We need to remember this project is NOT REAL, it is part of the plot on a purely fictional novel. It’s not going to be built in real life. The author is trying to add some nostalgic interest. The cautions about safety are not really necessary. All the suggestions to buy a late model truck or doing diesel and chassis swaps is really a moot point. I finally looked at the trailer in his link. That is not a 3 horse trailer, it’s a rolling condominium. No stock original truck from the 50s should be pulling that trailer. Since the op didn’t tell us the plot I suppose the novel is set in present day and the old truck thing is a fantasy of the main character, maybe to honor a grandfather. Again, not real!
