UPDATE
First off, I have paid to have a concept drawing of the '59.
Concept Drawing Credit goes to Gerard Bloomaert
www.gerardgraffix.com This last weekend I paid a visit to my dad and we experienced the "hand me down" ritual. I took some pictures of it on the road to my buddie's house. Complete with luggage, spare parts stacked on front seat and the truck box nearly full with three tailgates and the 16" 3 clip rims.
Dad and me on "hand me down" day Some tears were shed and ideas discussed about it's restoration and at the end of the day, it was a great couple of days with my dad as we live 500 miles apart and I don't get to see him often these days. We took it into town for it's first work... a new exhaust system. Dad sure liked his stacks and was a little sad to see them go. He just HAD to BRRAAAPPPP them in the shop after he drove the truck up on the hoist! haha
"Al" did a fantastic job as he's been bending pipe for 30 years. He offered to dry fit various mufflers for us so we could hear it before the final install. Dad and I really liked the Red Devils R4406 muffler/resonator so we decided on them. Dad said they were quieter than his stack straight pipes behind the cab that he's had on since 1973ish. Quiet enough he could even hear the radio while on the highway. now that's saying something! This is the ol' boy taking her home from the shop.
Drive home from muffler shop without the stacks I regret not getting pictures during the muffler work/process but was so caught up in the experience with Dad that I completely forgot. Here's a link to some pictures I took afterwards.
Dual exhaust with Red Devil mufflers Here's a short video of Dad and bride on their last run together (before the restoration) with the new exhaust.
New exhaust drive by The rims are going to get painted Omaha Orange right away so that Ken can mount the Cokers and then run the truck around town to ensure ride height clearances are good to go. Stuffing a 31" tire in the wheel wells is going to look fantastic! We just want to ensure we can drive it home after the truck is completed.
Coker tires and 16" 3 clip rims CAUTION NOTE: I made the mistake of stacking my Cokers (see the pictures) and as a result, I've carbon printed some white walls with the black rubber tread edge. darn! I'm told impossible to remove.
I grabbed a few detail interior pictures too! Rust included! Notice the deluxe upgrades?
1959 GMC Deluxe Interior Ken and his wife Janice (who are restoring it for me) are high school friends of mine and live about 35 miles from the exact spot that Dad purchased the truck some 43 years ago.
EDIT BY MODERATOR: Most photo links are broken, so I added some that were appropriate I could find.
