This thread will start out disappointing as the poor state of the truck is pretty far gone. That being said, I am at least wise enough to know the project is far outside my limited abilities, so I will have lots of learning to do! The truck does have some cool(ish) history which I am in the process of tracking down. I know that it was purchased with insurance money after the 1936 Johnstown Flood (not the big darn one, that was 1889). A father's beer distributor was destroyed and he used the money to buy his sons each a truck for their own business. I'm trying to identify the company names and see if there are any pictures of the truck to attempt to restore as originally used. I have no idea what bed it used, some from the period were stake body, some were van, i'm sure there are others too. I've been reaching out to local historical societies in vain so far. I purchased the truck and frame for $400 and got a new floor/seat riser and door for another $200 at a show. I have the front end sheet metal in restorable condition. The cab will be the most work for sure. Here are two pictures from the day we moved it, the fella's in the pictures are the guys who own the shop that the truck is stored at. I'll start with getting the chassis and running gear in order and then work up from there. Time and money are of course the limiting factors!
Chassis Sheet Metal
