I guess it depends on location .... No windshield ... no fenders ... no hood ... Hmm, just remove your muffler and then you'll have the average daily driver around here ... dance

Seriously, though ... I think all of us who've done a frame off resto made a few test drives as soon as the vehicle was mechanically able to move under its own power. Here's a shot of Cosmo and Grigg returning from a ride around the neighborhood in Grigg's in-progress 6400 diesel conversion project...
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Cosmo and Grigg .... disturbing the peace!


~ John

A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.

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