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Old 02-22-2008, 07:21 AM   #9
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Re: Old Navy 50's era trucks for sale

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod View Post
A word of caution on these trucks guys. I've actually been to the place that "builds" these trucks. It's in a small community called Delta, just east of Anniston, AL (it's halfway between Birmingham and Atlanta). These trucks look pretty good on the outside, however take a magnet with you and check out the amount of bondo in them. When they make these trucks, they dont fix the rusted areas with replacement stamped sheet metal - they build the parts themselves. For instance, I saw them build a cab corner out of a flat piece of metal (try that some time!). The work is done in a couple of old chicken houses by some illegal workers (if you get my drift), not that should matter. The only new parts that are put on the trucks are usually the grille, bumpers, and occasionally some emblems. Some of the trucks are fairly solid, but most of the ones I saw were pretty rough. I'm not trying to dissuade anyone, I would just say buyer beware.

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I always figured these things are paint slapped over bondo. Every Old Navy in the Seattle are as one and they are not the least bit straight. The paint looks like house paint to give it an aged effect.

I am disappointed that it doesn't have the fiberglass dog in the passenger seat.
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