Alan Christensen's 1950 GMC 100

05 / 21 April 2005
#1063

From Alan: 

      Attached are some photos for your gallery.

      I bought my 1950 GMC-100 about 25 years ago. It was a farm / ranch truck in Coleman, Texas where the winters are dry and the summers are even drier. It ran well and I drove it steadily for many years. It did rattle some, and the wiring was a mess and it drained the battery whenever I left it sitting. I got into the habit of asking body shops and repair shops about fixing it up, but none were very interested (but they all had a cousin or brother-in-law who might do it).

      Eventually, I met a guy with his own shop and he was very interested. He showed me the Corvettes and Mustangs that he was about to work on (when he got the rest of the parts) and agreed to restore and paint the truck for $3000 (I would supply any necessary parts). It sounded like a good idea at the time.

      His first step was to cut off the bumper that had been welded to the frame, which also disabled the lights and to remove the items attached to the firewall which included the voltage regulator, and so after many years, the truck would no longer drive. His estimate was three months to fix.

      The truck is now in pieces and will soon be going back together. It is at a neighbor's house, actually now it is IN his house. As we took the major body parts off, cleaned and primed them, we reassembled them in his living room.

Alan Christensen
"AusTex"
Austin, Texas