Iam new to this site, I was told by a friend i should share with you what iam building, first off Iam Ron Johnson, I have a rare vintage truck and car collection, My toys were built by Vic Hickey, My first is my 1969 Chevy C-10 4X4 truck that first raced in the 1969 Baja 1000 and then the 1969 Baja 500 and the 1969 Las Vegas Mint 400 and it won Riverside in 1970 with Mickey Thompson driving and was owned by Steve McQueen at that time, Then i also own a 1970 Olds 442 Baja race car built by Hickey also and driven by James Garner, It was called the GOODYEAR GRABBER OLDS , Right now Iam building a 1969 Blazer to compete in the next Mint 400 and Baja 500, This build will be featured in Dirt Sports Magazine and i will have several major sponcers, I will try to post photos after i post this letterThe body will be custom fiberglass, The motor will be a 13 to 1 358ci Nascar style motor, Currie is building custom fabbed 9" rear with 40 spline axles and Camburg floaters with a spool and 5.29 gears, The front will be a fabbed 9" also, Iam running Deaver springs and King shocks, The list is way to long to do this right now, I will keep you all updated if you are interested, Ron ,Tacoma ,WA

Hi Ron, here is a pic of your 1969 Baja 1000 truck

Thanks, For some reason i cannot post photos yet

See the red star next to my name

Ron , welcome to Pirate! You and I share many vehicle storys, I had known about the famous Hickey race truck that had sat for many years in Alturas,Ca. behind the gas station.....small world!! :smokin:

sounds like an awesome collection...good on you :smokin:

hope to see more pics of your current build. when you say and olds 442, do you mean the 2 door car?

Cheers, Serg

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Did they chase with hot air ballons in 69'?

The picture was stapled to my wall. :laughing:

Here is Rons 1969 Blazer

looks good :)

The picture was stapled to my wall. :laughing:I just wanted to thank Cory because he did a great job rebuilding the factory Dana 20 transfercase in my 1969 Hickey race truck and i he will do a great job building the NP 205 for my new race Blazer, Thanks again:D

Do you know James (Jim) Norris? He told me that when he was a grad student in SoCal, back in the 60s, that he and Vic were constantly working on his scuba expedition truck.

Sorry, I do not know Jim, Hickey did a lot of cool projects

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Looks like you have some cool history in those vehicles. Good luck on the build and I look forward to seeing more pics. Post more pics of your collection when you get a chance--I'd love to see a few!!!

Jason :)

Gunning for the Moss Bros Bronco, eh?

Brian