ford truck deal series section and drew a large crowd. Sure, you may find way more ford truck deal information than neverypay2much.com and I encourage you to search. The New Dodge Ram was quite stunning as well. It was showing some new lockable storage in the bed as well as some very interesting changes to the suspension which may turn the truck world upside down. My experiences at the Shadow Bar occurred more than forty years ago, but I still wonder if I should have reported the incident when I returned to Engineers Hill. When driving at high speeds, make sure that your windows are closed to avoid aerodynamic drag. At low speeds, you can put off the AC system and open the windows instead to save fuel. Likewise, it is important to check that all AC system parts especially the Ford AC condenser is at perfect working condition. So there you have it. I have listed some of the more popular accessories for a Ford truck. Of course there are many more such as performance tuners and if you are going all out you can completely upgrade the suspension. That will be another post for another day however. Until then happy trucking my friends, hope to see you out at the truck shows.