Technical Wahoooooo! Clarence is home (pix)

Hoooooooray!!!!!!!!!!

I got Clarence home last night and took some pix this afternoon. 'Bout froze my hands taking pix though. It's been 5 1/2 years since I was driving Clarence. It's been at various shops (or waiting on shops) all that time. I believe that the actual work took about 1-2 years.

For those of you who aren't familiar with Clarence here's some info:

• 1948 Ford 1/2 ton panel truck
• I bought it in February of 1973
• Paid $75 dollars for it and drove it for many years with the flathead V-8
• In 1992 replaced the 239 flathead with a 1966 283 Chevy that came out of an Impala that my grandmother bought new
• At the same time we installed a T-350 trans; 8" Ford rear; Aspen/Volare front suspension; and some other minor mods
• In 2015 the 283 was replaced with a GM crate 350 and trans/rear/brakes/etc were rebuilt
• In 2018 I wanted the rotted/rusted floors replaced and took it to a very good fabricator for the work. One thing led to another and the plan snowballed into what you see in these pix
• For wheels I'm leaning towards polished 5-spoke Americans
• Now Sherry and I plan to rack up the miles in great quantities

Thanx for looking and stay warm.

 

Looks good!

 

Ohh Nice!

 

Great looking ride!

 

Very nice. Looks comfortable, & fwiw, I like the shade of blue.
You're gonna need smile-remover... large amounts at that. .
Marcus...

 

The color is Washington Blue, the same that Ford used in the late 30's. I've liked that blue all my life.

 

Far out Atch! I like the color of the guts too!

 

Sherry gets all credit for the interior. She and Jeffrey (the upholstery guru) made all these decisions without any interference from me.

 

Clarence sure scrubs up ok for an older gentleman.....

 

That is just beautiful !
Thanks for the photos.

 

Congratulations on a very nice end result . And 51 years ownership

 

From where I'm standing, it was well worth the wait! Lookin' good, Man!

 

That's one of my favorite colors too, beautiful sedan delivery. Sherry did a wonderful job, will that keep you from driving it now?

 

Damn, that turned out awesome!

 

That's awesome Mike!! Heck yeah!

 

Looking good…..Top Notch!

 

Worth the wait, Clarence looks great.

 

Go Clarence! Color combo is perfect.

 

Congrats.

 

So Damn Cool Atch!

Congratulations, the wait to cruise it will be tough....Spring can't come soon enough.

God Bless
Bill
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ar-transport-hauling-open-or-enclosed.614419/

 

Sweet - congrats to ya - looks great - let us know how long a set of tires last
Burn rubber bubba

 

That is super nice! Congrats!!

 

Looks great! Love Washington Blue, and the interior compliments well. Lotta room in there for stuff.

 

Mike, that is beautiful!! I can’t wait to see him in person. The Washington Blue color is spot on!

 

Beautiful, have you taken it around the block yet?!

 

what a friggin cool truck, congrats! Now you just have to collect miles and have good times with it! well done!

 

The little car certainly was deserving of a makeover. Nice work, love the Wershington Blue.

-Abone.

 

TITS!!!!

 

Great Job Miket,I'm Liking it!