There are plenty of guys among us like Frank. The problem is, speaking for myself, l allow life to get in the way of making more gestures like the one Frank describes.
I have done a couple of things like this, but I could do more.
There is a 4 year old kid who lives across the street with a very rare muscle disorder. He had to be carried everywhere until recently, when his parents got him power wheel chair equipped with a ventilator which he needs to breathe. The kid is smart as a whip and very polite and respectful and a real treat to talk to. I can't take him for a ride in my truck, but one day while he was out in the street, driving his power chair like a boss, I went over to give him a real nice chrome Chevrolet script which goes on the dash of an early 50's Bel air. After I handed it to him, he thank me with his big boy voice, and held it in his hand like it was the best present ever. He had his dad mount it on "Big Red", his power chair.
I do believe that he made my day more than I made his.


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