I think the reason that old trucks just don't have an appeal to folks in my part of the world, is because they never left.
While most of the trucks rotted away to dust in the 'rust belt' or were slowly eaten alive by high humidity and ocean salt in costal areas.. the ultra dry air here, combined with the fact most of these trucks spent most of their lives on the farm, and the roads they DID travel were gravel.. meant that old trucks were just parked when they were replaced with newer ones.
Within a 30 mile radius of my place, i've mapped no less than 30 trucks made before 1940 that are solid, with no rust thru at all, and that quite litterally 'ran when parked'.. they just bought a new truck and retired the old one.
It's one of the reasons I couldn't find a 'IRWIPI' submission.. because none of the old trucks sitting around the area don't look bad!
When Jed comes up for the weekend bolt hunt, we'll take the camera out and get lots of pictures.
Jed.. when you commin' up?
