New Old Truck work started

[majorcatfish]

Body work alone could be $6,000+. I'm glad you enjoy it and look at it as a life time truck.

6k... but once you get to the paint ........... i vote for cobalt blue.....

 

[Nyboy]

Hoping between $8,000 to $10,000 fingers crossed not looking for show truck.

 

[seedcorn]

6k... but once you get to the paint ........... i vote for cobalt blue.....

Second the color. Why I put the "+".

Parts will be hard to find and expensive. His labor charge is what per hour? Here it is $120/hour in the sticks. Yours? Plus restoration work usually higher. But what can you buy for $20,000 new now?

 

[majorcatfish]

Second the color. Why I put the "+".

Parts will be hard to find and expensive. His labor charge is what per hour? Here it is $120/hour in the sticks. Yours? Plus restoration work usually higher. But what can you buy for $20,000 new now?

and that has points and condensers ....

 

[Smart Red]

Should be able to get all the parts you need from Cuba soon. That's just the era of cars used on the island and they've been making replacement parts to keep the vehicles running for decades.

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

i love the look of those old engines. they are fairly simple compared to all the emissions junk we have on most cars/trucks today. and all the wires....the sensors....etc.

i agree on the blue paint job if you get it done!

 

[Nyboy]

I like blue! What is special about this truck is its a automatic transmission. In my area traffic jams are a everyday thing, nothing worst then manual transmission in stop and go traffic.

 

[Nyboy]

Red same for south america, when I was there couldn't believe all the 50s and 60s style cars on the road .

 

[Nyboy]

@seedcorn hit the nail on the head, I could of gone to a dealership and spent $20,000 on a truck Thousands of other people have. Instead for same money I have truck very few people have , that if taken care of will out last one from dealership by far. I always marched to the beat of a different drummer then everyone else.

 

[bobm]

Is that different drummer in lock step with the pied piper ?