Hi Fredo,
So that you, huh? You're an old dude, huh...just like me!
Seriously, I thought maybe you were a kid. I think I'm older than you at 56 and I'm just getting back to the '55-'59's after losing my old '57 in my divroce of 11 years ago (can it be THAT long?)
My Dad had a '59 Fleet just like yours when I was a kid. First of his trucks in which my feet would touch the floor. Bfore that a couple '48-'53 five windows. I helped him take it the Fleetside from a straight six to a 283 - which ran GREAT - and then later to a 348 (I handed him wrenches while he cursed it out!). I actually found the SAME truck still with the 348 for sale in Hemet about 6 months ago. I was tempted to buy it but I couldn't swing it at the time...damn.
Maybe we'll run into each other at Pomona or somewhere in the future. Take care, Dan