I've recently inherited a 1936 1.5 ton stake side from my father-in-laws estate. This is something that I've wanted since the very first time I saw it back in the late 1970's. As this has been in the family for so long, I will to do a restoration back to as original as reasonably as possible. This will then become something that I can pass down to my kids and hopefully to my grandson one day.
The love affair began over 40 years ago when I first started dating my wife. The love was for both my wife and for the old truck her dad owned that was sitting on top of the hill behind their house. It was love at first sight for both her (and the truck). I bugged my father in law for many years to let me have the truck, but he just couldn't part with it. Fast forward to 2020 and the passing of my father in law. Well, I got my wish and took possession of a gorgeous 1936 Chevy 1 1/2 ton stake side truck. The two of us found out that it originally belonged to her grandfather and so it became even more important in our decision to do a full restoration of it back to what it was when it came off the assembly line.
As I'm somewhat older, don't have a place to work on it, don't have the equipment and knowledge to do a restore, I plan to hire a shop to do most of the work. I know it would be really enjoyable to do it myself, it just doesn't make sense.
I'm sure that I will be back here many times looking for guidance and also many parts. So the first will be a post for replacement 20X9 lock ring wheels.
