I bought my truck back in 1976, in Southern Illinois. My older brother found it for me, sitting in front of an old railroad station in Cobden, Illinois. The guy wanted $125 for it, as his wife was ready to have a baby and they needed the money.
I test drove it and nearly killed myself, as it didn't have any brakes! I found that out as I started to roll backwards down a steep hill!
I towed it back home to Northern Illinois and with some help and rebuilt the engine. It was my daily driver for many years, both while I lived in Illinois and Missouri, and I took it on many trips. It also got a workout, from hauling building supplies to remodel our home at the time, to hauling gravel.
I moved to Florida so it was stored in a friend's field in Missouri for a number of years. I finally was able to get it to Florida and we built a nice workshop/garage to keep it in.
We are currently giving it a frame off restoration to keep it going another 60+ years. It is staying all stock. It has the full pressure 235 and a three on the tree.
have had the pleasure of finding its previous owners; I am the fourth owner. Some years ago I talked with the original owner, who lived in Ana, Illinois. He had bought it new from the Chevy dealer in Marion, Illinois and used it on his farm. The truck was built at the St. Louis plant. His oldest daughter learned to drive in it.
When I got the truck, it was obvious that it had seen a rough life over the years. The frame had cracked and been patched over the rear axle, among many other repairs. The outside sunvisor was on it when the first owner bought it, and that was one of the things I have always liked about it.
The biggest change to it will be the addition of a side mount spare.
Samantha
