Yes, i do have my work cut out for me. This was my father inlaws truck and was left to my wife when he passed. This truck is a short bed and also has the spare tire rack option "first offered in 53" on the bedside. I recently learned that a fire destroyed the Hydramatic plant in Michigan in 1953. So, since the fire happened in 1953, how many 53 hydramatic models made it out that year with this transmission option?
