It's considered the "tool box" Dennis. These trucks were work horses, on the farm and at
the construction site they picked up a bunch of mud and such. It was easy to pull the seat
and hose down the whole inside of the truck. As you noted, the "tool box" is formed like
a bowl and there is no place for the water to run out of. The doors and back corners of the
cab had drain holes for those areas. Also I think it was mentioned that the "keyhole"
might have been for venting when a door was closed. I doubt if these were ever from day
one that tight but the corner drains were advertised as part of the ventilation system, "The
Truck That Breaths" sort of thing.
As fur as the "keyhole" goes, I would think that a lot of water would have been kicked up
under the floor boards while driving in the rain or slush and it would have let in a good
bit of moisture. It just may be the front door for all the mice that we find nesting in the
seats.
DG
Trying to picture how Minnie would have walked on the celing to get in the front door though.
Last edited by Denny Graham; 11/10/2011 10:51 PM.
