I placed an bid on a 42 1/2T PU last week on Ebay. I bid very low fully expecting that I would be outbid, but what happens -- I won. Wife and I went 90 miles from house on Friday and picked it up, so now I have two. This one was built in Kansas City in September 42 and was sold in Texas in 1947 by the War Asset Administration to a Northeast Texas farmer. I have the title from 47! By the looks of her, she has remained in olive drab for the most part. It even has the original engine.
My intentions were to strip her of parts and sell or junk the rest, but now I've about decided to get her running again as a driver. A fellow stovebolter nearby is giving me a running 216, so --- I think I'll just put it back together, slap on olive drab paint, put a white star on the doors and have at it. I do need some rear fenders, a front bed panel, tailgate and rear cross sill. If anyone has anything they don't want and would like to get rid of, let me know!
Wow -- two Texas 42 Chevy pickups. Who'd a thunk it? I'll post some pics in the next day or so. Wish me luck.
