Thanks for the welcome everyone...
I know that the bill of sale is all that is required in AL, but I would kind of like to go the extra mile and get full title if possible. I like the idea of letting them do a VIN check just to see what the past history was in case there is a way I could get clear title from the previous owners' states.
I MAY actually do this as 2 separate vehicles, a keeper and a seller (the 5-window will be mine, period, for all time LOL).
I want this truck to be as original as possible (I may fudge a little and do power brakes and put AC in it but otherwise I want it to be a "period" vehicle). I do want to use my own paint color scheme in it, I am going with a shades of grey and black interior and a white cab top with a blue-green body (a little darker than the old Chevy turquoise) for kind of a "'57 Bel Air" tip-of-the-hat effect. Not real fond of the solid forest green or black look that was the standard.
I'll go ahead and give fair warning- I can't stand to see great old vehicles like this sacrificed to become rat rods, unless they are just junkyard thrown together specials or so far gone that they aren't really restorable. I know there's going to be some that won't agree with that, I just think these older vehicles ought to be treated better than that, and preserved. If you just want a rat rod, I feel like an old body and some cobbled together junkyard parts can do that, but if there's any shot at all of making one look really good, I think a complete vehicle ought to be done that way.
I am not NOWHERE ready for pics yet, one cab is still sitting in the bed of the other truck LOL! When I get it all better laid-out I might post something. There's a lot of rust on the '53 body, it doesn't look like much yet.
Looking forward to this! Thanks for the replies!
