I too began wondering. The seller's reluctance to reveal the name of the 'original owner' made me concerned. As I mentioned, the seller had presented the truck as having been purchased from the original owner. That coupled with a number of comments made by stovebolt members on this forum caused me to decide to pass on the deal. $15000.00 for a truck that could not really be confirmed as original is too much. As someone mentioned in this thread, $15000.00 can buy a really nice restored truck.

Thanks to all for their input.

Steve