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Owned by Alvin Parris "Achipmunk" Bolter # 1783 Boiling Springs, South Carolina

03 January 2009 Update
# 1651

From Alvin :

Thought you may be interested in the progress on my Advance Design Panel truck.

The Panel is coming along and the guy is really spending some time on it. We should be rolling the chassis under the body in another week. Lots of metal has been cut out and replaced.

Just recently, the body man told me he has the doors on for prefitting. All is looking good except the rear doors which he said he had to practically cut one in two to get it to line up at the bottom body lines.

This guy has really put me to work trying to get all the little things done. So far so good but still much to do.

It should be more fun now as most of the "grunt" work is done.

Here is the link to pictures!

Alvin

Southern Stovebolters Reunion coming soon

05 September 2006
# 1651

From Alvin :

Purchased this 1952 Panel last September but didn't dare put it in the Gallery until I at least got to start on it. Here it is, almost one year later and I finally got it in the shop.

The front sheet metal is off, engine and tranny out and now waiting to get the body off the chassis. So far I have the two fenders blasted and at the body shop, one door gone and two nice (suppose to be) doors that should be here soon.

I pulled this panel from Orlando, Florida but it spent its time in Fonda, Iowa as an Ace Hardware delivery truck with the four digit phone number on the door. On the side it appears that it also spent some time as a Fina service station truck.

I've got a 6 cyl and a V8. I think I'm going V8 and I already have a '55 1/2- ton pumpkin to replace the torque tube.

As we all know pictures are deceiving and as I tore it down, I thought the same as when I did my '37 .... oh my, what have I gotten into.

Nevertheless, I will get it done .... I will get it done ... I will get it done .....

Alvin Parris

Oh, Alvin will get it done alright. Check out the '37 Chevy 1/2-Ton!! ~~ Editor

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