First parade today!

[98taco3]

Our little town has a parade and a concert in the park every year called Berthoud day. The m37 has been driveable for a few days now and it was a heck of a nice day so i figured wed take her through the parade and see how she did! since shes been running i havent had very many problems cept for 3 or 4 plugged fuel filters and its finally not pulling any more junk out of the tank. She ran perfectly the whole way! Heres a couple pictures of her at the parade. Not painted yet but its still in its original OD and its a good 10 footer Even talked to a Korean war veteran that has a canvas top setup in his barn that im going to pick up on monday!

[Brett]

Looks like you had some fun. Could we get you to post some pics of your spare tire mount? I've not seen one done like that before.

Thanks,
Brett

[MikeOneSix]

Thanks for posting the photos, your M37 looks real good . There's just something so cool about an M37 w/o canvas & windshield folded sporting a natural "patina." Wish mine looked that good.

Brett
I noticed that spare tire carrier as well. Wonder if it is not off of a civilian power wagon from the period?

Matt

[rixm37]

Looks cool topless!! Glad you had a nice time!!!
What is Berthhoud day ?

[98taco3]

Berthoud day is just a little celebration our little town puts on every year. They put on the parade and then have a stage and beer garden/vendors in the local park. They usually have a bunch of local bands that play from noon to midnight. Its usually a blast since just about everyone that has grew up in berthoud and is still kicking around comes out for the festivities.

[Cal_Gary]

Congrats on your parade! I can't see your photos but am sure they look great!
Gary

[98taco3]

Heres those pictures of the spare tire mount that you guys were wanting to see. I do like the setup since it does not take up space in the bed or the door and it looks like it actually belongs there.

[rixm37]

Thanks for tellling me about Berthoud day. That sounds like such a neat time. Must be lots of fun.
Man that is one clever tire mount. Looks cool.
Only one small drawback that I can see.
Lifting that tire up to the mount.
looks like a 2 man job.

[HingsingM37]

Congrats on a successful parade debut It's a great feeling

[Oddjob]

It's nice to see the M37's out and about I got so damned excited when I saw my first one in a parking lot... My wife thought I was having a heart attack...

[T. Highway]

It's nice to see the M37's out and about I got so damned excited when I saw my first one in a parking lot... My wife thought I was having a heart attack...

You have to be careful............You could OD.

[MikeOneSix]

98taco3
Thanks for posting the close ups of your spare tire mount. Kind of looks like it might be a modified bed mount (to me).With my restore, I was going to go with the in bed mount (correct for a '52 M37) but now, I may just copy that mount.

T.Highway
That was pretty funny . I'm glad that Oddjob was able to "Dodge" his "infarction."

Matt

[98taco3]

if you want measurements or more detailed pictures let me know! im going to clean it up and leave it as it is. It works perfectly and its really not that bad for 1 person to lift the tire up there. i did it to take the pictures by my self.