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- Dean "Rustoholic" Meltz's 1928 Chevrolet AB Canopy Express -- "Justin" is 86 years old and he was in a comma (sat) for almost 60 years. Recently he did a VCCA 120 mile tour!
- Nathan "46 Chevy Pickup - NZ" Hughes' 1946 Chevy 1/2-Ton -- Combining some 2014 technology with a vintage truck for serious daily driving
- John "John53" Holt 1942 Chevrolet Brush Truck -- A great project almost finished
- Louis "Skips41" Romani's 1941 Chevy 3/4-Ton Short-bed -- Ole Rusty is out of the garage after some dedicated restoration work
- Dave "Dave3100" Shirlin's 1955 Chevy 1st Series 3100 Update -- This truck just celebrated its 60th birthday ... and still enjoying a full life!
- David Bush's 1946 Chevrolet 1/2-Ton -- Has had this truck for 29 years and still hauling with it!
- Eric Backstrom's 1949 Chev Model 1314 5-Window 1/2-Ton Short Box -- A great find and other truck to add to his project pile
- Bill "william_2007" Kwas' 1941 Chevy 1/2-Ton -- A Father & Son restoration story ... 38 years and now on the road and having fun with Grandson in tow
- Fred "truckernix" Nixon's 1951 Canadian GMC Model 9430 1-Ton Update -- Fred took old "Rusty" and made a good-looking truck; has over 30,000 miles on the old truck since he fired her up in 2007.
- Doyle "doyle19503800" Osborne's 1950 Chevrolet 1-Ton with Hoist / Dump Bed -- What a find. Doyle is the first registered owner of this truck, that sat for 47 years on blocks
- Pat "dunfire" Kroeger's 1936 GMC T-14 1/2-Ton Pickup Update -- We got this update this past March ... and it got lost in the shuffle (my bad). A great story with the intro from Jim Carter ... and this truck is another Hallmark ornament from our site! Ooo-hoo!
- Bob "Ritchie 54" Johnson's 1954 Chevrolet COE 5-Window -- Bob worked on "The Beast" for quite a while, learning a lot from fellow Bib Bolters
- Doug "a.d.-hawk" Evans' 1948 Chevrolet 1-Ton Grain Truck -- What a great score. "S-wheaty" may be toodling around Nebraska soon!
- Jerrry "1951Chevy1Ton" Mathiowetz's 1951 Chevy 3804 1-Ton Pickup Truck Update -- This is the truck he learned to drive when he was 10 years old! What a keeper!
- John Lesmeister's 1950 GMC 250 1-Ton -- A rare 1-ton GMC truck that has been restored to original condition, been with the owner for 25 years
- Greg "49 Jimster" Schermerhorn's 1949 GMC 3/4-Ton Longbed -- All original Advance Design farm truck, complete with faded paint, dents and dings -- but a prize winner!
- Bruce "bajones238" Jones' 1953 Chevrolet 3104 1/2-Ton -- Goal is to make this, as much as possible, a complete and correctly restored example of a 1953 Chevrolet Advance-Design truck and pretty much there.
- Tony "geisen" Geisen's 1958 Chevrolet Apache 31 --
New to all this and excited to start the learning experience
- Pete "txpete" Baublet's 1958 Chevy Fleetside Short Bed Custom Cab -- Part of the 1958 Tri-fecta: Cameo, Fleetside and Stepside
- Ben "BrokeBurb" Allred's 1959 Chevy Apache Suburban -- School bus yellow - you can't miss this one on the road!
- Todd Shumansky's 1959 GMC 3/4-Ton Longbed Stepside -- Another fine story told by Gene "niobrarafun" Reiser, who got this truck when looking for parts; he had to downsize and he sold it to Todd. Truck is currently working as "somewhat scary" truck on a pumpkin farm
- Alfred Reiser's 1959 Chevy Apache 36 Fleetside -- Gene "niobrarafun" Reiser gives us the story on this truck, as it was previously HIS but still remains in the family
- Fox "Fox" Johnson's 1950 Chevrolet 1-Ton Dually -- Second time is the charm as Fox gets his first drive in an Advance Design truck, his own "Ole Red Girl"
- Mike "Tony Soprano" Doak's
1948 Chevy 1/2-Ton Update -- This Mizzou football fan got a free Black and Gold paint job for his truck!
- Jerry "Hellomrwilson" Wilson's 1959 Chevy Apache 3200 Stepside Update -- Coming down the homestretch. Jerry's got a Facebook Journal on his work restoring this old truck; good details and good pictures
- Conrad "classiclover" Belgium's 1946 GMC Longbed -- The story of "Jesamine" and how she got from Arkansas to Belgium; and welcome to another International Bolter
- David "DavidF" Frame's 1952 Chevy 3100 -- Three years and she's finished and on the road!
- John "49oneton" Hoff's 1952 Chevy 1/2-Ton 3100 -- John was crazy about these Advance Design trucks and he found a nice one ... but then he just had to have one to work on. He picked up a 1949 Chevy 1-Ton 3800 truck working truck and figured a great way to learn some wrenching skills! This is a great story of two Advance Design trucks and a motivated Bolter!
- Josh "1tonpete" Pelletier's 1949 Chevy 1-Ton Deluxe Panel --
Here's the initial story of Josh's rebuild of his Dad's old Panel -- "The donors [trucks] live on in my Panel. I wish I could save them all!"
- Stan Slawnikowski's 1964 Chevy C-10 Utility Truck -- The story of "Montana" is a great Father-Son memory-maker: "more valuable than the truck could ever by worth dollar-wise."
- Justin "CJDublu" Worley's 1937 Chevy 1/2-Ton -- "Wylburr Clyde" has been in the family for four generations now. Ready to get her back on the road.
