Edit: Per John's request here is a little history about the truck. I bought this 46 Chevy 3/4 ton this past spring from a fellow Stovebolter who is a retired, small town Fire Chief in NW Oklahoma. Kirk had been seeing it outside of town sitting in a field for years. He stopped by and was able to buy it from the old farmer. He Got the 216 with the 4 speed crash box going, went thru the brakes and rewired it for 12 volts. As for the door art, I have done this with another truck that had a rough flat black paint job. At the KC Stovebolt Reunion several years ago I bought a box of children's colored sidewalk chalk. then had everyone walking by to sign the truck. It was a big hit. This year at the Southern Stovebolt Jamboree, that was held at the Smoky Mountain National AD only truck show. They would not let me park it on the show grounds but gave me a spot just outside the spectator gate. Wrote on each side of the hood "Sign Me" and put our names and town we are closest to. Went to Stovebolt HQ the rest of the day and this is what it looked like after the show.
I hope to work on the 46 this winter as it still needs a few things done to make it more driver friendly.
Don
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1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck "The Flag Pole" In the Stovebolt Gallery '46 2-Ton grain truck | '50 2-ton flatbed | '54 Pontiac Straight Eight | '54 Plymouth Belvidere | '70 American LaFrance pumper fire truck | '76 Triumph TR-6 Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most!
