It took about 10 months for the body work, but it is finally on the road. I took this truck completely apart and restored it. I used a 1949 parts truck to fill in the gaps. I took the 49 frame, rear end, grill and box to create a matching trailer. I also used the trailer to practice all my skills (cutting, welding, body work and painting) on first. I built my own paint booth in the garage and laid down a nice single stage metallic paint. The dark blue metal flake matches the light blue. I will be entering it into a fund raising car show this weekend. When I bought this truck, it had a blue light under the dash. It makes the cab glow in the dark, so I kept it, and named the truck, "the Blue Light Special". All my friends laugh. Gary Mindel, Alanson, Michigan
http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy251/gmindel/rigged.jpghttp://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy251/gmindel/riggedrear.jpghttp://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy251/gmindel/riggedoverhead.jpgI saw this exact truck the week before I graduated high school... Every time I thought of buying a stovebolt, I thought about that truck. I bought it 24 years later, still owned by the same guy. I have owned the truck for 4 years now. When I bought it almost nothing worked on it. I did drive it home (3 miles) but it almost cost the life of my 18 year old daughter. When we went around a corner, the door flew open and she nearly flew out. For the first 3 years I got almost everything working. Still working on that speedo gear.
