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I bought this truck in 2004, the year before Hurricane Katrina hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Ironically, I purchased the truck from a man who was part of the Hurricane Hunters at Keesler Air Force Base.

I kept buying parts after the hurricane when I did not have time to work on it because of my business and hurricane damages. After much thought and deliberation, I decided to do a complete frame-off restoration and make the truck like it could have been back in 1953, except for a nice paint job and rims.

I really did not start working on the sheetmetal replacement until 2014 of which I did all. The paint was completed in August 2018. The color is a 2010 Camaro Synergy Green.

Now that it is done, I get more comments and compliments about the fact that I left it with a 6 cylinder and didn't put an LS in it.

I first took the truck to Crusin' the Coast in 2019 in my local area. I have won several awards with this truck.


This is that story.