19 June 2012, added first photo, this was taken in late July of 1973, on my parents farm in North Dakota. That's me on the combine next to our '53 GMC 2 ton This is what having a truck is all about, that connection to the farm that I grew up on. Here are some pic's of my truck,
http://s1148.photobucket.com/albums/o576/1Plowboy/?start= all these were taken only minutes after getting it home, it does look better after a wash. I purchased it from a fellow who bought it at a storage auction, so there isn't a lot of history to go with it. The drive home was about 60 miles, it ran great, felt very good on the road ect. The numbers on the odomiter are very faded, beleive them to be 2?735. That's right, less than 30,000 miles, the color is still on the steering wheel with no black showing through, the front end is very tight, doesn't wander on the road at all, no rust through that I've found. Hope to restore close to original as possible with some changes. I'd like to make a dually pickup out of it similar to these:
http://www.stovebolt.com/gallery/hagopian_wayne_1946.html, and
http://www.stovebolt.com/gallery/maher_shawn_1946.html I am a woodworker and plan to do a plywood mockup of the bed before having bedsides fabricated and fenders added. That's a winter project, after new windows and more on the house. (Had to cut a deal with the wife to get the truck.) Best part of that is she likes the truck!
