Does the rod look similar to this one in the middle of the image below?

[img]http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/3764/2013-11-21_17_40_521.jpg[/img]

I have always wondered what the true purpose is as well.


1941 Chevy 1 1/2-ton WW2 4x4 dump truck
In the Stovebolt Gallery
Lots more pictures