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Old 01-09-2011, 02:08 PM   #41
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Re: most original 60-66 truck in existence?

These are pretty original looking.The hubcaps are wrong on the first one:




It has always been rare to see a truck left totally original. It's actually period correct to see items added,changed,or replaced with an upgrade. It's not a matter of being considered "just a truck" but more like them being considered "a truck". Even well optioned highly desired collector cars would have been personalized from day one. People weren't buying classics for people to collect 40 years later. They were buying a new vehicle to use in whatever way suited their needs.
This one has looked like this since brand new:


So has this one:


And this one:


And another:
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