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I bought a '57 one-ton grain truck from the Nat'l Wildlife Service on an on-line auction. It hasn't run in 4 years but it's in excellent condition with only 28k miles on it. During it's working life, it was only used on a wildlife refuge about an hour from me to haul wheat for trapping wood ducks(hence the low miles). My original plan was to use the cab and front clip on another project but I can't bring myself to tear it apart. I'm going to restore it as-is except for removing the bedsides and replacing with something a little more low-profile. The shop manual says that 1-tons are supposed to have 5.14 rear gears but I believe mine has 4.57. That should make it a little easier to get down the highway. I'll be checking in for advice from time to time and reading up on other bolter's projects.