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I had a small hay delivery today so my Daughter and I loaded up 50 bales and headed out. Once there and unloaded, we bought 2 jars of the fella's own honey and were rewarded with a couple of Jersey Mac apples. Driving home off the Hill down Center road with a great view, eating an apple and sharing the moment with my little girl......Fellas, life just doesn't get any better!!!!!

Read all 11 pages of the thread. I prefer my stuff painted where it is metal, linseed oiled or spar varnished where wooden. Honest wear I have no problems with, my 49 has over 330K miles on it, trust me, it's showing its age. And getting slowly but surely repaired and painted as time/funds/ambition allow. May leave a couple divots that one of Grandpa's cows put in the truck, may pound them out. Any serious damage, like the pushed under nose piece corner, are getting pulled straight. Even going to straighten the bumpers. Deviations from stock? Lowered a couple inches, wide whites (I like the look on lowered vehicles), bucket seats, stereo, 12 volt wiring, maybe electric windows because my regulators are scrap metal, heart poplar bed floor, wooden strip headliner and other cab trim, gauges (factory mini set is ugly)... and a Spring Special style paint job, simply because I find it more visually interesting than a solic color or the factory black running board/fender/bed package. Won't be the prettiest Pilot House in the history of bringing them back from the dead, but it will be finished. Exactly how its original owner and I planned to do it when I was still single digits in age and it was parked in his barn for my brother, my cousins and I to play in every holiday. One family truck, title is still in his name, and he's been gone since 1984...

Hey - Hello - Howdy ! I'm REALLY glad to have found this site ! About a month ago we bought 1948 Dodge B1B -108. I've been surfing this site prepping to get her back on the road. Great info, eventually I'd like to see if any other owners are in range (So. Cal.) to compare notes. This is our (my son & I) first resto project. I am a licensed Electrician by trade, but only a beginner mechanic. I think ours is a great find - patina, but no heavy rust anywhere, straight body, straight & uncut frame. Engine, drivetrain, accessories mostly all there. Only bummer - the truck sat outside in a field or under a tree for the last umpteen years and became a buried rat / rodent nest/toilet. The rats ate up all the wiring and hoses, the battery's gone. The previous owner taped screen and a plastic bag over the top of the open carb - so hopefully that wasn't infiltrated. So far all I've done was replace two of the LT 7.50-16 tires with LT 215/85R/16 radials to get it rolling. Looking forward to moving in 2-3 weeks to a house where we can work on her freely and regularly. Then we can start posting pics! Looking forward to hitting you up for info

I first, for the pictures, held it up to the business coupe. Also held it up to this fourdoor.........looked right for it too.............