New Guy living in Pineville, Louisiana

[LSXTravis]

Hey Y'all,

First things first my name is Travis, 38, gainfully employed with the US Government, and I just bought a 1965 C10 with Big Back Glass, Short Fleetside, Factory in dash A/C, V8, and powerglide. I was driving up to Nashville over Labor Day Weekend and I made a wrong turn and got lost. Thank God I took that wrong turn because at the end of that dead end road was this C10 Truck. It was the one I had always wanted. When I was 14 I bought my first C10 which was a 1965 with a short stepside bed, but I always pined for a C10 with large back glass and short fleetside bed. I stopped to ask the guy for directions to Nashville from Lawrenceburg. I also asked him if he wanted to sell the truck. It was a sore subject for the man because the truck was his son's truck but his son had died tragically 2 yrs ago. He wanted to keep the truck but the truck reminded him of his son and he did want to sell the truck. I asked him how much he wanted for the truck and he said wanted $1500. I asked him if he had the title and he went into the house and got it. I went to the ATM to give him a deposit and then went to the bank that saturday morning to get the rest of the cash.

So I may have paid too much for the truck but it is really straight with very little rust. The magnet I had stuck almost every part of the truck with the exception of the lower front fenders which y'all know is common and a small spot on the door. The man and his wife asked me to send them pics when I am finished with the truck and I agreed.

I plan on making this truck my project for the next 2-3 yrs to get it to the point where it is my daily driver...Why fix them up if you ain't gonna drive it..right? I will take pics this weekend and put them up here.

I will not be chiming in very much but I will be reading a lot here and probably copying some of what y'all have done to your trucks. Well happy trails and thanks for accepting me into this forum.

Travis