a guy came up to me while i was putting gas in my 50 the other day and complimented me on how nice it looked considering it's original.
he then told me about a 1 ton he had acquired years ago that was just sitting on his acerage and wondered if i would be interested in it, for free! having 2 italian motorcycles in need of restoration/repair and a recently purchased 64 land cruiser, another project was not what i was looking for. however a neighbor of mine has a 1 ton 1953 that he's been working on and could definitely use some donor parts that this new free one has.
question is, should i cannibalize this truck for original parts that i could use on my truck and give the rest of the body parts to my neighbor, or should this truck be preserved?
i have not seen it in person but the guy sent me pictures and it looks fairly complete with the usual body dents and dings. it's been an arizona truck so there looks to be little to no rust.
any thoughts???
