Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Lone Wolf Norris

So here's the tally...        
... they shoot his daughter's boyfriend 
... they kidnap his daughter                  
 ... they kill his best friend                       
... they shoot up his house                    
         ... they shoot his pet wolf                               
 ... they shoot his deputies                      
                ... they slap his daughter and girlfriend around    
                                             ... they beat 'em up
                                             ... they bury 'em alive along with his truck
                                                      .... they steal his badge
                                                      ... they rip his favorite shirt

We ask... how much more can a guy take!!??

    
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'Lone Wolf McQuade', 1983 (Theatrical Trailer)

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We particularly liked his souped-up ORV Dodge RamCharger

Great film!
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Mid '70's thru mid '80's was the classic period (our opinion) for beater trucks... Ford F-series, Chevy K-series, Dodge Power Wagon... Jeep CJ... early SUV-type Chevy Blazer, Ford Bronco...

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... and the best ORV 4WD vehicle ever built (our opinion), International Scout, literally a piece of farm equipment built by International Harvester 

We may be a bit prejudiced, though...

A '67(? - as we recall - maybe '66) Ford bronco pickup we owned - photo pulled from the archives

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We had an identical '77 Dodge Power Wagon. Not our images. Although we did post an original image herein a while back. Didn't feel like searching for it. Think that we may have called it a '76 as well. Around $5,700 new purchase cost right off the show room floor. Remember everyone would exclaim "We can't believe that you paid all that money for a new truck!". Could have bought five of 'em nowadays.  Dodge marketed that paint, graphics and off-road extras as their "Macho Package" of which we always took a ribbing. Automatic transmission. "Full time" 4WD hubs - solid flange non-locking (aka, non-manual) hubs with (chain-drive as we recall) manual transfer case. Carbureted 360 magnum engine (as we recall). Not a bad truck but had a few issues from the factory. Remember that we twice had to replace a sheared front drive shaft yoke (not that we were driving it rough). Ran great in the mud and snow with the short wheel base.

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