This post is several years old and the OP has not been back since 2021. It is being preserved for posterity, but further commentary isn't needed.
I was looking to start an old truck project and was having no real luck in finding what I wanted. That's until I stumbled upon this beaut.
It seems that a good friend of mine's older brother (who I didn't know) purchased it from a local farmer who blew the motor after 29 years and parked it. He bought it when he was 13 years old and dropped a used 235 in. He gave it a coat of paint (originally that mustard yellow), got it running and drove it.
Not wanting this as his daily driver back then, he went, like we all did, right into the muscle car phase.
Needless to say, the truck has been garage kept ever since he bought it back in 1965 and only driven during parades up until I purchased it in 2018. To say is clean is an under statement. She has her beauty marks but for 85, she ain't doing to bad.
I want something I can drive so I am updating the front and rear suspension and new 400hp small block w/ a Muncie 4 speed. I am going to keep the exterior as is. I haven't done a car / truck project in a long time so it will be fun.
