To end this part of the story, I wanted to share a picture of Dad driving the truck last time when it was the way he gave it to me. (Note that he absolutely did drive the restored version too!!)
The black and white is me and my lady...
The very last picture is my boy Aspen hanging out with me on the seat from the 55 Cameo I had. Sadly he never got a ride in the 59. That's the only heartache I have about the truck... he would have loved it!