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Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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| | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 6 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 6 | i just purchased a 40 chevy 1/2 ton it must have been a farm truck at one time. the stakebed needs repair im just not sure how it came out of the factory i would like to restore it to its original conditin,any sugestions.? i will eventually paint it. Here are the pictures. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | hey 40!! welcome to the garage - to show us some pics you need to have them hosted somewhere on the net, and then it's prefered that you don't try to show them directly inline in your posts, just put a link to them - see the picture posting info in the manual listed below  Bill | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 6 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 6 | | | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 41 Member | | Member Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 41 | Welcome! Nice truck there, looks to be in great condition.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 679 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2006 Posts: 679 | A lovely truck- it seems such a contradiction for a workhorse to look beautiful, but it does. Is the interior as nice as the body? | | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 110 Member | | Member Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 110 | If you’re not up to it, find a local woodworking hobbyist or hobbyist group. It is the number one hobby in the world so they are just about everywhere. There are some out there that would love to take on a project like that. Quite a few will like old trucks. Some are retired with time on their hands.
Media blast all the metal and paint, replace the hardware that is no longer up to the task.
Whether it is a factory or aftermarket bed, take a lot of pictures... and then take some more.
Great looking truck!
Jim
Good luck with your project!
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