Where is the soul?

Actually a little more...

 

i WAS in a near head on collision with my 53 chevy pickup. (search HAND OF DOOM) the thing was totaled! the only parts i could save was the hood and the left fenders. i found a replacement truck, with the same front clip, better brake set up, better motor. looks almost just like the original one. but it is definitely NOT the same. you could say it lost its soul. as far as what your talkin about, just changing some sheet metal, its like when you change your clothes, your still the same underneath.

 

I'm a bad one to ask as I think maybe and that's just maybe the left front fender of my truck is still off the original truck.

Do what makes you feel right and what you thinks best for the truck in the long run.

 

Thanks, Ed! Here's my dime's worth. Get in your truck. Drive to favorite spot for a burger and a soda pop. Do a burnout. Have a cop give you the "Evil Eye". Then ask yourself if it matters that much.

 

Best reply to this thread yet. Maybe this is what you're really asking, how do I preserve this truck to represent me when I'm gone? The cold truth of the matter is: you don't. It's just a thing. We all strive to make some kind of mark, but the mark that remains of us when we pass is in the hearts and souls of our children and those around us whom we chose to either help or hurt.

Ask yourself this: do I want my truck, or do I want a new truck? If you keep the quirks and dents and little things that make it uniquely yours, then you possess a knowledge of the truck, not the other way around. No one will ever see it the way you do, that is what makes it "yours".

So quit dickin' around, load up the kids and old lady, and go have an adventure today while the sun is still shining.

 

Old vehicles come with memories, quirks, smells, leaks...etc.....you have to install the soul yourself.

 

Ok, so I;m not trying to preserve this truck for my kids or any memory of me. I am trying to preserve what it is for myself. And the only way to do that is to replace or repair anything it needs. If I can't bring myself to swap cabs, I'll just cut the roof of my other one and weld it on to my truck a couple of inches lower!

Conor