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mr48chev · 08-12-2020, 01:18 PM

Father in law knew that I was looking for an older and cheap truck to drive to work and he told me about one a guy who was moving out of Texas had for 75.00 I went over with 75.00 bought it and drove it home and drove it to work the next day. Blew one of the really rotten (age and weather) 16 inch tires on the way home from work the first week I had it.

The truck had a hand brushed paint job on it at least the primer had been put on with a brush and a 194 Chevy II six in it.

That was in early 1973. The Street rod Nationals were in Tulsa that year and I knew my T bucket had no chance of being finished so I started in on the 48 not long after I bought it an turned it into a painted and upholstered cruiser with open drive and 5 lug Z28 Rally wheels in a 3 or 4 month period of time while working swing shift at a Ryder truck shop.

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mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,286	Re: How did you find your truck? Or did it find you? Father in law knew that I was looking for an older and cheap truck to drive to work and he told me about one a guy who was moving out of Texas had for 75.00 I went over with 75.00 bought it and drove it home and drove it to work the next day. Blew one of the really rotten (age and weather) 16 inch tires on the way home from work the first week I had it. The truck had a hand brushed paint job on it at least the primer had been put on with a brush and a 194 Chevy II six in it. That was in early 1973. The Street rod Nationals were in Tulsa that year and I knew my T bucket had no chance of being finished so I started in on the 48 not long after I bought it an turned it into a painted and upholstered cruiser with open drive and 5 lug Z28 Rally wheels in a 3 or 4 month period of time while working swing shift at a Ryder truck shop. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around. Last edited by mr48chev; 08-12-2020 at 01:25 PM.