Answered an add,that led me to a guy,that know's a guy...... Bla Bla Bla..... Turn's out= I can actually see his house from mine.... Like 50 yards from my house= like 6 door's down....... Would've never known! How crazy is that going off the web! After TWO truckloads of "stuff", I rolled it home today. The trailer would have been a P.I.A. by the time I got it,and did the loading deal....... SO- I pushed it around the block to my house. Luckily for me, the soccer mom's weren't invading the hood with the weekend play- (well,sometime's....) So NO traffic. Took all of 5 minuets! Spent all day building the puzzle without the box...... They are out there! You NEVER know! This one isn't staying , and is very nice, but , just couldn't say no! Sometimes,they're right under your nose,and you don't even know it! This was at 9:30 this morning,and just got done with todays ***embly and sorting.... Tomorrow's another day.....
Nice find, late 31 pickup, August 1931 or later with steel top and indented firewall. Did you get a box and rear fenders with it?
Everything but the box......(including rear fenders)(I got those) And I mean EVERYTHING........ + a ton of mis-matched year stuff.....Gotta sort through,but have identified mostly everything. Just a lot of mis-matched =28-31 stuff... but,the cab is complete with all the bell's and whistles...=stuff not re-pod'e...... And not a junker,or rust bucket. Has had a few repairs in it's time on earth, but one of the few,if not one of the better example's I've seen. I feel very fortunate for what I got........
So today was the actual "sorting day" Is this an actual thread? LOL! I filled my PU TWO times at his house with things.....Pre-curser= There was the 'engine',and "trans" stuff,there was the "sheetmetal stuff",then there was the "body/cab stuff"..... We all like stories,so here's one like we all have........ It END'S with the right place,at the right time deal.......,but-...... My neighbor- is up in the years..... He has been and done,and showed me pictures to back it up.... Showed me pictures of his early Caddy's that he even towed back east,and took a first place in his cl*** on the Caddy's anniversary...= Cool Stuff right there! He bought the truck as an "unfinished"/hobby/project........ Time is having it's way,and a lil bit more of a bite than we all would like,so it was time to let go. He has the p***ion,just something of this magnitude isn't going to work out...... He has his buddies.....Which might somewhat explain the different year stuff I got-The model A mix and match guys.... He knew it was time...... I let him call his shot,as to what he thought. I wasn't all up on getting over on anyone,although we all seek "the deal". I agreed to his terms,and we shook hands..... I would've liked to see him build it,now that I've met him,and I see/hear that spark in him...... The torch p***es,and time marches on...... If I don't do it justice,someone will, and we both know it.... Another car tale......... I'll hammer on the roller tomorrow,and post some snaps.....
Only a lil time to play today...concentrated on the ch***is..... did a lil cleaning,mock up.......Rear "bone" is on it's way,only thing missing.....well,and the shocks WTH? Probably going in the cl***ifieds......A good deal,but can't veer from my roadster. This was ch***is/related day. the next go-a-round will be the cab and related...... A + = clean CA VIN! Which I verified personally......Job perk!
Very nice to read the part about the owner setting the price any you just shaking hands and agreeing to it, it was a good deal for both of you. Look forward to seeing the bits and pieces in the extras boxes. Bob
...very nice, lucky find. ..this AA truck sit just 3 miles west of me in the woods for 40+ years, never knew about it til last spring, I got it...not nice like yours, looks like last pic now.
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