Like many other old Bolts, mine was a farm truck. In Illinois, trucks were required to have the owners name painted on the sides, quite often on the bedside right behind the cab. I was able to carefully sand down the layers of paint to uncover the name of the original owner, and then used the Internet to see if I could find him, which I did. We ended up having a nice long conversation, and found out a lot my truck's history. It was very interesting! He and his wife were very surprised and excited to hear that their old truck was still around! I am the fourth owner of it, and have owned it since 1976.
Samantha
