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Old 10-01-2013, 12:34 PM   #23
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Re: Which year is the most sought after '47-'55 Truck

Well said, 1project. Here is my reasoning on what's sought after...

I lived in SoCal when I was 16, in 1968. My first vehicle street-legal vehicle was a 55.5 panel. Six, three-on-the-tree, start button on the floor, no heater. I hauled my dirt bike and drove to school in it.

Jump ahead to late 2011 and I started shopping for a TF panel, 55-59.
I shopped for over a year on ebay, CL, etc. Found them in FL, WA, TX, MO. I even test drove a stock, mostly original '59 and tried to buy it. Glad we didn't make the deal.
Finally, a year ago June, I found a completed '57 in AutoTraders Classics, located off the 15, in SoCal. Hauled it 1800-miles back to Iowa.

I bought back my childhood!
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