TheBlue'Burban
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- Joined
- Jun 4, 2013
- Posts
- 99
- Reaction score
- 61
- Location
- Carlisle, PA
- First Name
- Mike
- Truck Year
- 1987
- Truck Model
- Suburban 10
- Engine Size
- 350
Now that I have some of the initial bugs worked out of her, and have somewhat familiarized myself with the forum, I guess it's time I officially introduced myself.
I am a 30 year-old father of two boys, 4 and 1. I let my wife's 98 Subaru Outback wear out to the point I didn't feel like dealing with replacing the $1500 worth of suspension parts to reinspect a car with 200K on it... so I started looking for something new.
As a commercial plumber, I normally have a work truck to run. But when I need to pick the boys up from the babysitter, or the truck is in for service, we need a second vehicle. Having personally owned a VW Beetle and Volvo 240 in the past, I was familiar with quirky old cars... but just didn't have the gusto or the blessing from the wife to deal with an old VW or Volvo again.
Enter Blue Betty, a 1987 Blue and White Suburban parked on the back row of a used car dealership on the other side of town. I had stopped to look at a couple other vehicles on the lot, an extended cab truck and a Ford Escape... something I could haul the kiddos and tools in, something that would have space and versatility.
After a second stop to the dealer on my way home from work (and honestly, after a few drinks at the bar before that) on a Friday... I took it for a test drive and internally decided that "It will be mine".
Just under 60,000 miles, nicely repainted, nothing but a little surface rust on the frame and some stains on the carpet... it's a survivor.
Originally owned by what looks to be an old lady, Beatrice M. Toms (hence, the name Blue Betty) it is a solid runner. I have had some issues with it, which have resulted in new tires, fuel pump, and heater core
... but she is a sweet old lady that I am looking forward to tweaking and taking care of.
As an aside, I am co-author/artist of a blog, The Beatnik Brotherhood which specializes in kustom kulture renderings of various cars and such. My brother just did a photochop and write-up on Blue Betty, so check it out!
Thanks for all the advice and great resources that this blog has to offer, I look forward to getting to know all of you!
I am a 30 year-old father of two boys, 4 and 1. I let my wife's 98 Subaru Outback wear out to the point I didn't feel like dealing with replacing the $1500 worth of suspension parts to reinspect a car with 200K on it... so I started looking for something new.
As a commercial plumber, I normally have a work truck to run. But when I need to pick the boys up from the babysitter, or the truck is in for service, we need a second vehicle. Having personally owned a VW Beetle and Volvo 240 in the past, I was familiar with quirky old cars... but just didn't have the gusto or the blessing from the wife to deal with an old VW or Volvo again.
Enter Blue Betty, a 1987 Blue and White Suburban parked on the back row of a used car dealership on the other side of town. I had stopped to look at a couple other vehicles on the lot, an extended cab truck and a Ford Escape... something I could haul the kiddos and tools in, something that would have space and versatility.
After a second stop to the dealer on my way home from work (and honestly, after a few drinks at the bar before that) on a Friday... I took it for a test drive and internally decided that "It will be mine".
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Just under 60,000 miles, nicely repainted, nothing but a little surface rust on the frame and some stains on the carpet... it's a survivor.
Originally owned by what looks to be an old lady, Beatrice M. Toms (hence, the name Blue Betty) it is a solid runner. I have had some issues with it, which have resulted in new tires, fuel pump, and heater core
... but she is a sweet old lady that I am looking forward to tweaking and taking care of. As an aside, I am co-author/artist of a blog, The Beatnik Brotherhood which specializes in kustom kulture renderings of various cars and such. My brother just did a photochop and write-up on Blue Betty, so check it out!
Thanks for all the advice and great resources that this blog has to offer, I look forward to getting to know all of you!
From N. East TEXAS!
