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by Forgottenhighway
Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:11 pm
Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
Topic: 1958 Crown for sale
Replies: 31
Views: 18224

I now have a new mental image for "tickling the ivories" :D
Cheers,Pat
by Forgottenhighway
Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:29 pm
Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
Topic: I just bought this Crown.
Replies: 31
Views: 15618

Yep...that is definitely a turbo.
Cheers,Pat
by Forgottenhighway
Thu Jan 29, 2009 5:28 pm
Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
Topic: Converted Garbage Truck
Replies: 1
Views: 2742

Converted Garbage Truck

Sorry if this has been posted before.High end conversion of a garbage truck to a house truck.... http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/la/082708_truck9.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/look/look-small-space-livingin-a-garbage-truck-061030&a...
by Forgottenhighway
Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:43 pm
Forum: Alternative Propulsion Vehicles
Topic: Neil Youngs Lincvolt project
Replies: 5
Views: 7572

Neil Youngs Lincvolt project

Has anyone been following Neil Youngs Lincvolt project ? Lincvolt is a 1959 Lincoln Continental convertable that has been coverted to CNG/electric power.You can do all sorts of interesting things with an unlimited budget! At any rate ,fun to watch how this project turns out. http://lincvolt.force.co...
by Forgottenhighway
Sun May 06, 2007 6:27 am
Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
Topic: Shipping container for housetruck base???
Replies: 14
Views: 11492

Thanks to all that replied..there are some great links ,including a fellow who made his home out of containers a few blocks from me (in Victoria,B.C.) Mark, I would probably raise the floor in the areas requiring plumbing. I think that would offer a bit more protection from freezing. The container w...
by Forgottenhighway
Thu May 03, 2007 4:24 am
Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
Topic: Shipping container for housetruck base???
Replies: 14
Views: 11492

Shipping container for housetruck base???

I wonder if anyone has considered using a shipping container as the base for a housetruck. Some of the advantages would be cost.You can buy a shipping container for less than the cost of the steel in them.You could cover them with any sort of wood finish. You could use a plasma cutter or grinder wit...