So I finally got my dream truck! I have several friends that are into classic cars and trucks and they have been trying to get me in.
When I first laid eyes in it, it looked like this:
Love at First Sight! (photobucket) I started checking it out and he said he'd sell and give me an awesome deal. Said it was originally his grandfathers and had been a pulpwood truck, flat bed, wrecker, dump, etc over the years. I was in love but I knew nothing about old vehicles, restoration, etc.
I hated to see it sit there and rot any further, so I called a friend who knew what to do with it. He went and picked it up for the same price he offered it to me! Even called to tell me that the owner poured a little gas in the carb and drove it up on the trailer!
I knew I had missed out! Several months later, I get hired to help shuttle old trucks for the Vintage Car Club around for a movie being filmed in our area. The fever started getting worse. So I contacted the guy who had it and asked what had happened to it. He had sold it to his daughters boyfriend...
I asked if he wanted to sell it and the reply I got was: "No. I just ordered parts for it." I was sad.
Then one day, out of the blue, I get a text message that says "hey, you still interested in that truck?" Ends up his normal daily driver blew a motor and he needed some $$ to fix it. So I paid more than the original amount, but I finally got it.
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