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Fitting together nicely so far. I like the stance in the front.

Los, If you don't want to spend time redoing the speedo face you could try wetting it and if that brings back some contrast, then dry it and a quick spray with some clear spray can paint may help get some contrast back without looking to new with the rest of the dash. Just don't scrub it or you could remove some of the paint. You seem to be making some good progress. Sorry for your loss as well.

For comparison of similar truck just listed. Not mine and don't know the seller. Marketplace - 1948 Dodge Ram Wagon B150 | Facebook

As Tom suggested with a hair dryer or heat gun to warm it up and if needed use 2 pieces of something flat to sandwich it between so as it cools it stays flat.

In the fall of 1996 Harley came out with an old springer style motorcycle in white, the only color for that 97 model year. A friend working at the local dealer knew I enjoyed owning & riding the older bikes with springer or girder front forks and was pushing me for a sale. I told him the new bike in white looked like it belonged in a parade as a Shriner bike but if they make it in black I would. I thought I was off the hook. In the fall of 1997 Harley produced the same motorcycle in black and I got the call, so in September of 1997 I bought my first ever "new" motorcycle to be true to my word. I loaded it up in my truck a week or so later and headed to Hutchinson Island, Fl for an assignment where I stayed about 2 blocks from the beach for about 2.5-3 months. The bike when not used was parked under the shielded condo parking and covered. When I returned home to Illinois mid-December the chrome was flaking off the spokes on the wheels, cam cover and some other areas in just the short time I was there in Florida. I haven't bought another new motorcycle since. After high school I worked for a company that had a plating department that did gold, silver, nickel, and cadmium of parts made at the company. I never worked in the plating dept. but had men there plate parts for me sometimes. They had test parts that they would throw into the batches they were plating that would later be tested for coating thickness by inspectors to insure thickness & quality. There was another shop that used to plate bumpers near me around the same time. I used to take motorcycle parts there for chrome if needed and he would do them on the condition I would wait till he was changing out the chemicals in the tanks so he could get the cleanest job done for them. He was old school and honest but closed down a few years later. I think the alternatives for chrome look may provide a glimmer of affordable hope but have no experience with anything other than spray can chrome which was short lived and some time back. On the show counting Cars they showed a spray painted 3 part process for spraying a chrome finish that looked nice but I just would question the durability. If you do give the powder coat chrome a try it is probably the best option other than the real deal. I have used gun coatings that are sprayed and then baked that hold up very well.

Normally I would not be drawn to this type of car as well. Something about the color with the silver pearl in it and the tan leather interior with all the stock chrome and accessories got my attention. Had it been red I might have walked past it.

I bet that would be a sight, seeing 11 in a parade right after the Shriners riding past on their tiny scooters😁.

Joe, I'm not ready to laydown that kind of cash either. I don't usually like convertibles as much as coupes but that 1960 Austin Healy caught my eye as well. Nice color scheme for paint and interior, just immaculately done.

Our streets are mostly dry and white, with a hefty layer of salt and snow that is covering all that is not pavement. I take comfort today in knowing I don't have to go to work.

Merle, I've never been there but have heard Volo does sell some of their cars and also take some in for sale on consignment. I mentioned Volo to my friend when he called to go look at cars and he picked our 2 stops.

The price was marked $147,500 If anyone has some spare change. I must of missed this model through the years and when I looked at the detail and options it wow'd me.

Same here, all these years and never stopped till today. Nice way to kill some time.

Today an old friend called to go look at some old cars. He called last week, and I was busy on the roof I and asked that we pick a colder day for such an activity. He has the ich to buy a 1936 Plymouth coupe like one he had when he was younger. I say an old friend on two accounts. He will make 90 years young in two months and I've had the pleasure of knowing this like-minded energetic individual for some time. He picked me up and our first stop was "The Last Detail" shop a short drive away in North Chicago, IL. This shop was very impressive and had some of the nicest quality cars I've seen in a while. The only car I took a picture of today from the two places we went is the 1934 DeSoto Series SE Airflow. It presented so well and since I never seen one let alone this up close and personal I had to take a picture (These pictures are from their website) Collector and Classic Cars For Sale Chicago | Used Luxury Cars Chicago | Best Collector Cars Chicago. They of over 100 pictures of each car on the site and pictures don't do this one justice. The young man that showed us around and answered questions said they have a website with many pictures of all the cars as well so I will include it for those that enjoy looking at cars on cold days in the house. The second shop was "Northshore Classics" in Mundelein, IL. which had a really nice selection of cars of varied degrees of condition and detail normal to what you see at most classic car shows but I was ruined after our first stop.

This morning it was -7 degrees and that was without the windchill. It did warm up to 4 degrees though today. Last week I had to clear snow off the roof to allow me up there to re-flash around the chimney. I picked one of the warmer days to do it but the wind was brutal. For those Southern members the silver lining to the cold weather is that it helps control the bug population to some extent. Only the strong survive.

Interested in what you have mounted under the dash that looks like a radio. I see some of the 39-47 trucks have a center dash with ribs top to bottom and some just have them on the upper portion of the dash and flat on the vertical section of that potion of the dash. Always wondered why they eliminated the ribs on the vertical portion.