Last night I called on an ad from a local paper that listed a tailgate that would fit a '62-'66 fleetside pick-up. I got no answer so I figured I would just try a little later. Soon after I got started on another project, I get a phone call from the guy I just called. He said he was the guy I had just called and wanted to know if I was interested in the tailgate he had. I said yes and asked what it's condition was like. He said it was brand new. I wasn't really interested in a repro. tailgate at this time. Then he said no, it's a brand new 1962 tailgate that was never used. That got my attention. He said when his dad bought the truck in '62, they brought it home, pulled the tailgate and threw it into the rafters of the garage and then slid in the stock rack. So, i asked what he wanted for it. He said that he was looking around the 'net (and I thought, here we go) and he thought $200.00 sounded fair.I said, well, I'm not even close to that point of my restoration and that money would buy alot of parts I need now, but I would think about it. I thought about it, looked up his address on the computer (this guy lives just outside my own town)and headed on over. When I got there we took the gate down from the rafters it was sitting in for the last 42 years and I nearly started crying. This thing is so mint, you'll never see one even half this nice ever again. He even had the original chains complete with the original protectors not a scratch or rust spot on anything. So, trying to contain myself, I asked if $200.00 was his bottom dollar. He said what do you have in mind? I said I would go $150.00 cash right now and it would be a done deal. SOLD. Now I don't know if I should use it or display it.
What to do?
Just thought I would share my good fortune with you all,
Scott
