Days of Pain and Victory

Author: DPVJosh

  • Buried for 20 Years…

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    This was such an awesome weekend, taking a car that has been dormant for 20 years and breathing new life into it. This 1975 Volkswagen Super Beetle convertible was given to my wife back when she was in high school and sat right here in this shop for two decades waiting to be restored. We…

  • The Baja 1000: The Toughest Off-Road Race in the World

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    The Baja 1000. The most iconic, brutal off-road race in the world. I heard it described once as a 24 hour plane crash, and after living it, I would agree! Is it as technical as rock crawling? No but you’re not crawling, you’re hauling a$$ across the desert on trails full of boulders, cacti, spectators,…

  • The Underpowered Tour

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    One trip I’ve always wanted to go on is the Hot Rod Power Tour. Classic cars from all over the nation gather to the midwest and tackle thousands of miles across multiple states. It’s an incredible test of both man and machine because not only are there a ton of road miles, but there is…

  • Clyde

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    This is my 1998 GMC k3500 Crew Cab Dually affectionately named Clyde. He’s the work horse for DPV, does all the towing, dump runs, material pick ups, and what ever heavy hauling needs to be done. I picked this up in fall of 2014, from the original owner, with only 86,000 miles on the clock!…

  • The Big Chief

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    This is my 1979 Jeep Cherokee. I bought this thing right before my 30th birthday party because my 95 ZJ crapped out on me and my lovely wife said, hey why don’t you just buy another jeep? This was because we had this big party planned at North Idaho Mud and Crawl(NIMAC), and it was…