This ole girl has been in my wife's family for years. My father-in-law drove it daily until 2000 as he put his daughters through school and they took the newer vehicles. It has been sitting since then. I'm in the military and when we'd head home, I'd recharge the battery, coax her, and get her fired up. I was always on him to run her down the road every now and then. As he got older, and the truck sat longer, I think it just overwhelmed him a little. About a year ago, he told me to bring it down with me and do something with it.
The first thing I did was to get it running again. Currently, I'm going through the brakes and waiting on a gas tank. My intent is to get it road worthy so I can keep it running until I have the time to completely restore her. A few months ago, my father-in-law passed and I've jumped on the truck with a renewed effort. I was very close to him and just want to finish the truck in his memory. He knew how I was (I've built ground thumpers my whole life) and was adamant that I maintain the originality of the truck. She's still 6V, vacuum wipers, the whole bit and I'll keep it that way. If the generator went out, he sent it off. Same with the starter. The truck is all original with the exception of the wheels/tires. I fixed that last week...thanks to the good people on this site. I made a trip to Tom Meyers salvage yard in Miami, OK and picked up a set of original wheels with brand new period correct tires. After I retire (if Obama doesn't take it all), I'll get on a ground up restoration and then pass her down to my boys. Even as they help work on it today, it's still "Pappy's Truck"
I'm new to posting on this site, but spend a lot of time reading and learning from all the fine folks on here. I appreciate the wealth of knowledge and information that is posted on here. Now if I can figure out this picture thing.
I'll post a link to a picture.
