Well, I was bitten by the bug yesterday and brought home a '45 Chevy pick up. Now that I've jumped into the deep end of the pool it's time to start swimming. I'm new to Stovebolts and to this forum.
I'm hoping to tap into some resident knowledge out there in cyberspace that might help me learn more about what I've gotten myself into. My better half thinks I'm crazy! Now I fear I've given her real proof and belong in a straight jacket.
Anyway, I would enjoy hearing from others who own a '45 as I'm sure I will have lots of questions.
Welcome to the Stovebolt. It is great to see someone else with a "warbolt". Civilian models made between 1942-45 were not common as only one of the nine assembly plants continued to make civilian models. Civilian pickups are even less common as most civilian trucks produced through the war were larger 1 1/2 ton models. Do you know much about the provenance of your '45? Farmers/industrialists had to petition the War Department to get permission to by a new truck during the war.
You will most likely have better luck finding parts by searching for the 1946 model year...they are virtually the same less a few chrome/leather/rubber parts.
Don't worry about your wife, she will grow to love the "new" truck.
