thanks for the welcome, and the info!

i'll have pics soon - it fires up, and isn't TOO far away, so i'm trying to collect what i need to drive the new baby home for major surgery.

yep, you guessed it - cancer. i spend too much time fixing silly little cars with too many parts for people, so it's time i learn to fix big holes in things without that many pieces.

no idea if the original radiator can still be located, that might make it interesting. i've always replaced when needed, but no idea where to find one for this thing.

assembly manual covers the big trucks? igh, time to look for a reprint, when i had a '55 bel-air, that was THE best bunch of paper i had.