If you own a pickup truck then you know that the surest way to get a drink is to park it... anywhere... any time. Within 10 minutes, 15 at most, the vehicle will be surrounded by guys leaning on it and drinking beer, chewing the fat/pork rinds.

But I think you could cut the average time down to 5 minutes if the truck were equipped with proper bar footrails, one on each side of the truck bed, extending through (outside) the wheelwells, and one under the bumper.
-- FlyingToaster, May 22 2010

the aforementioned vehicle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_truck
[FlyingToaster, May 22 2010]

and the aforementioned posturepedic device http://www.google.c...r+foot+rail+picture
[FlyingToaster, May 22 2010]

yup, now try to buy a new one
-- FlyingToaster, May 23 2010


well... not "restore" restore as in bring to original specs, but I'd love to have a 30's-40's p/u I could toss a small diesel and a decent stereo into (and seat belts and anti-lock brakes, proper windshield wipers, air conditioning, a custom tonneau cover that would match, etc.)
-- FlyingToaster, May 23 2010


[+] Beer.
-- 8th of 7, May 23 2010


//tonneau// highway mileage... sweeter would be an aero-shell, matched to the styling.
-- FlyingToaster, May 24 2010


Coming from the pick-up capital of the world (how else do we carry all the old rubber tyres and protesters around?), thought I would provide you with some examples - See link.

P.S. They are really good at making the backs of your legs dirty.
-- Ling, May 24 2010


[Ling] not passenger-section rails, rails around the box. Stepside is pretty close, but the ones pictured (and remembered) don't go 'round the tailgate and certainly don't extend 'round the wheels.
-- FlyingToaster, May 24 2010


... you could tuck them in, but quite a few modern pickups are too big for them anyways.
-- FlyingToaster, May 24 2010



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