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was visiting my family in nebraska a few months ago and as my brother and i were heading back to the airport, we stopped by a friends house for a quick visit. while we were there i noticed an old chevy truck (with a grain bed) parked out by the windbreak. i mentioned it to my brother and before we left we made a loop out to take a look at it.

it was a mid 50's, relatively straight, and unmolested. just an old reliable grain truck parked after years of use.

last week i was talking with my brother and he mentioned that his friend was having a farm auction. i jokingly asked if the old truck would be on the sale and if it was, if it went for less than $500.00 he should buy it,if for no other reason than to scavenge parts off of it for our dad's 55 pickup.

he called me today with some news. the truck was not on the sale but he had a conversation with his friend and he told him if he would tow it away, it would be the the happiest day of his wife's life!

a free truck. does it get better than that? my brother is going to take some pictures and send them off to me (he and the truck are in nebraska and i live in arizona) so as soon as i get pics, i will post them.

guess i will add it to the collection that currently includes my dad's 55 second series
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2189752620099732965zyXtNY

my dad's 65 grain truck
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2068242450099732965flNHxB

a one ton long bed 53
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2789421470099732965tsMmLr

and the newly acquired 55 from my brother's friend.

plus a 41 gmc
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2832155440099732965Rgnzih

that i am still waiting to extricate from my mom's neighbor's farm yard!

oh, yeah! add one more truck to the mix...my sister has a 51 international she got for $50.00 to use as a photography backdrop that she doesn't want anymore and gave to me.

the best part is that i'm still driving my grandfather's 50 on a daily basis!
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2466929060099732965TdaLbA

god i love old trucks!!!

WOW Free truck... how cool is that.

BTW nice daily dirver

lucky dog

65 grain truck looks good

Ever think about letting the 41 get away let me know It is a great looking truck!

ha! the gmc is the one that has "cost" me the most. to be perfectly honest, the 41 is still a negotiation in progress. the owner originally was willing to let it go for free or cheap with my intention to maintain the history of the truck (something that is very important to me).

since then and on the advice of a new neighbor, he now has this idea that it is worth more then what we had originally discussed. i am not saying it is not worth what he is asking, but it has come down to the principal of the issue. i will probably be able to work a deal with him, but it will always be a point of contention. considering that i just got a truck for free, i should just shut up and bite the bullet, get the 41 and move on.

got more pics if you are interested?!?

denny,

sorry i just now saw your post. been battling the flu for a couple of days.

martha and the 51 is a picture of my dad' mom sitting in his dad's pickup. it was taken on the farm that my parents still own. unfortunately it was invovled in a near head-on collision and destroyed.

i'll put some more pics of the 41 gmc in the album.

can't say that i have ever seen your buddy's truck, but that is a nice one!

thanks again for the info on the valves.