Got to pondering the numbers and a wild guess as to what would seem to be a reasonable estimate as to how many of this model might still be around as an "original or restored" example. I know; some might wonder don't I have anything better to do...well frankly at the time, no.
As I recall reading, there were about 64,000 of the '37 half ton models built. Of that number I'd guess (at best this is a s.w.a.g.) fewer than 10% are still around in any form, "original", restored, modified, or parked as parts vehicles. So my guess would be about 6,400 survive in any form. If, and it would at best another s.w.a.g., based on anecdotal experiences, and observations, there are maybe fewer than 1,000 of these models left in "original/restored" form. So keeping one such as the OP described and posted the picture of would seem a "good investment" in preserving history.
All this and a saw buck won't buy a small coffee and stale donut, but it did pass some time while "waitin on a woman".
