Hallo Everyone
Well I am actually a Greek living in The Netherlands.
I am following the Stovebolt forum for a few years with great pleasure and now I finally managed to register as well
My Stovebolt story so far:
In 94 back home (Crete Greece) I purchased a 48 Chevy Fleetmaster (car) that was converted to a pickup. After cutting some bushes and a tree that was growing through the bed, we managed to tow her home. It was reasonably complete but in need of a ground up restoration after standing there in the elements for 28 years.
In 96, I also purchased a 43 (?) Chevy C15 ( Canadian Coe) This truck is missing many parts so it should be a very slow restoration. One of the reasons I purchased the Coe truck was that my father drove an army surplus one for a few years just after ww2 and we were often talking about it.
In 97 we moved to the Netherlands this left the Fleetmaster in a friends garage with only little work done and the Coe with almost nothing done under a carob tree.
The last years I only go to Greece for a few weeks per year. My friends garage closed for business and the Fleetmaster was left unattended so it was cannibalized they removed the seat, transmission, glasses and many panels. Another garage agreed on doing the panel work and eventually painting her for me.
In Crete, there are no spares for old Chevrolets so I am now getting almost everything from the USA or Holland. The Coe is still under the carob tree I have to go to Athens in one of my next vacations and search for parts for it in the army surplus yards. The only thing I can do for now is search for information and wait.
I will be adding a link with some pictures as soon as I find out how it’s done.
I hope I qualify to be a Sovebolter