- Jerry "gpk1961" Kenney's 1961 Chevy Apache 20 Update -- "Mater" is all done and a pretty good job for Jerry's first truck restoration. Lots of pictures!
- Kip "Kip's41" Bonds' 1941 Chevy Master 3/4-Ton Update
- John "Waves2275" Ayearst's 1953 Chevy 3100 -- "La Noche" is a spirited resto-mod pickup truck and John has a great write-up for the truck with some impressive photos!
- Rick "1936only" and Toni Benson's 1936 Chevrolet 1.5-Ton -- Took "Murtahg"
down to the frame for the resto; 3.5 years later, she looks outstanding
- Peter "Peter H" Harbottle's 1951 Chevy 3100 5-Window -- "Howard" was a three year restoration and stress-release (?) for Peter!
- Paul "Paul WNC" M's 1941 Chevy 1 1/2-Ton WW2 G4112 4x4 Dump Truck -- "Audra"
may be in "Olive Drab" but there's nothing drab about this beauty
- Chris "Whitedog" Weyhrich's 1954 Chevy 3600 -- It's "The Fake Truck" for now ... but certainly looks like a good project
- Charlie "Cletis" Hardin's 1954 GMC Suburban -- For a 60 year old truck, this one sure holds its own!
- Randy "RDomeck" Domeck's 1946 2-Ton Chevy -- Wanted to use the old truck in his fabrication business ( Indianapolis Fabrications ) -- What a packed story on this Big Bolt!
- Mark "Mark1959" Weisseg's 1949 Chevy 3600 Update -- "The Beast" is running! A great update to this step-by-step journal and a neat video of the first drive
- Tim "tclederman" Lederman's 1954 Chevrolet 3100 1/2-Ton Carryall Suburban -- Tim gets his hands on anything and everything Advance Design.
- Dennis Richard's 1949 Chevy 1/2-Ton -- Doing a frame-off restoration. How he found this truck is a great story itself!
- Nate "Rustologist" Bolduc's 1955 2nd Series Chevy 3800 Flatbed Farmtruck -- Won't be a farm truck much longer. Nate also has some impressive accomplishments already with old stand alone engines, 1918 steel wheeled tractor, etc.
- Ron and Ryan "The Hill Boys" Hill's 1952 Chevy 3100 -- What an adventure (just starting) from finding the truck to beginning the restoration -- a Father and Sons Journey
- Austin "Vintage Farmer" Heiderscheid's 1948 Federal 25M -- No, not a Stovebolt but after reading his story, you can see he's on his way to a Big Bolt!
- Ted "oleblue" Sager's 1949 Chevy 3600 -- "ole blue" has been in his Wife's family ever since he knew her; trying to get work done while at Ft. Campbell, KY
- Larry "lardog63" Richardson's 1951 Chevy 1/2-Ton Panel -- How he acquired "The X-Green Bay Packers Party Wagon"
- Gary "50chevyWa" Compton's 1950 Chevy 3100 1/2-Ton -- Another Father and Son project that is just getting under-weigh (Go Navy!)
- Kevin "jammer" Katzenberger's 1966 Chevrolet L60 -- A great grain truck when Dad bought it new for the farm where it remained in semi-retirement. Now Kevin has it and the restoration has begun!
- Scotty "packhorse32" Reed's 1968 Chevy C/10 -- Packy has written a fine tale about "Orange Crush"
- Lisa "coegirl" A.'s 1948 Chevy COE -- Up and running, looking good, proud and BIG!
- Lisa "coegirl" A.'s 1951 GMC Suburban -- From a field in the high CA desert, all original
- Michael "Mi'1941" Matuszak's 1941 Chevy Pickup AK Project -- Read all the history on this on-going restoration of "Maggie" -- hopes to be road-ready by June!
- Larry "larrygreg1" Gregory's 1940 Chevy 1/2-Ton -- Another great Father-Son story
- Clyde Gregory's 1953 Chevy 1/2-Ton -- It all began here ... and looks like will continue for a third generation
- David VanderBroek's 1965 Dodge D-200-- Frank "Stranger" VanderBroek found a good Father-Son project (Okay, not a GM but the story is a good read you'll enjoy.) We had the good pleasure to meet him and the boys at the 2013 Reunion in Kansas City.
- Jim "Clarenceisa50GMC" Hotvedt's 1950 GMC Truck - "Clarence"
had an impressive restoration that began in the Spring of 2002
- Dave "David Sr" Bosley's 1951 Chevrolet 3100 Five Window Deluxe Pickup --
Good story of seven year time line for the restoration - Four Generations and still not for sale!
- Luke "fonz8261" Stefanovsky's 1948 Chevy 1/2-Ton
5-Window Deluxe Update -- "The Heartbeat of America" has her yearly update ... and what a great tale!
- Deve "Deve" Krehbiel's 1950 Chevy 1/2-ton -- Started cleaning off the old truck, and it lead to a total frame-off restoration (in progress). A project with-in a project, too!
- Dave Sanders' 1950 Chevy 3100 Update -- A great story-teller, Dave tells us about TWO Christmas miracles
- Brett "Fireguy49" Leavitt's 1949 GMC 300 Firetruck -- Brett is gonna have a good time with this truck
- Randy "texman" Cox's 1940 GMC AC 302 1 1/2-Ton Dually -- formerly a brush fire truck; a fine and fun project
- Bob "Bob Cedar Falls" Mayfield's 1952 Chevy 3100 -- Frame off restoration just beginning
- Carl Bush's 1951 Chevy 3100 Shortbed -- 2007 to 2012 and now driving it all the time
- Dave "Volfandt" T's 1949 Chevy 3100 -- This truck has some amazing "family history"
  
 
   
   
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