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2 things I never thought I'd do in my life: try to restore and old truck, and join a web forum. I'm glad I’m doing both, and have appreciated the information I've gleaned from this forum, so now I figure it's time to quit being just a voyeur and put my project out there.
I was looking for a modern truck actually, something to use around our property, take elk hunting etc, when a friend of mine starting poking his nose into my business. He knew how much I loved his old Oldsmobiles and after asking me a bunch of questions, he e-mailed me a photo of a '57 Chevy he knew of in Bagdad, Arizona. It was love at first sight, and I knew I had either awakened a dormant gene or caught a virus- it's probably a bit of both.
The deal was cemented when I learned that the vehicle was bought in late December, 1956 from Bucove Motors in Prescott Arizona, where we currently live. In fact, Bucove Motors is now Country Bank, and sits right across Cortez street from our favorite local haunt, the Raven Café. In essence we’re bringing the truck home.
Now, after selling my two working vehicles (wife won’t let me sell hers) and reacquainting myself with my bicycle to get to work, I've finally put enough cash together to begin work on this beautiful old truck. It hasn’t run since 1985, but seems to be in great shape, has very little rust (being an Arizona desert truck) and is straight as can be. Not to say I don’t have my work cut out for me, and an education too as I am completely new to all things containing a combustion engine. Thankfully I have a lot of local help on this project, and I consider this website an extension of that help. That said, I’ve got a lot of questions for the Stovebolters, but I’ll quit yammering for a minute and cough up some pictures.
I can’t wait to order coffee at the café and stare out at my truck parked in front of the place it was bought over 50 years ago.
http://s858.photobucket.com/albums/ab145/BagdadChevy/
