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        <h2><i>John Campbell's</i></h2>
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        <h2><i>Chevrolet 1/2-Ton</i></h2>
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<b><font size="-1" color="#FF0000"><img border="0" src="images/campbell_john_1939_01.jpg" align="right" hspace="8" vspace="8" width="321" height="480">16 March&nbsp; 03</font></b>     &nbsp;<p>From
<a href="mailto:highland@mpinet.net">John</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<p>
Bought this truck about 10 years ago.&nbsp; It was an
  abandoned &nbsp;project out of a Missouri airplane hangar that had&nbsp;found
  its way to Florida.&nbsp; It&nbsp; consisted of a mismatch of rear fenders, aprons and&nbsp;bedsides,
  not to mention&nbsp;a 50's drive train.&nbsp; Oh well, the only way to justify this
  was to convince my wife it was a utility vehicle which could be restored and driven
  daily.&nbsp; After 5 years of John Milliman's web site to spur me on, many phone
  calls to Barry weeks (who god bless him , was able to tell me those dastardly
  differences between a 39 and a 40), many orders and many returns from Jim
  Carter&nbsp; and&nbsp; various small parts from Bowtie Bits, I had all the external parts to make it look
  original and make it look good!&nbsp;&nbsp;<p> <img border="0" src="images/campbell_john_1939_02.jpg" width="385" height="217"><p> After I completely disassembled it and
  took each piece to be bead blasted on both sides, primed, painted and
clear-coated, I new I couldn't settle for the original drive train and 60mph
  rough ride. Well, the donor car just appeared one day: a 1980 Chevrolet Monte
  Carlo with a Buick V6 turbo and 350 turbo transmission.&nbsp; What a great fit.&nbsp;
Used
  the wiring harness, foot pedals and steering Column. Turned out that an AMC
  Pacer front end worked like a charm.&nbsp; Found a 67 comet rear&nbsp;end (same
  wheel bolt pattern) and used the Carbon fiber leaf springs from an Astro Van.&nbsp;
Never really planned it that way.&nbsp; There was just allot of stuff laying around&nbsp;a
  friends&nbsp;shop.&nbsp; Do I drive it daily&nbsp;now?&nbsp; No. It's too nice. Am I still
  married? Sure!
  &nbsp;<img border="0" src="images/campbell_john_1939_03.jpg" align="right" width="344" height="230"><p>John Campbell&nbsp;<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">

Maitland, FL
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  <p><i>Curator &quot;John - looks like a beautiful rig saved from the eternal
  project status.&nbsp; Thanks for the picture and write-up!&quot;</i></p>
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