I met a guy during RV trips to No. N.M. Have met during Aug for the last 4 years at the same campground. I learned he owned this old fuel hauler.
He drug it out of the weeds in SW Texas, after his wife bought it for him for Christmas 1988. It had been setting there since 1974, when the original owner died. Jack remembers seeing the truck on the road hauling fuel. He had always loved it.
We agreed to sell and a price. He is 84 and finally realized he was never going to complete it. The homemade fuel tank(1939) has been blasted and painted. The cab and chassis was next on his list. Engine has been replaced with a 235. It purrs like a kitten. Cab has NO rust other than surface rust. No holes. I hauled it home 835 miles. Jack cried when we left with it.
Brakes needed bleeding and battery replaced, I plan to drive it in hometown Christmas parade. Friends tell me to plan for "Cursing the Coast" 2016.
Undecided what I wand to do as restoration. Rear fenders are made from 55 gal barrels.Fifth wheel is homemade. Almost be a shame to remove them. Feel like I would be destroying a piece of History. /IMG_0485_zpsvxk5gwce.jpg

Last edited by Phillip Lott; 11/28/2015 7:41 PM.