Need Opinins Please..

[Lilred]

I'm (well..my hubby is doin most of the work) building a truck fer myself..as a toy to fun around in and a 3rd workin vehicle. It's a 3/4 ton Dodge..the secret is in the motor..it's a 385 c.u. 318 stroker..it'll fly!
With that said..I have decided on a dark orange paint job, maybe the bottom bein a flat black w/ a wide yeller pin stripe seperatin the 2 colors. Here's my problem:

I bought the plates already..which say "Jeneral" (my name is Jennifer) so it just struck me as funny. I was goin w/ a the General Lee thing. But then while listenin to one of my blugrass cd's..I heard the Orange Blossom Special. Then I got to thinkin, the General Lee's been done. Besides, a real General is a 69 Charger. Aint nobody ever done an Orange Blossom Special.
Now, fer those of ya'll that taint never heared of the orange blossom special..ya need to look it up..lol.
Yes, it was a train...this is a truck. But I was thinkin about havin "Orange Blossom Special" painted on the back panels of the truck, at the top right behind the rear wheels. In that scrollin cowboy/western font that I caint friggin find on the web! GRRRR...(iffin ya'll could help me find that there font, I would really appreciatte it)
Anyways..what do ya'll think...General or the Orange Blossom Special???

[myEspringr]

Orange blossom special.

[popplecop]

Sounds good, go with. All you need is the addition of an air horn.

[Wolvie]

DAISY DUKE
And then have Jessica Simpson`s image painted on it,..in her pink bikini,.....

Ok I am back,...Had to go take a cold shower,...
OH GRRRR!!! BBL,..gotta take another one,...!!!


Later All
SAFE HUNTIN~

[gspsonny03]

I like your idea of the "Orange Blossom Special". I think that would be cool, but I don't know where you would come up with the font. Anyway luck to you and when you get done post some pics. Please.

[Mil Dot]

So you're looking for the Charlie Daniels "Fire on the Mountain" style font?

Sounds like a good name for a Dodge tear'em up truck!

[Lilred]

Close but not quite Mil..I wish I could think of somethin right off that has that font on it..but I caint.
It has what I call...squirrel tails on it. each word generally has 1 going underneath it..and I think it was a cowboy/western type font. I searched google fer em..and I seen some perty good western fonts..but not that one. I might have to settle fer somethin else. I'll try to make an example today and see what ya'll think.
As fer as a woman on my truck Wolvie..the only woman anywheres on my truck will be me lol..I dont want it to look too manly..I was thinkin of havin a orange blossom mixed in with the letterin too.

Dernit..lemme see what I can do..iffin my lilones will let me :rolleyes:

[Wolvie]

LilRed your a looker yourself,..
So if that be the deal ,then take a pic of yourself and have someone convert it to a graphic and apply it to your truck ,.....

I was hoping though that you would consider it (the Daisy Duke), then when ya got the graphic I wa going to ask you who did it and get me one,...
DANG GUM IT!!!!

I gotta go take another shower,..A cold one ,..BBL,...

Later All
SAFE HUNTIN~

[Swift]

Go with OBS!;)

[Wolvie]

For the song on the movie(Dukes OF Hazard),..."These Boots R Made For Walkin`"!

And the ending of the movie when she is walking and shakin away,.....

GRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!

BBL Shower Time AGAIN!!!! :p

Later All
SAFEE HUNTIN~

[gumpokc]

There's a "pulling" truck called the orange blossom special that appears at monster truck shows that has existed for quite a few years, and it has a pretty nice font used on it.

i tried a fast search for you, but didn't find anything offhand on it.
it is a sharp little truck, once you've seen it you always know it.

i'll see if i can find it later today on the net.

[Darkwolf]

:) ... actually, the Seaboard Line's "Orange Blossom Special" (#3003 : maiden route 1938, first electric-powered passenger rail engine : Washington - Palm Beach or St. Petersburg) had it's name written on the engine in a curly handwriting script... like "Monotype Corsiva" on MS Word.... Engine and car colors were yellow, orange and forest green.

;) that said... here's some examples of vairous western fonts...



western fonts (http://www.fonts.com/FavoriteFonts/WesternFonts.htm)

[Nulle]

With that "flying" motor you might want to go with a camo color for the blue and red folks lol

[BILLY D.]

LILRED BACK A FEW YEARS AGO, IE: 50'S-60'S THERE WAS A DRAGSTER OR A FUNNY CAR THAT WAS CALLED THE ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL. IT PERFORMED REGULARLY IN THE NHRA CIRCUIT. DARNED IF I CAN REMEMBER ANY OF THE DETAILS THOUGH. SORRY.

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND SOMETHING ABOUT IT AT NHRA WEB SITE.

[GoodOlBoy]

I think its a heck of an idear. . . . .

Specially like the flat black lower panel, orange upper panel thing. . . . .

GoodOlBoy

[Tall Shadow]

Google is your friend..............

http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/kits/images/CarAMTErtl/amtertl6790-open.JPG

http://www.littledoomudbog.com/fpdb/doo/Critter's%20Truck1.jpg


http://www.workman.com/pressroom/images/orangeblossom300dpi.jpg

Good luck Red!, Keep Us posted!

Wolvie........Take another cold shower! ;)

Tall Shadow