OK I get the hint to post more about the wife’s new truck.
I bought the 53 from a fellow Stovebolter that posted it for sale at a “I want to sell it price”. I have met Tim (bluesman) before when I hauled a 48 2-ton out of his Ozark back hills home to a fellow Stovebolter in Cape Girardeau Mo. several years ago.
After getting it out of his old garage and at his new home in Camdenton I made sure he still wanted to sell it. He said yes, as his wife of over 50 years had died just two years ago. Tim was a small home town high school science teacher for many years with several degrees in science and associated majors to get a masters on top of that. To say the least, he is very well educated and just a joy to talk and learn from. I hope to call Tim once in a while just to see how he is doing. Oh,Tm is also a blues musician and has mastered several different instruments

I’m tire of typing now and going to take a break before I tell you more about the 3800.
Don

Edit; I forgot to tell you that this is Doctor Bluesman in this picture.
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Last edited by 2-Ton; 06/29/2025 3:36 AM.
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck
"The Flag Pole"
In the Stovebolt Gallery
1946 2-Ton grain truck
1946 3/4-ton pickup,
1953 1-ton pickup
1957 1-ton flatbed dually,
1954 Pontiac Straight Eight
Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most!