Thanks Bill, it's a good point you have there. One of the old timers helping me with this project has emphasized that "driving this truck will transport you back to 1957." When I remind him I wasn't even alive in '57 he just gets that furrowed brow look and grumbles "well, you should have been".
But definitely part of my excitement around this truck is it's history, and the fact that it's not a modern vehicle with endless upgrades. As for safety upgrades (brakes, lights)- thats a different issue, especially as I want to put my 2 year old and his car seat in it.
But all in all, "plain ol workingmans" truck suits me just fine....
