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Unfortunately life has changed and I will be moving... won't have too much time to work with this girl and haven't done much since i originally posted. I did find that the wires are in need of replacement (started smoking due to fray) and rebuilt the carb. She is for sale if anyone is interested. San Diego, CA area. I have a trailer and a truck to tow it if you are close and interested. Thanks for all of your help guys!

Thanks for the ideas here, I will certainly go the Lam route, no need to get hurt! I could even go Lam all the way around, as i said, there is no difference in cost. I am actually surprised that I was given the option!

Not sure if it is legal, but I do know that I had a Chevy S10 with Tempered glass in it... When I got into an accident the glass shattered into a million and one pieces, all of which were not sharp/shard-like. From what I understand Tempered glass is good because it is actually 5-10 times stronger than regular glass. The other option I have is to go with the laminate glass, which has a layer of laminate within so rather than shatter, it just spiderwebs like crazy. That is what most windshields today are made of. I could go to Laminate at no additional cost... I will have to do more research.

Just got a quote from a guy here in the SoCal area who said he can get me the original "green tint" glass, tempered, all together $406 out the door. That is for two front windshield pieces, two door vent windows, two door windows and the rear window. Not bad!

Wow, very interesting. Well, i can't wait to get her back on the road... haven't had any time to explore her yet, not much time at least. Had the in laws in town since I picked her up. I am hoping this weekend brings some time for me to spend getting down and dirty. I will keep you all posted, thank you for the support!

Ok, thanks guys, I was pretty down as I thought this thing was pretty original. .. though I can certainly understand that 60+ yeasts is a long time for an engine to sit in one truck. I have that book on the way as well as the repair guide. One thing I did notice that seems different after someone pointed it out was the accelerator post on the top of the motor though I don't even know what that is used for.

That sounds great! I would love to be a part of something like that. I did find some bad news last night though, the ID on the engine block looks to start with P18. It's not the original motor. .. it looks like it's from a Plymouth delux, 1949... that hurts.

Great looking truck! Looks like you have a great project ahead of you. I look forward to trading pics as we move along this process!

On the tag inside the door jam, it shows a max HP of 97. I have done some searching on google and I have found that the only straight six with that HP rating is the 217 version. Does that sound right to you? Now of course, that is assuming the engine has never been changed.

Nevermind, a quick google search showed me what you are looking for. I will have to do some exploration tonight or tomorrow AM. It looks like the number you are looking for includes stars in it. I will get back to you asap. Thank you also for the clarification DJ, that helps. My title however is indeed the "Vehicle No." which is located on the door frame tag.

I thought I did, is that picture not the area you were looking for? There is a number right near that blue pin and the number is 13118106 i believe. It is hard to make out the last number "6" but i think that is it. Are you looking for a different number?

Wow, that things is sweet looking... I love the light on the hood! I want one. haha

Very nice, and you custom built those? Or did you purchase them from somewhere?

Great information there Merle, thank you very much! I was having trouble locating that VIN Decoder, great information! I just bought that book it should be here in 4 days or so! Thanks a ton, i look forward to the book!

Thank you Jeff, i really appreciate that! I already ordered the service manual through Rock Auto, but I haven't order the parts book or the original owners manual, though they do have those for sale as well. I will definitely invest in the parts manual as soon as I can. Very cool that you are so close! What all do you do in the shop? As for the truck, i will take very good care of her!