Karl Sebastian, Rakers Car Club, Port Townsend, Washington

Karl Sebastian's original Rakers vehicle:
1934 Ford Pickup

1934 Ford Pickup

Karl Sebastian wrote:
Featured above is a fine example of a 1964 youth's automotive expression. The 34' V8 Pickup had a rather "high" initial purchase price of $100 cash. It was an old country truck and had about 1/4" thick orange and yellow paint brushed on yearly for probably 20 years. A "fine" disk sander feathered the paint out to the final surface. I then brushed on some zinc chromate primer, which finished it off just right. The black trim was brushed on, as well.

The light bar was given to me by our own Mike Hammers' Dad. One Sunday morning, he stopped by to see what I was up to. I was just a kid then and was quite honored by his gift. The head lights were lifted from an old Plymouth coupe in the Quilcene area. The front fenders were from two junk 1-1/2-ton trucks. The original 34’ PU fenders had a slot in them for the spare tires, but the 1-1/2-ton truck front fenders did not. They were smooth. Note the solid-oak front bumper.

The 15" "Old Baldy" tires I ran produced a natural lowering in front, but I could also set up the PU with either a rake or a power rake. If a power rake was the mode of the weekend, I would just jack up between the front axle and the frame and put in a 10" wooden block. When I became a member of the Rakers, I would take the block out of the front, jack up the rear, and put the block between the rear end and the rear spring. This block of wood allowed me to have a 3 in 1 set up, sort of. A general lowering was no block at all.

The exhaust system had two 12" drive tubes and was built by our own Karl Jacobsen. Those tubes gave her a sound bigger than the flathead that ran her.

Where is she now? Imagine with a total investment of $300, I ended up selling her for $250... Why?

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	Karl Sebastian's original Rakers vehicle: 1934 Ford Pickup Karl Sebastian wrote: Featured above is a fine example of a 1964 youth's automotive expression. The 34' V8 Pickup had a rather "high" initial purchase price of $100 cash. It was an old country truck and had about 1/4" thick orange and yellow paint brushed on yearly for probably 20 years. A "fine" disk sander feathered the paint out to the final surface. I then brushed on some zinc chromate primer, which finished it off just right. The black trim was brushed on, as well. The light bar was given to me by our own Mike Hammers' Dad. One Sunday morning, he stopped by to see what I was up to. I was just a kid then and was quite honored by his gift. The head lights were lifted from an old Plymouth coupe in the Quilcene area. The front fenders were from two junk 1-1/2-ton trucks. The original 34’ PU fenders had a slot in them for the spare tires, but the 1-1/2-ton truck front fenders did not. They were smooth. Note the solid-oak front bumper. The 15" "Old Baldy" tires I ran produced a natural lowering in front, but I could also set up the PU with either a rake or a power rake. If a power rake was the mode of the weekend, I would just jack up between the front axle and the frame and put in a 10" wooden block. When I became a member of the Rakers, I would take the block out of the front, jack up the rear, and put the block between the rear end and the rear spring. This block of wood allowed me to have a 3 in 1 set up, sort of. A general lowering was no block at all. The exhaust system had two 12" drive tubes and was built by our own Karl Jacobsen. Those tubes gave her a sound bigger than the flathead that ran her. Where is she now? Imagine with a total investment of $300, I ended up selling her for $250... Why? About Us \| Our Cars \| Events \| Newsletter \| Join Us \| Contact Web site by Sandy Hershelman Designs © 2005 Rakers Car Club Header photo © 2004 Sandy Hershelman All rights reserved.