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In my neighborhood a pasture is a year-around wet place and I'd expect enough rust I'd walk away unless it was free and I could see parts worth pulling off.

But that may not be the story where you are. Look for rust low on the body ahead and behind the rear fenders. Check the rear door opening for rust.

Check for rust just above the drip rail.

From the doors forward everything is the same as a pickup. The body behind the doors is all harder to come by. Ray Stanley makes and sells patch panels for the panel/Suburban parts, though I've not seen him advertise anything recently.

You have the 216 splash oiler and the 3-speed crashbox transmission. A number of the running gear parts, transmission and torque tube in particular, are unique to a '47.

The '47 has a flat firewall where all the later trucks have rectangular embosses to add stiffness. I don't know if you'll regret not having the stiffness, but it does make a '47 cleaner and more distinctive than the other AD trucks.