Hi Haulin' she doesn't look too shabby! It seems pretty straight!
You can see which side caught the weather grin
Even the back fenders look saveable.
I don't suppose you found out who the '53 driver was.... they might already be a member here!
Keep us posted of your progress, and don't forget...plenty of pix
Jock thumbs_up

1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in Scotland
In the Stovebolt Gallery
More pix on Flickr.
I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings
"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.