And here's just a few non-Marvin pictures that are still related.
The shop had a 46 chevy truck in for some work and they fabbed up this cool filler piece to tighten up the gap between the cab and bed sheetmetal. Once Marvin is back together at the body shop, I might consider something like this for him, but I'm not certain yet.
Why am I showing you a japanese 4 cylinder car? The picture doesn't show it nearly as well as I would like, but here's Marvin's new color. Mitsubishi Ultra Red Pearl. It is an amazing looking red paint for only being 2-stage.
And finally, a little bit of history. The whole reason my Mom and Dad bought Marvin back in 81 was because Dad had a 53 chevy truck in his family growing up that he really loved. That truck eventually got wrecked and put to rest, so when he saw Marvin available to buy years later, he got some money together and made it happen, and Marvin has been in the family ever since. Here's the original 'Marvin' in its final resting place on the family farm.
Hope I'll be able to post more frequent updates as body/paint work progresses!