Cue in Them Changes, by Buddy Miles and Jimi Hendrix..........

I see people do amazing turnarounds with their vehicles, for example, frontends, bags, monos, perfect paint, etc. and have found that in my 11 years of ownership and nearing 50 K miles in my '49 Chevy half ton, I have done comparitively little........'56 235 w/ '848 head', '62 3sp+od, '57 3.90 rear, stock leafs, 215 85R 16's.

I'm going through a little frustration in that in the time I have owned my truck ....within the first year I was driving it daily by redoing the brakes, electrical, still driving went onto '62 3sp+od, 3.90 rear,....daily driver only vehicle for last 7 years. I see others do frame-offs and such and have showroom stuff. I guess my path lacks endgame clarity, meanwhile I am just living the dream (of daily driving a 60 yo hunk of burnin love). You get the 50/50 club chiming in ...50% say "When you gonna paint it?"..."It would look great with a really good paint job" ........The other 50% (including my wife saying "It's perfect, don't do anything with it!"

Meanwhile, I remain the faithful student to your individual experiences.

~ Cosmo
1949 Chevy Half Ton
Rocinante, like Don Quixote, he is awkward, past his prime, and engaged in a task beyond his capacities.
"...my good horse Rocinante, mine eternal and inseparable companion in all my journeys and courses." ...Don Quixote, Cervantes
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it."...Yogi Berra
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." ...Eric Hoffer