The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk What did you fork over for your 'bolt?

I picked up the '48 in Sherburn MN in March of 2007 from a long time friend and business acquaintance. The call started out discussing A/C systems for a project at work, which lead to home projects. His daughter had an Audi Quattro that I was interested in for parts (turned out to be wrong year). Then his 1970 Impala convertible came up (which I still may pick up). Lastly, he asked if I wanted a truck. So I said, what kind of truck. He said '48 5-window chevy, completely torn apart, drivetrain and running gear were sold a long time ago, sitting in the garage for the past 15 years, wife wants the garage back. Yours for Free. So I said Heck yeah, planned a trip the same weekend Margaret was at the Mall of America (easier to ask forgiveness than ask for permission - cost me $300 in fuel and a new ring for Margaret).

Then while picking up parts for that truck, I picked up a fairly clean cab and front clip in Denver from a fellow bolter for a little over $300, spent $900 on fuel, food, and hotel (cash from selling the pair of 1940 chevrolets). This became Frankentruck.

What has been sunk into them is another matter.