I do enjoy this discussion. I am proud that the crew on the stovebolt page have kept it a discussion and not gone into ranting and raving.
To me the perfect restoration of a truck from the 30's, 40's and 50's whould include all the stuff the original owners did to the truck to keep it going and use it during its working life. I think that would be more interesting to look at than an over restored "perfect" truck. That would do more to honor the workers and the tools they used in their daily life.
We have a french and indian/revolutionary war fort in our town. I love going over to look at how the soldiers lived and the tools they used. Seeing a perfect one allows me to appreciate how it looked when the soldier got it. But I am more interested in seeing what it looked like the way that man carried it around.
Just how I feel this morning.
