Hello everyone. I found this place via Google this evening and it appears to be just what I'm looking for. I'm the girlfriend of the truck owner, not the actual owner, but I'm sure I'll have a hand in the project to some extent.
To come clean, I'm more of a Ford gal (sorry to use the 4-letter F word here!), but I do enjoy old vehicles of any make. I'm a member of another forum very similar to this one, and it's taught me a lot about my car, so I'm joining because this looks like a great information resource for my boyfriend's recent acquisition.
I recently went on a long road trip vacation. In the middle of it, I get this text message from the bf (Bruce) saying, "I bought a truck." And this morning a '58 Chevy shows up in the driveway! Cool stuff.
Bruce had been talking about a project truck for some time, but I wasn't sure if he'd go through with buying one or not. The plan seems to be restoration keeping stock appearance, but I'm not sure how far he wants to go with it or what updates he might want to make along the way. He's got some stock car projects lined up right now so it'll be awhile before he gets started on the truck, but once he does I'm sure there will be plenty of research to do. I'm thinking about picking up a copy of this "How to Restore your Chevrolet Pickup" book for him. It sounds pretty good.
There are a few photos of the truck in the driveway & garage from today - link in my sig. It's in rough shape and some pieces are missing (notably the rear & side window glass), but the body is pretty straight, some of the missing stuff did come with it, and it runs, so that's a plus. I'm not familiar with these trucks at all - and I've never heard the term Stovebolt until today - so forgive my ignorance if I have no idea what you're talking about sometimes lol. Any questions about the truck, I'll try to find out the answers.
