Kevin, with your goal of representing a "work truck", you have an excellent candidate for learning some new metal skills hands on. You can't really lose, and you may well get the knack for it and knock it out of the park. If not, you'll end up with a perfect representation of a genuine work truck.

1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission