A friend in Texas had a '41 Chevy half ton that he was working on. It was one of those typical stories of a farmer's truck that had been parked behind the barn for some 20 years that he found and bought. Whenever I visited him, I'd help him work on the thing. Never could figure out what he saw in the truck as it was really really rusty. He said that it took him a couple of gallons of WD-40 just to get the doors to open.
Anyhows, when he died in 1989, his wife gave me truck. That put me in a bit of a quandry since I really didn't want the thing. But I accepted her "generous" gift and had it hauled out here. I knew nothing about old Chevy trucks or where to get parts for them. The truck sat for several years until I got on the internet and found this site along with all the numerous vendors. I couldn't believe all the stuff you could get for these old trucks! Since then, I've been making slow and somewhat unsteady progress on it. Just put in a rebuilt 235 about a month ago and am close to firing the thing up. And I've got shelves full of parts waiting to be put on (I'm good at buying but bad at putting stuff on).
I always liked the town where my friend lived (Winters, Texas), so I bought a place there that I hope to retire to in a few years. And in the backyard there are a couple of other projects awaiting me. They are a '46 Chevy 3/4 ton pickup and a '59 Chevy half ton long bed. I'd bought the '46 as a parts truck since it was missing the engine, bed and a few other things, but it has a perfect cab and chassis. But once I found out that all you need is a cab and chassis, I decided to fix that up as well. Another friend had a rebuilt 216 with 8,000 miles on it (his buddy didn't like going 45 mph), so I bought that and put it in the '46.
BTW, I like this new forum and all the changes! This place is fun again.
