The AD trucks have never been my favorite but I do like the slightly unusual. This one was sitting next to a small body shop in the part of town I don't go through much. The utility bed and sun visor caught my eye so I stopped to inquire about it. They had just aquired it and a '29 International 1-ton and were planning to do a little work on it before selling it. I asked if I could look it over and they complied. It has a few dents and dings but very little rust. It started life as a phone truck and then went to a local gas station until it was put to pasture a few years back. The top of the utility bed is rusted away but the rest of it is in pretty good shape. Even all the latches still work. Looking inside I noticed the indash radio and under dash AC. The 216 has been replaced with a 235 and I was told that it was running just a couple of years ago before the owner died. He mentioned a number of 1500 early in the conversation which was reduced to 1200 by the time I was leaving. I called him the next day and offered him 1000 and he agreed. $1000 is a lot of money but it doesn't seem like too much for something that will cost much more in the future. Here are a few pix I took when I took him the money. I'll take it home tonight and get more photos.

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'64 swb stepside (gone)
'57 1 ton
'53 phone truck
'59 swb
'46 1 1/2 ton
'68 swb gmc